More of clarification than a retraction Paul ;-) but point noted. Sounds like it won't be a problem once I've upgraded the RAM though.
Cheers Phil On 5 September 2014 21:20, Matthew Miller <mat...@fedoraproject.org> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 05, 2014 at 03:31:38PM -0400, Matthew Miller wrote: > > > 1. I am using older hardware - AMD Semperon 3000+ (socket 754), which I > > > understand is a 64 bit CPU. Will this run better, worse or no > differently > > > with the 64 bit OS over the 32 bit? > > 64 bit. This is mostly because the switch also enables some other CPU > > features (like more registers) which make a significant difference. It > will > > take up a bit more RAM, but generally the other things make it worth it. > > Ooh, I need to retract this. Owen Taylor just posted some interesting > actual > measurements with current F21 Workstation test images (which are Gnome > based). His conclusion is that with under 2GB of RAM, the memory saved by > using 32-bit is actually more of a big deal than the improvements you'd get > from the CPU in 64-bit mode. > > See > > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/desktop/2014-September/010565.html > for details and numbers. > > This may be less true with LXDE or another more-lightweight desktop > environment, though. > > > -- > Matthew Miller > <mat...@fedoraproject.org> > Fedora Project Leader > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org >
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