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Why a 64 bit CPU when all my software is 32 bit?
Just asking. What does a 64 bits system get me when none of my software or OS knows about 64 bits and the aggregate memory demand doesn't come near 2GB physical memory and 3GB in a new system will be plenty. Memory bandwith might do it for me. The most demanding app I'll be running is Photoshop on large images and I expect that a fast memory subsystem would have value. (I'll have lots of I/O in the form of 3 SATA drives.) I'm thinking in terms of a mid-price dual-core chip, AMD by default and W2K as an OS. -- Al Dykes News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising. - Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail |
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Why a 64 bit CPU when all my software is 32 bit?
On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:52:13 -0400, Al Dykes wrote:
Just asking. What does a 64 bits system get me when none of my software or OS knows about 64 bits and the aggregate memory demand doesn't come near 2GB physical memory and 3GB in a new system will be plenty. Memory bandwith might do it for me. The most demanding app I'll be running is Photoshop on large images and I expect that a fast memory subsystem would have value. (I'll have lots of I/O in the form of 3 SATA drives.) I'm thinking in terms of a mid-price dual-core chip, AMD by default and W2K as an OS. AFAIK, it will get you nothing except the ability to use a 64 bit OS and apps. OTOH it won't hurt you either. Some 64 bit apps run a lot better than there 32 bit counterparts. Couldn't say about Photoshop. you might want to consider a 4 core cpu if it will take advantage of that. -- Want the ultimate in free OTA SD/HDTV Recorder? http://mythtv.org My Tivo Experience http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/tivo.htm Tivo HD/S3 compared http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/mythtivo.htm AMD cpu help http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php |
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