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On Monday 13 March 2006 20:28, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: |
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> On Monday 13 March 2006 12:31, Jim <Jim@×××××××××××××××××.org> wrote about |
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> 'Re: [gentoo-user] Mobo/proc combination': |
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> > Did you do AMD64 for gentoo or just x86? I just finished getting |
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> > everything compiled and setup where I like it. I won't mind doing it |
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> > again if running gentoo in 64-bit on an AMD64 would be a noticeable |
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> > difference from running 32-bit on an AMD64. |
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> My recommendations are: |
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> <1G RAM : 32-bit kernel and userland |
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> <4G RAM : 64-bit kernel and 32-bit userland |
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> else : 64-bit kernel and 64-bit (multilib) userland |
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with amd64 on s939 you are buyiong ram in pairs, to use dual channel mode. |
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So you'll have 1GB, 2GB, 4GB. |
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And with 1GB you are loosing ~160mb when using 32bit. Plus, you can't use the |
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additional registers of the cpu in 32bit mode - so why using it at all? |
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