10 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-questionsRe: Processor question| From | Sent On | Attachments |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Dockery | Feb 14, 2012 11:46 am | |
| krad | Feb 14, 2012 12:11 pm | |
| Sean Cavanaugh | Feb 14, 2012 12:26 pm | |
| Frank Shute | Feb 14, 2012 12:27 pm | |
| Matthew Seaman | Feb 14, 2012 1:02 pm | |
| Mihai Donțu | Feb 14, 2012 1:11 pm | |
| Nerius Landys | Feb 14, 2012 1:27 pm | |
| Matthew Seaman | Feb 14, 2012 1:31 pm | |
| krad | Feb 16, 2012 2:20 am | |
| Erich Dollansky | Feb 17, 2012 6:31 am |
| Subject: | Re: Processor question | |
|---|---|---|
| From: | Erich Dollansky (eric...@ovitrap.com) | |
| Date: | Feb 17, 2012 6:31:47 am | |
| List: | org.freebsd.freebsd-questions | |
Hi,
On Thursday 16 February 2012 17:20:23 krad wrote:
On 14 February 2012 20:28, Frank Shute <fra...@shute.org.uk> wrote:
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 02:47:08PM -0500, Mike Dockery wrote:
Greetings,
Aloha,
I have been a user of Linux since 1994, but most of the linux distros seem to be getting away from freedom... which is why I chose it in the first place. They seem intent on forcing things that do not work well (like pulseaudio and nouveau) on everyone. Freedom of choice is always best.
Yeah, I used to use Linux but they became a bunch of Freedom Nazis controlled by big companies.
Happily using FreeBSD for 10 years.
My question is: Should I try the amd64 version of FreeBSD with my Intel Core i7-2600 processor or should I use the i386?
Generally, for an x86 machine with 4GB or greater memory use amd64. Memory less than that use i386.
I would actually say 3GB or more, as if you have a machine at 4gb and run a 32bit os you waste the best part of a gig or more due to pci addressing etc
I would use the amd64 version in any case. I was forced once to switch because I
needed more than 4GB memory for a single application. I noticed then that most
things went smoother then.
Erich
ie. you almost certainly want to use amd64, I should think.
I hope to give FreeBSD a try later this month.
Excellent. Best of luck and any problems not covered in the handbook or google, post here. Welcome to FreeBSD!
Thanks,
Mike Dockery
Regards,
--
Frank
Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html
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