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 <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Fedora Project Leader -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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
