Craig wrote: > Hi > > I am going to be hosting a PostgreSQL database on a new server. We > will be purchasing a server with the AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor. > We are now posed with a choice of "FreeBSD 5.4" or "FreeBSD 5.4 > x86_64Bit". My question is: Will PostgreSQL 8.04 run perfectly on a > 64-bit OS, or should I run the 32 bit OS for now? AMD just announced new price cuts on Opterons. You'd be better off, generally, running a server on Opteron vs. Athlon 64. And dual Opteron would generally be better than single. -- Guy Rouillier ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
