FC 64 bits on Intel Core 2 duo

Marcelo Magno T. Sales marcelo.sales at sefaz.pe.gov.br
Mon Oct 16 12:20:31 UTC 2006


People,

Em Sexta 13 Outubro 2006 18:41, Nathan Grennan escreveu:
> > You upgraded from an Athlon 64 X2 4200+ !!!! I'm jealous (writing this
> > on a 900 Mhz P3).
> >
> > Did you actually see any increased performance? How much? Just curious.
>
>   I really haven't noticed much of a difference. I am sure if I did
> certain things like video encoding, or played games more I would notice.
> I am a computer enthusiast, was single at the time, and no kids. So I
> have money to burn.

The last time I tried x86_64, I had much more problems then improvements. 
There was no 64 bit browser plugins (flash and java, mainly), no 64 bit 
codecs for mplayer and a lot more importante stuff was not available. Has 
this been improved in the last couple of years?

[]'s
Marcelo




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