should I go for 64bit version of Fedora 11 ?
Aioanei Rares
schaiba at gmail.com
Tue Nov 3 09:25:19 UTC 2009
On 11/03/2009 11:15 AM, Jatin K wrote:
> On 11/03/2009 01:34 PM, Aioanei Rares wrote:
>> On 11/03/2009 09:38 AM, Jatin K wrote:
>>> Dear all
>>>
>>> I've purchased a new Dell laptop Vostro 1520, major configuration[1]
>>> , My question is should I go for FC 11 64bit version ? is there any
>>> significant benefit if I use 64bit version ?
>>>
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> Model :- Dell Vostro 1520 P-series
>>>
>>> Processor:- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 P8700 1066Mhz FSB ( Intel VT
>>> enabled )
>>>
>>> RAM :- 3GB DDR2 800Mhz
>>>
>>> Graphics :- Mobile Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator X4500M
>> Yes, you should go for 64-bit if your hardware supports it, because
>> only a 64-bit kernel will use that hardware at its full capacities.
>> Google is your friend.
>>
> ok thank you for your kind reply
>
> one more question is there in my mind .... that will I see any
> significant improvements in speed related issue if I go with 64bit
> version of OS ??
>
Some people reported overall speed increases because of the reasons
mentioned earlier; however, do you have a reason not to go 64-bit?
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