View Poll Results: Do you take advantage of your 64bit processor?

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  • Yes, I have a 64bit processor and use only 64bit OS/s

    383 28.24%
  • Yes, I have a 64bit processor and use both 64bit and 32bit OS/s

    261 19.25%
  • No, I have a 64bit processor and use only 32bit OS/s

    486 35.84%
  • I only have a 32 bit processor

    226 16.67%
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Thread: How many people actually take advantage of their 64bit processor?

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    How many people actually take advantage of their 64bit processor?

    I couldn't find a similar poll to this, apologies if there is one. I was just interested in how mnay people actually use their cpu to its "full potential". I have a 64bit cpu in both my laptop and desktop, but use only 32bit OSs. I am just installing 64bit feisty on my macbook as I type this. If it isn't too difficult to get things like flash going I might just keep it...
    Last edited by viciouslime; April 6th, 2007 at 07:29 PM.

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    Re: How many people actaully take advantage of their 64bit processor?

    I have 64bit cpu and run Edgy64 but haven't managed to work out flash yet.

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    Re: How many people actaully take advantage of their 64bit processor?

    so, what are the advantages anyways. I don't want to buy a 64 bit because i think you have to have different software (don't understand why), and there is not nearly as much software.

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    Re: How many people actaully take advantage of their 64bit processor?

    Quote Originally Posted by viciouslime View Post
    I couldn't find a similar poll to this, apologies if there is one. I was just interested in how mnay people actually use their cpu to its "full potential". I have a 64bit cpu in both my laptop and desktop, but use only 32bit OSs. I am just installing 64bit feisty on my macbook as I type this. If it isn't too difficult to get things like flash going I might just keep it...
    I tried but lack of completeness for 64 bit packages especially codecs drove me back to 32 bit.

    chroot seemed like too much effort.
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    Re: How many people actaully take advantage of their 64bit processor?

    Generally if you are running a 64-bit processor in a machine you use for desktop tasks, you aren't really reaping many (if any) benefits of the extra bits but I personally run it purely out of stubborn pride .... I just can't seem to bring myself to run a 32-bit OS on 64-bit hardware, but I will admit that the support for 32-bit software is far better than 64-bit (especially in the desktop realm) mainly because it had over a decade more worth of development but we are slowly working towards a bright future where 64-bit will be a seamless alternative, until then we will be "happy hacking" with workarounds and ports for different issues here and there.

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    Re: How many people actaully take advantage of their 64bit processor?

    Quote Originally Posted by spinflick View Post
    I have 64bit cpu and run Edgy64 but haven't managed to work out flash yet.
    See Kilz' howto for flash with 32 bit FF.

    I'm using 64 bit Edgy on a Core 2 Duo, and it couldn't be better.
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    Re: How many people actaully take advantage of their 64bit processor?

    Thanks M$LOL I will have a look at that later on

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    Re: How many people actaully take advantage of their 64bit processor?

    I have a 64 but use 32 for sheer convenience. I also see no "visible" performance loss.

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    Re: How many people actaully take advantage of their 64bit processor?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mateo View Post
    so, what are the advantages anyways. I don't want to buy a 64 bit because i think you have to have different software (don't understand why), and there is not nearly as much software.
    64bit processors are the same architecture as 32 bit, but with extra capabilities added on. Just as an i686, i486, etc. processor runs i386 Ubuntu, so does x86_64 (amd64). It also has the capability to run x86_64.
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    Re: How many people actaully take advantage of their 64bit processor?

    Quote Originally Posted by plb View Post
    I have a 64 but use 32 for sheer convenience. I also see no "visible" performance loss.
    Can I have your extra 32 bits?

    You know that you are wasting your proc's extra power? You might have a couple of hiccups setting it up, but still, I've experienced no downside to 64 bit.
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