Ampi
November 22nd, 2009, 10:21 AM
I know this topic has been posted often, but somehow I still donīt get convinced by any. Or better, I simply don't understand.
I have always had a 32 bit install because I didn't even know there was more. I have a new computer (so I think it is 64 bit, see \proc\cpuinfo below) and I'm going to give it a clean install to get rid of Windows entirely.
My question now is, what is better, 32 bit or 64 bit??
I would of course like to be able to have my usual software. I don't play games or use and any heavy special software.
In this topic I really am a dummy.. :)
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 16
model : 2
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 7750 Dual-Core Processor
stepping : 3
cpu MHz : 1350.000
cache size : 512 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 2
apicid : 0
initial apicid : 0
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 5
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc nonstop_tsc extd_apicid pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs
bogomips : 5412.10
clflush size : 64
power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate
processor : 1
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 16
model : 2
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 7750 Dual-Core Processor
stepping : 3
cpu MHz : 1350.000
cache size : 512 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 1
cpu cores : 2
apicid : 1
initial apicid : 1
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 5
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc nonstop_tsc extd_apicid pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs
bogomips : 5411.47
clflush size : 64
power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate
I have always had a 32 bit install because I didn't even know there was more. I have a new computer (so I think it is 64 bit, see \proc\cpuinfo below) and I'm going to give it a clean install to get rid of Windows entirely.
My question now is, what is better, 32 bit or 64 bit??
I would of course like to be able to have my usual software. I don't play games or use and any heavy special software.
In this topic I really am a dummy.. :)
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 16
model : 2
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 7750 Dual-Core Processor
stepping : 3
cpu MHz : 1350.000
cache size : 512 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 2
apicid : 0
initial apicid : 0
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 5
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc nonstop_tsc extd_apicid pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs
bogomips : 5412.10
clflush size : 64
power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate
processor : 1
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 16
model : 2
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 7750 Dual-Core Processor
stepping : 3
cpu MHz : 1350.000
cache size : 512 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 1
cpu cores : 2
apicid : 1
initial apicid : 1
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 5
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc nonstop_tsc extd_apicid pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs
bogomips : 5411.47
clflush size : 64
power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate