Am I 64 bit compatible?

[ancau]

Hi there,

In looking into ways of speeding up my system I've found a number of threads stating that 64 bit installs tend to be faster. By my specs, I think i might be compatible, but I believe that the vista CD install I got with my laptop was 32 bit (I'm not entirely sure though, and can't find the original install CD). My specs are:

CPU Information:

CPUs: 2
Model: Intel Core 2 CPU T5200 @ 1.60 GHz
Frequency: 800.000 MHz
L2 Cache: 2048 KB

Total Memory: 1001 MiB

Could anyone tell me whether I'm 64 bit compatible?

Thanks!
ancau

[wiz_master49]

http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=27252

Instruction Set 64-bit
Yes, but with only 1gb of RAM it isn't worth it.

[viper250]

easy way to find out is to go to your pc's website and look up the specs, or download a 64 bit distro and try to boot it.:lolflag:
also by checking the specs you can see how much more memory you can install.

[ancau]

cool. Although in that case I don't think i'll bother then.

thanks for the fast response :)

[Ginsu543]

I believe all Intel Core 2 processors are 64-bit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core_2.

[overdrank]

http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=27252

Yes, but with only 1gb of RAM it isn't worth it.
Why would you say that? My systems did just fine with that amount of memory.

cool. Although in that case I don't think i'll bother then.

thanks for the fast response :)

If your system supports 64bit then you should use 64bit. :)

[wiz_master49]

I said that because you get no added benefit from using 64 bit with anything less than 3GB of RAM. I guess to each their own, though. I never stated their was anything wrong with using it I was just saying it isn't worth it.

[cascade9]

I said that because you get no added benefit from using 64 bit with anything less than 3GB of RAM. I guess to each their own, though. I never stated their was anything wrong with using it I was just saying it isn't worth it.

LOL.

I havent seen benchmarks for 1GB RAM 64bit vs 32bit, but for 2GB its faster-

http://www.tuxradar.com/content/ubuntu-904-32-bit-vs-64-bit-benchmarks

Dont make the mistake of thinking that 64bit is just for 3GB+ RAM. Its not.

[Ginsu543]

Also, if using 64-bit was only for addressing 3GB+ RAM, then it wouldn't be necessary at all since you can access more than 3GB of RAM in 32-bit using Physical Address Extension (PAE). I can understand being wary of switching to 64-bit in the Windows world because so many programs/drivers lack 64-bit versions, but in Linux 64-bit is much better supported. In fact, I have only found one program I needed in my experience that lacked a 64-bit version, and even that wasn't a problem because I was able to install the 32-bit version (just set the force architecture switch) and have it work just fine on my 64-bit Ubuntu OS.

[oldos2er]

I said that because you get no added benefit from using 64 bit with anything less than 3GB of RAM.

I ran 64-bit Ubuntu with 2GB RAM for a period of time. Tasks such as video encoding were faster than on 32-bit; day-to-day tasks were about the same.