[nylug-talk] AMD 64 BIT questions

[Peter C. Norton]

On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 10:25:57AM -0700, anthonyriga wrote:
> I am thinking about putting together new pc and see
> there alot of good prices on AMD processors 64bit. I
> am most familiar with 32bit systems running Linux
> Fedora 5. Few questions I have 
>    Can a 32 bit version of Fedora 5 be installed on
> 64bit AMD processor? 

Yes.

>    Is there an more speed advantage to using the 32bit
> os on the 64bit processor?

Sometimes, it depends on what CPU you're comparing it to (i.e. you can
decide whether 2 equally priced cpu's are equal, or 2 cpu's with the
same ghz are equal, or other potential choices).  
   
>   If I do use the 64bit os what catches would I need
> to look out for? I have heard of people complainig
> about driver issues to plugins etc... 

For fc5 you're not going to have an issue. the amd64 chips have been
on the market for 2 years now. You've only got the typical
bleeding-edge issues if you buy on the bleeding edgel.
 
>   Any good recommendations on Linux compatable mobos?
> Most I have used I never had issues with but not sure
> about 64bit.

Sorry, can't help you here, my only 64-bit home systems are laptops at
this point.

-Peter

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