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17.poison

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From: india

Registered: 2010-07-06

Posts: 12

i686 or x86_64

hi guys, am gentoo user, and trying archlinux.
in gentoo i use march=native, and compile stuff, i need not worry about the architecture.

am using centrino core 2 duo, with 4gb ram.
what would u recommend me to install, an i686 or x86_64 version.

i guess intel core 2 duo comes under i686 family and its a 32 bit processor, but can execute 64bit words.....

what do u think?

thanks in advance smile

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 20,296

Re: i686 or x86_64

with 4gb ram

With 4G, go with 64 bit.

Watch the cross posts.

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

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Re: i686 or x86_64

And closing this one too...

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=100537

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