[ale] 64-bit vs 32-bit?

Matty matty91 at gmail.com
Fri Apr 15 12:17:22 EDT 2011


On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 7:46 AM,  <jwkite at gmail.com> wrote:
> I run Ubuntu 64 bit for a desktop and have for a couple of years. I also have a 32 bit desktop for my kids. The differences seem to be very minor. For a while there were issues with proprietary things like Flash, but those issues are diminishing.
>
> The only plus that I have seen it that I can run >4GB RAM. Since I use my machine for editing and mastering audio I find that to be valuable.

You also get an additional set of registers when running in 64-bit
mode. These can benefit certain types of applications.

- Ryan
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