Re: Which 64bit debian version for Intel(R) Core Quad Processor Q8300?

[Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de>]

Hendrik Boom <hendrik@topoi.pooq.com> writes:

> On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 11:39:50PM +0200, Gilles Sadowski wrote:
>> Hi.
>> 
>> > Currently i am running windows 7 64 bit on a machine with Intel®
>> > Coreâ?¢2 Quad Processor Q8300
>> > (http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=39107). i would like to install
>> > debian. Is the amd64 bit version ok for this processor [...]
>> 
>> Yes.
>
> The only reservation I'd have about that is if you're going to be using 
> huge programs written in Scheme.  That's pointer-heavy, and will use 
> about twoce as much RAM to accomplish the same thing in 64-bit more as 
> 32-bit mode.  Unless you have more than about 6gig of RAM, whereupon 
> 64-bit is a win again.
>
> But most users don't do that.

Multiarch will fix that because then you just install a 32bit scheme.

MfG
        Goswin