07-23-2004, 07:49 PM
israfel is right.. if you have quad processors they only help when i program and Os can take support of them.. and they don't make anything faster they just make things be able to handle more things at once.. So if one processor is full doing this.. it still has another processer to handle other things etc.. that is why they are good for Email servers, web servers, (key words here Servers) you don't just add them up..
And israfel that is why i was talking about running it in Linux because with gcc you can compile programs to use 64bit stuff but not all programs speed up.. I read a good article about it also the binary files for 64bit processors will be larger so they will take up more disk space also..
And yea i know Knoppix played around with it.. I perfer Slackware as my distro but that is because i use it only for a server and not a desktop. I am going to add a duel boot system of Gentoo i think. Since i run that on my xbox and have been liking it so far..
And israfel that is why i was talking about running it in Linux because with gcc you can compile programs to use 64bit stuff but not all programs speed up.. I read a good article about it also the binary files for 64bit processors will be larger so they will take up more disk space also..
And yea i know Knoppix played around with it.. I perfer Slackware as my distro but that is because i use it only for a server and not a desktop. I am going to add a duel boot system of Gentoo i think. Since i run that on my xbox and have been liking it so far..