32 Or 64

I have an Athlon XP M 300+ processor but don't know if I should get the 32 or the 64 suse. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Sorry for this one. I actually read some other posts and got the answer.

Basserine

I have an Athlon XP M 300+ processor but don't know if I should get the 32 or the 64 suse. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Sorry for this one. I actually read some other posts and got the answer.

Basserine
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A couple of years ago I would have said 32bit, but now I say "64bit" all the way. The neat thing is, is that SuSE x86-64 has the 32-bit libs, so, all the 32-bit apps work too! And, one 32-bit app you want as default is Firefox & that will allow Flash et al to function.

This has been kicked around in this sub forum lot's of times; just search for 64bit and look for "32bit vs 64bit".

Have fun...

Erm, correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think the Athlon XP's are 64bit chips. Once AMD moved their processors to 64bit I thought they renamed them to Athlon64, signifying that they were 64bit chips.

If I am wrong and your chip does indeed support it, then I would tend to agree with Snakedriver.

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If I am wrong and your chip does indeed support it, then I would tend to agree with Snakedriver.
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As ts8lemonade said, make sure your chip supports 64 bit. If it does, your choice depends on how you want it.
I'll explain: 32 bit is more ready-to-go (up to date) since there is still some lack of support for 64 bit (propietary drivers and binary program files usually come compiled for 32 bit). If you want to learn and don't mind doing some workaround sometimes, choose 64 bit. I think most of us, 64-bit users should choose 64 bit, to create a bench of users and hope the community and the vendors realize it and give better support.

Cheers.

That is a 32bit chip, ts8lemonade is right. You have no choice. <_<