On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Karanbir Singh <mail-lists at karan.org> wrote: > On 09/14/2010 03:01 PM, Rudi Ahlers wrote: >> Even so, most machines today performs multiple tasks, so 3GB limit per >> process isn't really that big an issue, unless you render graphics >> with a mono-threaded application. > > You are assuming, wrongly, that apps will scale interprocess as they do > for inter instances. > > For eg: look at mongodb, where using it on 32bit is considered silly, > > - KB > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > Sure, there are exceptions but my assumptions were on a general scale. So, if this is the case (which I don't think it was with the OP), then 64bit would be better. But in general, 32bit could perform as well. -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers SoftDux Website: http://www.SoftDux.com Technical Blog: http://Blog.SoftDux.com Office: 087 805 9573 Cell: 082 554 7532