[PlanetCCRMA] 64bit vs 32bit

Fernando Lopez-Lezcano nando at ccrma.Stanford.EDU
Sat Mar 13 12:18:23 PST 2010


On Sat, 2010-03-13 at 20:58 +0100, Henrik Frisk wrote:

>         > but I'm happy to swap that potential performance improvement
>         for
>         > compatibility and stability.
>         
>         
>         My preferences are exactly opposite. I don't see the point of
>         performance improvements if the tradeoff is, for example,
>         stability.
>         Depends on what you do, I guess.
>         
>         If you run batch calculations and the computer occasionally
>         freezes and
>         the time you spend rebooting is less that what you gain, well,
>         maybe. On
>         the other hand, if you are using the computer for live
>         performance.....
>         
> I must have expressed myself wrongly because I think we have the same
> preference: What i meant to say was I'd rather have a stable system
> than a fast.

Argh, even though I had my morning coffee I did not read correctly what you 
wrote, sorry. 

-- Fernando




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