32bit or 64bit

[Cody_Maverak]

(06-19-2012 02:45 AM)User32 Wrote:  lol but i can easily install and my friend have win7 ultimate 64 bit and has less then 4 gm ram

Yes. You could do that. All 64 bit is (to me at least) is for more performance with memory.

[Vladorz]

thanks for all your responses! i think i'll go with 32bit until i have enough money to get myself a dedicated with at least 4Gb Ram ^^

[f8ll]

It depends. For some applications, 64-bit will be faster, for others, 32-bit will be faster. It won't be a significant difference though. Also, fyi you can use more than 4gb of ram on a 32-bit OS with PAE.

[ninetailfox97]

if you are using java, and you need more than 1.5 gb of ram, you are going to have to use 64 bit.

[Lobkerr]

I would suggest 32 Bit, compatible with most programs.

[lnx]

I feel that 32bit works best under 512MB RAM sometimes even up to 1024MB. After that, I always opt for 64bit.

[DeaD]

32bit is realy. This is good.

I have a 32bit operating system: Windows7 Enterprise, this is good for you witf 1gigabyte ram.

[thrasher456]

i would say go with 32 bit Ubuntu server simply because you don't have enough ram
there is not much difference between 32 and 64 bit as long as your ram memory is less than 3 GB at around 4 GB 32 bit saves some memory for hardware mapping whereas 64 bit utilizes the entire memory and thus efficient memory usage

[Kaloy]

I would suggest also to research about what application/services you are planning to run on your server, if all of them have a well developed 64bit version or maybe some are just developed to run on 32bit system, considering these will help you decide if 32 or 64 bit will be ideal for your system.

[Aquambush]

So far ive only used 32 bit. I haven't gotten a vps that i think should run 64 bit