should I go for 64bit version of Fedora 11 ?

[Aioanei Rares]

On 11/03/2009 11:15 AM, Jatin K wrote:
> On 11/03/2009 01:34 PM, Aioanei Rares wrote:
>> On 11/03/2009 09:38 AM, Jatin K wrote:
>>> Dear all
>>>
>>> I've purchased a new Dell laptop Vostro 1520, major configuration[1] 
>>> , My question is should I go for FC 11 64bit version ? is there any 
>>> significant benefit  if I use 64bit version ?
>>>
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> Model :-         Dell Vostro 1520 P-series
>>>
>>> Processor:-    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 P8700 1066Mhz FSB ( Intel VT 
>>> enabled )
>>>
>>> RAM :-           3GB DDR2 800Mhz
>>>
>>> Graphics :-    Mobile Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator X4500M
>> Yes, you should go for 64-bit if your hardware supports it, because 
>> only a 64-bit kernel will use that hardware at its full capacities. 
>> Google is your friend.
>>
> ok  thank you for your kind reply
>
> one more question is there in my mind .... that will I see any 
> significant improvements in speed related issue if I go with 64bit 
> version of OS  ??
>
Some people reported overall speed increases because of the reasons 
mentioned earlier; however, do you have a reason not to go 64-bit?