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Old 04-23-2008, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by naquaada
But this only works if there's enough RAM. If you have 'only' 2 GB the 64bit version has to swap too.
That's correct. In order to really utilise 64-bit you're going to need a ton of ram. However, with more and more of today's towers accommodating 16Gb ram, 4Gb ram would be the minimum and 8Gb would be the sweet spot.

Edit: I forgot to add that the latest Mac Pros can accommodate 32Gb ram!!!

Last edited by R0GUE; 09-08-2008 at 08:16 AM. Reason: Cleaned up quotation
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