AMD 64 bit version?
Jim Byrnes
jf_byrnes at comcast.net
Wed May 2 17:10:59 UTC 2012
On 05/02/2012 11:56 AM, Bill Stanley wrote:
> My computer has an Intel I7 processor. I have been using the AMD 64
> version of Ubuntu without any problems that I can see. It has come to my
> attention that this version is for AMD processors. Are there any
> problems with using the AMD 64 version on an Intel I7 processor? Is
> there a better choice for Intel I7 processors? Obviously the 32 bit
> version is incorrect but 32 bit PAE also seems incorrect when the 64 bit
> version is available. Also, if the 64 bit version is the correct choice
> for non-AMD 64 bit processors, why confuse things with the AMD designation?
>
> Bill Stanley
>
That is the correct choice and it is for INTEL or AMD. If I remember
what I read here correctly it is named that way because AMD was first to
market with 64bit.
Regards, Jim
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