distributed folding@64 bit

[matitaccia]

Buongiorno all of u guys!

...I was just wondering if there is already a project od developing a client for the 64bit technology. Anyone has got any idea?

And... tell me, what is a poll? I mean... I could post a poll. But... what's that, man?

Ciiiiiiiaooo!
matitaccia

[HaloJones]

There are already a number of 64-bit clients since it is not exactly new

FWIW, I tried the Solaris 64-bit and it was slower than the 32-bit Solaris version and that was on a SunFire 6800!

[[DPC]Mobster]

A poll is a way of asking a bunch of people over here about their opinion on a certain subject.

An example of a poll could be:

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Are you looking forward to a 64-bit client?

a. No. I don't have any 64 bit machines
b. Yes and make it snappy!
c. No. I'm afraid the results will be disappointing

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Then we can all vote and we will know how people think about your question
Capiche?

[matitaccia]

Capisco, capisco, thanks!!

... I'm still in doubt about the 64bit. I didn't explain me well!
I was thinking about the new cpus of amd, which are working@64 bit. I don't think they will be slower than a 32 bit... why should they? If it happens the client isn't "written" well!!

Or the 64 bit aren't that important in folding... but I don't think so. 64bit should show advantages on every application!I'm wrong?

buona notte!!

[HaloJones]

The Solaris 64-bit client "proves" that it isn't always better. Of course it could just be badly written but the point of 64-bit vs. 32-bit is that bigger does not guarantee improved performance.

[dano]

Here is a link to an article that compares the speed of 32-bit and 64-bit code and explains some of the reasons why some 32-bit code is faster.

http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...-opteron2.html