AMD 64 stability

[Robert Leftwich]

Terry wrote:
> I need to build a new server to send down to the data centre for hosting 
> and possible game server type stuff.
> I have a ASUS 64 bit board and cpu spare so was considering using these 
> with amd64 version. But due to the data centre being 300 mile away i 
> thought i would check how you guys are finding it first :). Or shall i 
> play it safe and use the i386 i just can't decide
> 

It depends on exactly which ASUS 64 bit board you have - if you have an a8n-sli 
then I would steer clear of AMD64, I've reported memory leaks and the inability 
  to run with 4gb of ram, both of which are unresolved at this point.

I'm currently testing with Ubuntu 64 (live cd) and it appears to be able to 
access all 4gb of ram w/o a problem. I'm about to bite the bullet, install 
Ubuntu (server) as well as dump/restore a boatload of data into the databases so 
I can see if the memory leak is a FreeBSD problem or not (sigh).

Be wary of FreeBSD's AMD64 support - test, test again and do even more testing 
before the box leaves your sight!

Robert