[LUG] A couple of questions

["Dave" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

 

I am looking to spec a machine for a LINUX MCE Core. Because it is a Core I am trying to make it as powerful as I can afford but this had led to a couple of questions regarding LINUX which I must profess to be ignorant in and was wondering whether anyone could provide the answers to. Please bear in mind I will be using Kubuntu 7.10 because that is the latest version LINUX MCE will run on.

 

Firstly I am looking to put in 4 Gig Memory (the max for the MB) but am unsure as to whether a 32 Bit LINUX can address such a large amount directly and if not what happens to the rest of it; does it sit idle (and wasted) or will it become a RAMDisk or similar?

 

Secondly I was going to get a Quad-Core Processor but again I wasn't sure whether LINUX would make use of all the Processors (ditto Dual-Core) or would be better saving money and using a single-core Processor instead? (or at least the cheapest Dual-Core).

 

Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.

 

Regards,

Dave.

 

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