Re: Linux vs Win10
Unlike Windows, 8G ram is available even on a 32bit install on a 64 bit CPU
Most 32 bit kernels shipped by distros by default have PAE mode enabled. The result is a hideous performance penalty immediately after 1G, but being able to address up to 32G on pretty much anything from P3 (or was it P2?) onwards. One of the first things I used to do while I still had 32 bit machines in use was to recompile the kernel to turn PAE off. For some CPUs (Via for example) the performance difference was clearly visible with a "naked eye" just watching the boot time. The other alternative is to force the install of a 486 kernel. That limits you to 1G, but it is so much faster than the PAE one, it is not even funny.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
