From: user@example.net   
      
   Wim Cossement wrote:   
      
   > It would be a PC for sure but the biggest question is about the type of   
   > CPU I'd be using.   
   >   
   > AMD or Intel?   
   > How many cores?   
   > 32 or 64 bit?   
      
   Much depends on to what you will be using the computer too.   
      
   I have a variety of architectures on my computers, Sparc 64bit, PowerPC 32bit,   
   x86 (AMD), amd64 and at work x86_64 (Intel). Thats in reverse CPU power order   
   and I must say that the x86_64 feels a lot more laggish than my x86, but it   
   could be the crap that HP makes that makes so bad.   
      
   I favor AMD CPUs, even if they aren't as powerful as the Intels nowadays.   
      
   When it comes to the number of cores depends on how much larger you want your   
    power bill to be. As we have working SMP in Linux, 2+ is ok.   
      
   If you mean the CPU, 64 bit, as you will have to pay a load more to get those   
   few 32bit CPUs, motherboards and AGP graphics cards and you will get a quite   
   weak machine too.   
   If you mean 32/64 bit OS, then it's a bit question about who important all the   
   win32 codeces for the mediaplayers are for you, if not that important go for   
   the 64bit OS (install multilib, so you can use all the 32bit binaries).   
      
      
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