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What is the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit and which should I choose?

Well, I've recently bought an Alienware M17X and it has and Intel processor, which I've never had before. My last computer had an AMD processor,which ran only Ubuntu 64 Bit. I had installed Ubuntu 32 Bit first, but I had lots of problems, and one of them was the machine temperature, that gets lot hotter when running a 32 Bit version. My new processor is an Intel 7320QM and it runs Windows 7 64 Bit fine. But like my older machine used to run Windows Vista 32 Bit fine, but not Ubuntu 32 Bit. It doesn't make sense at all. So I need to know if one of you guys have ever experienced something like this befor? Which version should I get for my Intel processor, 32 or 64 Bit?

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It really depends on how much RAM you have. If you have more then 4 GB of RAM, and if it's Alienware, I'm assuming you do, then you should definitely install Ubuntu 64 Bit to take advantage of all of that RAM.

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    But it won't be raising the temrature will it? Can Intel processors handle 64 Bit systems? Because I downloaded the 64 Bit version and the name of the file already comes with "amd". –  Jun 10 '12 at 01:12
  • It doesn't depend on how much RAM you have and much less the Manufacturer of the Computer, you can perfectly use the 32 bit with over 4GB of RAM. @ThiG. Intel CPUs handle 64 system since.. like 15 years ago, now in regards of the 32 vs 64 bit pros and cons *And* the amd suffix in the ISO images there are already answered questions here, please make use of the search field up there. – Uri Herrera Jun 10 '12 at 02:19
  • if it is duplicate, then point our mates to the duplicated one. be nice! – devasia2112 Nov 20 '13 at 04:12