title: Should I use Eclipse 32bits or 64bits on my new machine?
body: <p>This might be a dumb/naive question, and if it is please excuse me :)</p>
  
  <p>I have a brand new machine with the following specs:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Inter Core i7 2600@3.4GHz</li>
  <li>RAM 8 GB</li>
  <li>Windows 7</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>This machine has a 64 bits architecture.</p>
  
  <p>On my previous machine, I used to install 32 bits versions of Eclipse and run it using a 32 bits JRE, and my current Eclipse setup works perfectly on the new machine.</p>
  
  <p>I tried to install a 64bits version of Eclipse, and run it with a 64 bits JRE, and I am wondering if there are any compelling reasons to switch to this kind of setup or stick to my existing install. I guess that I would have to reinstall all the plugins, and maybe find that some of them are not compatible with the 64 bits version of Eclipse.</p>
  
  <p>So far, the 64 bits version seems to need quite some more RAM than the 32 bits version, which is something that I expected, but nothing seems to have improved.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks for your advice!</p>