AMD 64 bit version?

[David Fletcher]

On Wed, 2012-05-02 at 12:56 -0400, Bill Stanley wrote:
> My computer has an Intel I7 processor.  I have been using the AMD 64 
> version of Ubuntu without any problems that I can see.  It has come to 
> my attention that this version is for AMD processors.  Are there any 
> problems with using the AMD 64 version on an Intel I7 processor?  Is 
> there a better choice for Intel I7 processors?  Obviously the 32 bit 
> version is incorrect but 32 bit PAE also seems incorrect when the 64 bit 
> version is available.  Also, if the 64 bit version is the correct choice 
> for non-AMD 64 bit processors, why confuse things with the AMD designation?
> 
> Bill Stanley
> 

I don't understand it either. I've been running 64 bit 12.04 on my Atom
processor netbook for the last couple of months and it's fine.

Dave