vmware/parallels on hackintosh

[kush23]

so i want to build a hackintosh but i'm only going to use OSX. does vmware/parallels work well while running OSX on a hackintosh?

also, any advice on a cheap motherboard under $80?

needs to support quad core. i'm not looking to overclock either. i jst want a stable mobo.

 

[Tyranicus]

Yes. You can run any software on a Hackintosh that you would run on a Mac.

 

[Kaido]

The Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L is only $53 and supports Quad-Core LGA 775 CPUs plus up to 4 gigs of RAM:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128357

Here's a complete guide:

http://leopardsoup.pbworks.com/es2l

 

[ViRGE]

Just make sure you get a CPU with Intel's VT technology. Parallels requires it, and VMWare's performance benefits immensely from it.

 

[slugg]

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Just make sure you get a CPU with Intel's VT technology. Parallels requires it, and VMWare's performance benefits immensely from it.

No kidding. I have an e2180 (doesn't have VT technology) and it's abysmally slow.

One thing to note, however, is that VMWare won't run your Windows partition as a VM like it would a Bootcamp partition. Well, at least I haven't been able to for some reason.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: slugg

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Just make sure you get a CPU with Intel's VT technology. Parallels requires it, and VMWare's performance benefits immensely from it.

No kidding. I have an e2180 (doesn't have VT technology) and it's abysmally slow.

One thing to note, however, is that VMWare won't run your Windows partition as a VM like it would a Bootcamp partition. Well, at least I haven't been able to for some reason.

Well, that and the e2180 is a dual-core - so Mac is only getting 1 CPU and Windows is only getting 1 CPU. Quad-Cores are *amazing* with VMware 😀

 

[Zaap]

Originally posted by: slugg
One thing to note, however, is that VMWare won't run your Windows partition as a VM like it would a Bootcamp partition. Well, at least I haven't been able to for some reason.

Actually, it will. This is one of the things I prefer about VMWare vs. Parallels, where bootcamp doesn't work. (On a Hackintosh that is).

I'd guess it requires VT to work, which could explain why yours doesn't work.

 

[slugg]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: slugg

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Just make sure you get a CPU with Intel's VT technology. Parallels requires it, and VMWare's performance benefits immensely from it.

No kidding. I have an e2180 (doesn't have VT technology) and it's abysmally slow.

One thing to note, however, is that VMWare won't run your Windows partition as a VM like it would a Bootcamp partition. Well, at least I haven't been able to for some reason.

Well, that and the e2180 is a dual-core - so Mac is only getting 1 CPU and Windows is only getting 1 CPU. Quad-Cores are *amazing* with VMware 😀

^^ It has been compared to an E5400. The E5400 smokes it, even when the e2180 was at 3.0 ghz. The E5400 is 2.7 I believe.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: slugg

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: slugg

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Just make sure you get a CPU with Intel's VT technology. Parallels requires it, and VMWare's performance benefits immensely from it.

No kidding. I have an e2180 (doesn't have VT technology) and it's abysmally slow.

One thing to note, however, is that VMWare won't run your Windows partition as a VM like it would a Bootcamp partition. Well, at least I haven't been able to for some reason.

Well, that and the e2180 is a dual-core - so Mac is only getting 1 CPU and Windows is only getting 1 CPU. Quad-Cores are *amazing* with VMware 😀

^^ It has been compared to an E5400. The E5400 smokes it, even when the e2180 was at 3.0 ghz. The E5400 is 2.7 I believe.

Not saying it's a bad chip - I have one! - just saying for virtualization, nice to have more cores available. It's real nice running an XP VM with 2 cores and 3 gigs of RAM 😀

 

[slugg]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: slugg

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: slugg

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Just make sure you get a CPU with Intel's VT technology. Parallels requires it, and VMWare's performance benefits immensely from it.

No kidding. I have an e2180 (doesn't have VT technology) and it's abysmally slow.

One thing to note, however, is that VMWare won't run your Windows partition as a VM like it would a Bootcamp partition. Well, at least I haven't been able to for some reason.

Well, that and the e2180 is a dual-core - so Mac is only getting 1 CPU and Windows is only getting 1 CPU. Quad-Cores are *amazing* with VMware 😀

^^ It has been compared to an E5400. The E5400 smokes it, even when the e2180 was at 3.0 ghz. The E5400 is 2.7 I believe.

Not saying it's a bad chip - I have one! - just saying for virtualization, nice to have more cores available. It's real nice running an XP VM with 2 cores and 3 gigs of RAM 😀

What I'm trying to say is that the VT feature makes a huge difference. Of course, more cores means for a better experience, but as long as you have a chip with VT, the experience is acceptable.

Both the E2180 and the E5400 are dual-core. The E5400's performance (2.7 ghz, with Intel's VT feature) completely obliterated the E2180's (overclocked to 3.0 ghz, no VT feature) in VMWare Fusion. This was just a subjective comparison between my computer and my buddy's.

 

[KeypoX]

ahh man, i want quad core. But xp runs pretty well 3.4ghz 1 core in vmware 🙁. Always wondered how much better vms would run with 2 cores.