Breadfan wrote: » Hypntick - Did you check which spec code you have on your e7400? After looking on the Intel site, it shows several which can enable the VTx and one which doesnt have it. I know you know you have to enable it in the BIOS since most dont have it enabled by default.
Hypntick wrote: » Yep spec code is the first one. So i'm thinking i'm being limited by my mobo on that front. Using Win 7 x64 Ult myself so it's a RAM hog. I've turned off everything I can turn off. I need to figure out if I am being limited by my mobo because if that's the case i'll just save up a bit longer and opt for the AMD 6 core and mobo that I know can run 64 bit guest on VM. Gonna try and update the bios here in a bit to see what that does for me, if anything. I just need a decent paying job so I can get both for the heck of it. edit: Just checked SiSoftSandra and no go on the VMX. Spec code matches the Intel graphic but apparently no dice. Now that I know it's not the mobo hampering me it makes me want to go with the 9450.
MentholMoose wrote: » Did you update the motherboard BIOS, check the BIOS options, or open a support ticket with the motherboard manufacturer?
Hypntick wrote: » Bios has been updated, nothing in the options for VMX or any other virtualization type options. As far as support ticket, I have not, had a hard enough time finding it on their website in the first place.
dpoland wrote: » "I have priced out a 6 core AMD system with 16 GB of DDR3 for around 850 bucks. " You mind posting the specs? Or newegg wishlist if you built it there?
Hypntick wrote: » Not at all, I just did the quick math it's closer to 800 or so. Although i'd probably go a bit more on the PSU just for the sake of reliability. Ram - Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model F3-8500CL7Q-16GBRL Combo mobo, CPU and vid card - PortaTech.com - Motherboard Combo w/ AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2GHz - I choose the highest CPU option, the 4th mobo from the left and 600 watt PSU Case - Newegg.com - SILVERSTONE SUGO SG02-BF Black ABS / SECC Steel MicroATX Desktop Computer Case KVM as this is going to be on my desk if I buy - Newegg.com - Rosewill RKV-2U 2 Port Slim Palmtop USB KVM Switch w/ Audio & Mic/ Black Shell HDD - Western Digital WD20EADS and last but not least standard cd/dvd combo - Lite On IHAP122-04 Black IDE Dual Layer 22X DVDRW OEM at 3B Tech - Buy computer parts, notebooks, desktops, & home electronics Could probably go cheaper on some of those items, I also know the RAM isn't super high speed, depends on what you want to spend. I think for 1k shipped you could improve on a few things i've got here and have a pretty respectable build for VMs etc. If I got tired of the onboard video as well I could probably throw in a semi-decent card and use it for lite gaming. I like the small form factor, always wanted one of those little LAN party cases to drag around.
DaeleshThar wrote: » For a dedicated VM server, I'd go less on CPU and more on disk drives. That should be more of a bottleneck in system performance. 6 cores at 3.2ghz, 16gb of ram but only a single hard drive? The green drives are also weak when it comes to I/O performance, I'd probably go with a higher performing drive(s). Example of performance 1TB WD Black versus 2TB WD Green;SR's Test Gamut v4 - 2 Devices Go Head-To-Head
bmcdevitt wrote: » agreed, deffinately need a higher I/O, and i thats alot of memory but it isnt that fast compaired tohttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314&cm_re=g._skill-_-20-231-314-_-Product mabye you could buy 2 sets of that? you wouldnt have to pay much more.... it would make a big diffrence, btw with gskill, i have had bad experiences, i bought the RAM from them before and had to deal with RMA, but at least they all have lifetime warrenty's so its all good.
Sounds Good wrote: » i'm kind of in the same boat as well (starting to study for MCITP:EA) and am going to need to build a new computer. just have a few questions. how big of a HDD would you guys recommend? what would you guys think about a 64gb or 128gb SSD as opposed to a traditional HDD? is there a reason to get a htpc case as opposed to a traditional case? why do you need a KVM switch? thanks
dpoland wrote: » How does this sound? is 8gb enough? or should I really go for 16gb ram? I really want to keep budget down. Thinking this MOBO:Newegg.com - ASRock 880G EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard 500w PSU enough? or should I go for 650-700 range?
bmcdevitt wrote: » a 128 SSD runs around 250-300$, with that you could buy like 4 500GIG, and have like 7x more storage and places to spread out your vm's btw... SSD has extremely high read speads, but write speeds arent impressive at all. but make sure its 7200 rpm, sata.......you dont really need that much storage for studying; you really only need like 500Gig at most... its just good to spread it all out for much better I/O, besides you dont really need an SSD for practising, its not like your VM's are running programs and pulling alot of data. i just started my first book 2 days ago and im having no trouble with speed at all. kvm switch? not sure why you would need one either.... im new to SA stuff, but ive built many pc's
bmcdevitt wrote: » SSD has extremely high read speads, but write speeds arent impressive at all.
MentholMoose wrote: » There are pros and cons to using an SSD, but this is just wrong, unless you aren't impressed by 100x the performance.Bench - SSD - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News The difference for sequential read/write is not as dramatic, but that is useless when running VMs, what matters the most for running VMs is random performance.
Sounds Good wrote: » well i was thinking about maybe using it as my new main pc as well. is that a problem? i'd have extra storage with additional HDDs.
bmcdevitt wrote: » i ran a benchmark with ubuntu on my SSD compaired to my HDD's and the write speed is half of what my slowest HDD's write speed was. im not sure what you mean by "this is just wrong"
MentholMoose wrote: » If you check the link I posted, you will find many benchmarks that clearly demonstrate the superiority of SSDs. With the right configuration, an SSD will destroy even the best spindle-based hard drive in every benchmark. Random read/writes are literally 100 times faster with an SSD, whereas sequential read/writes are only 2-5 times faster. For VMs, random performance is the main concern. If you are not seeing good performance, then there is a problem with your system or configuration. Since you're using Linux, TRIM may not be enabled (this requires the right kernel as well as the right filesystem), or the partition may not be aligned. Performance with some older SSDs can suffer with either of these issues.
Hypntick wrote: » So a quick check on ebay and I spy this - Dell PowerEdge 2850 Server 4 GB 2x3.6GHz 3x73GB 10K - eBay (item 160527886360 end time Feb-04-11 12:34:59 PST) Now i'm thinking of picking up a pair of these and invest in additional RAM and come out around the 900-1000 price point I was looking at. I wonder if this would cover me for VMs and if I could run x64 VMs on the hardware. I'm a little unfamiliar with it. Any ideas or suggestions?
