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Hello
I'm planning my first Hackintosh. Willing to settle upon a CPU, I quickly checked through Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ors#.22Ivy_Bridge.22_.28quad-core.2C_22_nm.29
List of Intel Core i5 microprocessors
There is i5 3570K. I want a 4-core machine, but will not spend enough to get an i7. Besides, I dislike HyperThreading. I use my current Macintosh to run Windows and linux in virtual machines. I use Parallels Desktop, but also own a license to the latest VMWare Fusion.
I saw that 3570K is missing VT-d, that is IOMMU virtualization. Looking at what processors Apple is using in its machines, it seems to me that those all have VT-d, including the i5 in my current Mac Mini. I have no idea if Mac Mini's motherboard or chipset take advantage of it, or even if they would, do Parallels Desktop or VMWare Fusion support it.
I know (or at least I assume) that for everyday use, it really does not matter. But those who have built a hackintosh before and used it for serious desktop virtualization, what are your thoughts on this?
It would be no loss to get a i5-3570 without the K. Except that 3570K has HD Graphics 4000 included. Assuming I will buy a separate video card, in what cases or how soon would I be happy to have the HD 4000 onboard anyway?
Or, to put it another way. Do you know (or can you imagine) a case where I would be happy to have VT-d and not miss HD Graphics 4000?
I'm planning my first Hackintosh. Willing to settle upon a CPU, I quickly checked through Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ors#.22Ivy_Bridge.22_.28quad-core.2C_22_nm.29
List of Intel Core i5 microprocessors
There is i5 3570K. I want a 4-core machine, but will not spend enough to get an i7. Besides, I dislike HyperThreading. I use my current Macintosh to run Windows and linux in virtual machines. I use Parallels Desktop, but also own a license to the latest VMWare Fusion.
I saw that 3570K is missing VT-d, that is IOMMU virtualization. Looking at what processors Apple is using in its machines, it seems to me that those all have VT-d, including the i5 in my current Mac Mini. I have no idea if Mac Mini's motherboard or chipset take advantage of it, or even if they would, do Parallels Desktop or VMWare Fusion support it.
I know (or at least I assume) that for everyday use, it really does not matter. But those who have built a hackintosh before and used it for serious desktop virtualization, what are your thoughts on this?
It would be no loss to get a i5-3570 without the K. Except that 3570K has HD Graphics 4000 included. Assuming I will buy a separate video card, in what cases or how soon would I be happy to have the HD 4000 onboard anyway?
Or, to put it another way. Do you know (or can you imagine) a case where I would be happy to have VT-d and not miss HD Graphics 4000?