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You can then configure the number of processors (CPUs) to provide the appropriate number of computing resources for the workload you plan to run in the virtual machine. Go to Virtual Machine Configuration > Select the Hardware tab > CPU & Memory. To see how many CPUs are assigned to your virtual machine, launch Parallels Desktop, and make sure your virtual machine is shut down.

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Assigning three CPUs can even slow down overall performance, especially if you have an older Mac model. One or two virtual CPUs is enough for most of the Windows applications you run. Myth 1: The more processors I assign to my VM, the better. In order to avoid mistakes with a virtual machine’s configuration, our team would like to shed some light on the matter by dispelling three common myths about virtual machine performance. It is a widely-discussed myth that a virtual machine needs ALL of the host machine’s resources in order to run effectively. One important question remains: How do users know when to allocate specific resources to the virtual machine based on their needs?

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Whether a Mac user needs Windows for gaming, Microsoft Office, or design programs – Parallels Desktop for Mac has you covered.

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So what we need is a PS3 cell processor video card, with the option for SLI.Virtual machine’s capabilities are seemingly endless. And why would I waste the cash when PS3 gaming is so good. I now play Medal of Honour 'Airborne' on my PS3 and we are very happy, actually amazed.Īlso I have read so many bad experiences with the Apple ATI option for the pre 2008 MacPro running in Leopard I don't want to play around with my system. Even my Dell laptop performed better with a Mobile GPU chip-set.Īt which point this told me, even in Windows, the 7300GT stock Video card is not up to the job of giving me the game playing experience. Even on the lowest graphic settings the game FPS was jumpy, even with having two dual core Intel Xeon processors which perform better than the Intel Duo. Being enthusiastic I then went on and got Medal of Honour 'Airborne', it sucked so bad it was un-playable. I boot into Vista, and purchased Quake Wars 'Enemy Territory' and it the video card handles it very well. I also have the stock 7300 GT card and Quake 4 and Call of Duty 2 run just fine. I know I do, but then I also have a MacPro as well 🙂

You will have a better gaming experience and get to watch Blu-Ray films.

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Get a PS3 and then a 40inch Sony LCD TV for the same money as a new 8 core MacPro.

The fact these new Mac Pros have newer video cards is good and games will perform faster, but it is not because of having 8 CPU cores, just the fact that it has a better GPU (video card). If anything some of the cores in a 8 core Mac would be mostly idle when playing games, which does mean you can carry on crunching SETI when playing 🙂 Games are GPU intensive for their performance gains, so I would not expect to see much, if any, gaming difference between a 4 and 8 core MacPro with inequivalent video cards. The reason why Apple does not support SLI, the video performance they provide is adequate for them, and they believe their customers! Poor gaming on the Mac platform in not down to the lack of hardware, it's the GPU and lack of easily available video card upgrades for existing systems. Having 8 cores makes 'Final Cut Pro' production and 'Compressor' faster and other CPU intensive applications faster. They need good video cards, of course, but that is not why people purchase Macs, to play games.

This suggests that Apple are more focused on CPU and other I/O performance. Ok course the 8 core Macs are better, but the issue Apple is fast approaching is the flagship Macs are being held back by their GPU (video card) performance.