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Intel's New Core I7-990X Extreme Edition Tested
MojoKid writes "Intel recently launched a speed bump of their flagship Extreme Edition
Core i7 processor,
known as the Core i7-990X. Its multiplier is unlocked and it's clocked at 3.45GHz stock speed with a Turbo Boost top-end speed of 3.73GHz. Intel claims its the fastest desktop chip on the planet; like geek
tiger blood for your PC. The new Core i7-990X is also based on the 32nm Gulftown core and the
performance metrics show it's easily the fastest 6-core chip for the desktop currently but of course it'll cost you as well."
No. If I want to have a Mac and my company forces me to use a Windows app, I won't be dual-booting just to run the company's app.
Does that mean your employer doesn't provide you a computer to use? Can you not run this application through some translation layer like WINE or similar derivatives? Surely you can come up with a better solution than to run a fully virtualized instance of another computer, running a complete install of Windows.
Isn't that a convoluted way out of a problem? Why write (and test) things when you can virtualize and run your VMs within minutes.
Mount, chroot, a couple select init scripts, and you have an instance running within seconds of allocation. More advanced tools than chroot could further limit the memory space or network access as needed. It's not like any VM solution could be put into production use without extensive testing.
Gee! MAYBE I'm virtualizing to be ABLE to live migrate when I get new hardware?
If you're that concerned about the downtime caused by hardware upgrades years apart, then perhaps you need software that won't be affected by loss of a single machine.
Go TRY virtualization and then come back. It's clear that your assumptions are based on what you read around the Internet and some experience with VMware/VirtualBox. And one more tip: change your attitude. Stop writing like an elitist douchebag, you certainly sound like one. I could have answered your post just saying "then why does virtualization exist in the first place?". There is a need, there are solutions, and yours are fine for many cases, but not for others.
There certainly are uses for virtualization, but it should not garner nearly the market it has. It's pulling out the 20lb sledge for everything, when most tasks really only need a ball-peen. It comes right back to the old adage of the tool that does everything does nothing well.