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."

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A consumer need for virtualization generally indicates an incorrect choice of OS. If you find yourself using OSX or Linux, and having to use a VM to run Windows software, then the better options would be to either run Windows, or find an alternative program on your OS of choice

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.

A commercial need for virtualization generally indicates system operators taking the convoluted way out of a problem, rather than properly designing a system.

Wow.

If you want want to use rapidly allocatable 'coulds', then just write some simple tools to mount the relevant images, and chroot into it as needed.

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.

If you think you need live migration of long running tasks, maybe you really just need to buy some dedicated hardware.

Gee! MAYBE I'm virtualizing to be ABLE to live migrate when I get new hardware?

The only reason someone should be running virtual machines would either be for cross platform development and testing, support of old no longer available hardware, or for use on hardware such as the Z-Machines, which have some sort of inherent architectural improvement, such as pervasive redundancy, that are not otherwise available on the architecture of choice.

Which shows why you just wrote a shitload of bullshit.

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.