I've been running Virtual PC 2K7 on my E6850 with 8GB of RAM (full specs in sig, using Vista 64 as the host). I'm virtualizing for testing, eval., hobbying, etc. Performance has been...okay, no real complaints. However, I've heard that VMWare is much, much better from a performance perspective...so I've downloaded the eval and, yes, I see a lot to like (including better support for Linux).
My question is whether or not it would be worth the costs (considering performance) to :
1. Buy VMWare Workstation 6 for $190US (as opposed to use Virtual PC (which is free)
2. Buy a Q9450 and a new mobo* (approx. $600US)
Should I stick with the E6850 and Virtual PC or spring for the Q9450 and get VMWare 6? Would all around performance and virtualization be much much better with the ~$800 investment or is it a waste?
If this seems like a good idea any mobo suggestions (I don't want to spend more than $350 for a mobo).
My question is whether or not it would be worth the costs (considering performance) to :
1. Buy VMWare Workstation 6 for $190US (as opposed to use Virtual PC (which is free)
2. Buy a Q9450 and a new mobo* (approx. $600US)
Should I stick with the E6850 and Virtual PC or spring for the Q9450 and get VMWare 6? Would all around performance and virtualization be much much better with the ~$800 investment or is it a waste?
If this seems like a good idea any mobo suggestions (I don't want to spend more than $350 for a mobo).