Need advice on Ubuntu build with Virtualbox Windows 7
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I'm going to build a new box that will boot in Ubuntu. But there are a few applications that I will still need to run in Windows, so I will run a virtualbox guest Windows 7 on the system to handle those.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: In the next 2 months
BUDGET RANGE: $1500-$2000
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Ubuntu 64 bit OS, Virtualbox running Windows 7 64 bit, Statistical analysis of large datasets (stata MP), Web surfing, E-mail, etc.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel CPU, NVidia Graphics card
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1280x1024
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Particularly concerned about virtualization working correctly with Linux host and Windows 7 guest system using Virtualbox
I have created specs for 2 systems with almost identical pricing and am curious on thoughts to go one way or another, and also any recommendations for substitutions.
System 1 (P55)
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Asus® P7P55D-E
Intel® Core™ i7-860
NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTS 250 512MB GDDR3 w/ PhysX
8GB Kingston HyperX Dual-Channel DDR3-1333MHz Low Latency
1.0TB Western Digital Caviar Black SATA 7200rpm 32MB Cache
System 2 (X58)
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Gigabyte® X58 (GA-X58A-UD3R)
Intel® Core® i7-930
NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTS 250 512MB GDDR3 w/ PhysX
6GB Kingston HyperX Triple-Channel DDR3-1600MHz Low Latency
1.0TB Western Digital Caviar Black SATA 7200rpm 32MB Cache
Would you with System 1 or System 2 for the purposes I am planning? Any compatibility issues you can think of with Ubuntu host and Windows 7 64-bit Guest running under Virtualbox?
I appreciate your thoughts!
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: In the next 2 months
BUDGET RANGE: $1500-$2000
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Ubuntu 64 bit OS, Virtualbox running Windows 7 64 bit, Statistical analysis of large datasets (stata MP), Web surfing, E-mail, etc.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel CPU, NVidia Graphics card
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1280x1024
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Particularly concerned about virtualization working correctly with Linux host and Windows 7 guest system using Virtualbox
I have created specs for 2 systems with almost identical pricing and am curious on thoughts to go one way or another, and also any recommendations for substitutions.
System 1 (P55)
-------------------
Asus® P7P55D-E
Intel® Core™ i7-860
NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTS 250 512MB GDDR3 w/ PhysX
8GB Kingston HyperX Dual-Channel DDR3-1333MHz Low Latency
1.0TB Western Digital Caviar Black SATA 7200rpm 32MB Cache
System 2 (X58)
-------------------
Gigabyte® X58 (GA-X58A-UD3R)
Intel® Core® i7-930
NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTS 250 512MB GDDR3 w/ PhysX
6GB Kingston HyperX Triple-Channel DDR3-1600MHz Low Latency
1.0TB Western Digital Caviar Black SATA 7200rpm 32MB Cache
Would you with System 1 or System 2 for the purposes I am planning? Any compatibility issues you can think of with Ubuntu host and Windows 7 64-bit Guest running under Virtualbox?
I appreciate your thoughts!
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I run Windows 7 64 bit VirtualBox with Ubuntu 64bit on an AMD phenom 965 so I can't really comment on the setups you have above.
However I have found that VirtualBox doesn't appear to like overclocking. At stock speed Windows 7 runs fine and does everything that I ask, but any overclocking and VirtualBox can hang up. So I run at stock speed, which isn't a problem for me.
I do like to have lots of ram up my sleeve so I have 8gb. I have had Windows XP running with 1gb and Windows 7 with 2gb at the same time without problems. The software packages I was using (AmiBroker & TradeSim) only seem to use 1 core at a time. These packages can be very CPU intensive, but I can set an "optimise" running for several hours and still use Ubuntu without any noticeable slowdown in performance.
I am very happy with the setup that I have, although a couple of more cores on the processor would be interesting!
stevo
However I have found that VirtualBox doesn't appear to like overclocking. At stock speed Windows 7 runs fine and does everything that I ask, but any overclocking and VirtualBox can hang up. So I run at stock speed, which isn't a problem for me.
I do like to have lots of ram up my sleeve so I have 8gb. I have had Windows XP running with 1gb and Windows 7 with 2gb at the same time without problems. The software packages I was using (AmiBroker & TradeSim) only seem to use 1 core at a time. These packages can be very CPU intensive, but I can set an "optimise" running for several hours and still use Ubuntu without any noticeable slowdown in performance.
I am very happy with the setup that I have, although a couple of more cores on the processor would be interesting!
stevo
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