SnowDrifter Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 (edited) I am running win7 with win8 in a VM using VMware Workstation. I expected it to be a bit sluggish just because of the nature of such methods, but overall performance is very disappointing. Think skipping frames when switching between windows or waiting a few seconds for a window to close. I have 4 cores devoted to it (Intel QX9300@ 3ghz) 5 gigs of ram (out of a total of and 60gb of hard drive space. Any ideas on ways to up the performance besides new hardware? Edited July 25, 2012 by SnowDrifter Quote ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 = eight) lol Quote ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega5002 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 You could make it looks like windows classic to see if that helps, think my dad told me the videocard doesn't work well in a virtual machine, I know he runs 2 to keep himself organized. Quote 2003 Kia Sorento Team Subsonic LowsTeam Bassin' on a Budget2016 Rebuild Under Construction Best score: 150.2 at 40hz (3k, 2 Custom HDC3 15's) Usaci style(door open, in the kick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 how many cores does your laptop have to start with? You may be overcommiited? Do you have vmware tools installed and hardware acceleration enabled. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja_v1.0 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 are you using vmware workstation 8 with the latest update ( 8.0.4 ? ) Quote When your at the top everyone is coming for you, friends, family, haters and even those who don't know you.. my advice.. KILL EM ALL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 btw the new vmware workstation is pretty fucking nice. Wasnt expecting tnat at all. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaker Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Dont forget to enable CPU Virtualization in the bios. Also as someone mentioned, Windows 8 is heavily reliant on GPU. Most VM's dont hardware accelerate video unless you tell it to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterJohnson Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 If those are cool ^ get an SSD to run it Quote Scion tC SQ BuildiPad mini, lots of fabrication, daily drivenFord Explorer C Pillar Wall Build Just a cheap car to destroy with bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 he said without new hardware. I dont think the speed of the drive is the issue. Its more of a config issue. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaker Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Why not just Dual boot? Unless you're dev'ing apps for Win8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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