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    Best method to check RAM speed stability?

    I noticed the new mutithreaded mode. What advantage does ithave? Does it run faster or find more errors?
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    Help....new motherboard required

    Sorry dude, but I agree, the H61 is the lowest rung on the Sandy Bridge gen chipsets. Get yourself an 1155 Z77 or Z68 mobo and sell the H61. Those mobos will give you what you want.
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    E3300/4GB RAM for HTPC?

    If you have an adequate videocard, the E3300 should be ok. I have an E3400 in my WHS box and it's a champ. If you are going to buy, I would recommend an Ivy Bridge or Haswell i3 with HD 4xxx graphics. That way you can get a quiet, low power machine that can handle any playback, whether it be...
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    Best method to check RAM speed stability?

    +1 for MemTest86+ I also use IntelBurnTest with the max setting after I get a couple passes with MemTest86+
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    Is it worth to move into Apple Ecosystem?

    As a PC guy who cut his teeth on a Radio Shack Tandy, I will always be a PC guy. The Mac OS is limiting and fussy to me. However, on mobile devices, iOS and Apple hardware integration and experience is superior to Android and Windows. My only beef with iOS is I wish it went to the next level of...
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    So I just installed OS X Yosemite (10.10)..

    Even better to know. I'll stop messing with it then. Thanks for the tip.
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    So I just installed OS X Yosemite (10.10)..

    I upgraded a Mavericks installation in VMware Workstation. You are right though, the video is slow and not so good like in Mavericks.
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    Memory bandwith and guest performance in VMware

    My Z68 mobo supports memory OC, so the RAM is 1866 and running at those speeds. Memtest86+ and CPU-Z both confirm, so I am set there :) I'd need to get a new board for the 2500K if I were to boost the RAM speed there. But then again, I'm not fast switching those VMs, and once they're up, the...
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    Memory bandwith and guest performance in VMware

    I thought VT-d was needed for ESXi. Hmm. Well my "lab" use case is just an ASUS z68 with an i3-3245 with 16GB of RAM (1866) and a 1TB HDD. This has 6 VMs that don't necessarily need to be all on at the same time. My server is an H61 board with a 2500K, 16GB RAM (1333) and 1TB HDD. All are...
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    Memory bandwith and guest performance in VMware

    Thanks. I have looked at ESXi, but my CPUs don't have VT-d. I'm watching the used market for non-K 1155 cpus with VT-d. The next concern with ESXi is how to backup the bare metal. I use WHS to back up my machines, which means the entire host gets backed up. I've pulled VM backups from WHS on...
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    Memory bandwith and guest performance in VMware

    One use case is development testing-- alt+tabbing between multiple running instances. The other is a server use case where Workstation is configured to run like the old VMware Server (where they autostart) with multiple VMs serving different purposes needing 24/7 availability.
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    Memory bandwith and guest performance in VMware

    In my research, most of the talk is about 2 sticks vs 4 sticks, more ram over less. Of course more is better, and faster is better, but how much. The question comes in is it worth boosting the memory subsystem since multiple VMs vying for resources can impact performance. I say yes, if it's cost...
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    Memory bandwith and guest performance in VMware

    Thanks. My situation is multiple VMs running concurrently in VMware workstation. I've added more RAM AND upgraded to 1866 while I was at it for nominal cost. Subjectively I can "feel" things are a bit more fluid when I keep the original workload that was running on 8GB of 1333. I know disk I/O...
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    How Painful is G.Skill's RMA process?

    Same here. G.Skill's pretty good. FWIW, Crucial's is pretty good too, but I've RMA'd too many Ballistix over the years...
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    Memory bandwith and guest performance in VMware

    Does anyone have info on memory bandwidth and guest OS performance in VMware? For example, would 16GB of DDR3 1866 have better performance than the same amount at 1333? I know in theory yes, but I am interested in practical experience or evidence.
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