VT-d support (not just VT-x or NPT)

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VT-d support (not just VT-x or NPT)

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I'm thinking of building a machine based around a Intel Core-i5 750 CPU as the Core-i7 still seems a bit pricey.

One thing that is missing from the Core-i5 is VT-d support, which apparently is some kind of I/O emulation acceleration (I assume it stands for VirTual-Disk). Does VirtualBox support this now/soon?

The i5 seems to support Nested Paging - can anyone confirm NPT as Intel is a bit wooly - their website is as bad as Sun/Oracle's :mrgreen:

The i5 has VT-x support for certain, so if VB doesn't support VT-d and the i5 does in fact support NPT, its a bit of a waste of money going for the i7 (who wants HyperThreading?!)
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Re: VT-d support (not just VT-x or NPT)

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can we "bump" this thread, anyone from sun wish to chime in?
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