Phenom X3 - Does Mac OS X leopard support 3 cores
So, After many problems with my current PC, I will buy a new one. But I have a doubt about the CPU I should use. Since Mac uses Intel processors, and they only produces 2 or 4 cores processors, Will my Mac OS X leopard support the 3 cores?…
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- @rafix Published 2009-02-06
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So, After many problems with my current PC, I will buy a new one. But I have a doubt about the CPU I should use. Since Mac uses Intel processors, and they only produces 2 or 4 cores processors, Will my Mac OS X leopard support the 3 cores? And the rest of the new configuration will be ok?
Asus M3A78-EM
Kingston ddr2 800 1x1 Gb (will work the dual channel?)
HD sata II 250Gb Sansung
I intended to use iDeneb 10.5.5 v1,3, or some of the other ones I got: iAtkos v4a, Kalyway 10.5.2, leo4allv5 or Zephyroth's Rev2, which of them will work best? Since I have 8 DVDs here (including tigers) At first I don't want to download anything else, unless it's the best alternative.
Thanks for all.
Best regards,
Rafael.
(PS. Sorry for my English, not my first language)
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Thanks for the tip, but pay for Intel stuffs right now is out of questions. This iPC have the full language package that I need (Brazilian Portuguese). But my main concern is about the triple-core, do I will have problems with the third core?
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PROTIP: Stay away from AMD and use iPC, it's the most updated right now.
Probably not, but it's hard to tell, you may need to use the cpus=1 flag at boot in order to get the system to boot, which would essentially defeat the purpose of your odd-numbered core processor.
At best, all I can say is try and see what happens.
does mac os x leopard support 3 cores?
yes it does
By chokoboster at 2009-04-17
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| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
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| @rafix | Primary Author | 2 | 2009-02-06 |
| @cmdshft | Contributor | 2 | 2009-02-06 |
| @chokoboster | Contributor | 1 | 2009-05-08 |