render times windows 7 64 vs mac os x 10.6.8?

[coremelt]

Hi, is it to be expected that theres any significant render time difference on windows 7 vs mac os x?  I have a hackintosh system and my render times are currently twice as fast under windows 7.  I know partly thats an issue from the current osx86 install, I need to tweak the DSDT file but I'm curious if theres any known difference?

Should it be exactly the same on both OS if I have the machine setup correctly?

[jo]

Hi,

My experience is that render times are pretty close across platforms. What version of TG2 are you using?

Regards,

Jo

[coremelt]

i'm using version 2.3.21.1.  Ok good to know they should be the same speed.  It's a hackintosh issue, I have an i7 980 3.33Ghz 6 core / 12 thread CPU.  Under Windows 7 Terragen reports 12 cores on startup, but under Mac OS X it only reports 8 Cores.

However wasn't sure if the thread count reported was really what the OS was using.

There will be a solution, I just need to find the correct DSDT file to enable the cores properly.

[TheBadger]

coremelt

Can you share any info on over clocking mac pros?

[coremelt]

It's not a mac pro, it's a hackintosh system, start reading here: http://tonymacx86.com/

If you have a Intel CPU and Intel Chipset you can install Mac OS X on almost any PC, and using a normal retail snow leopard DVD as well, I installed it on an Asus P6T Deluxe V2 motherboard with an Intel Core i7 6 core 3.33Ghz CPU in it, and it's not overclocked, that's the CPU freq as sold.

You just need to download iBoot, burn it to a CD and start the install process using a retail snow leopard DVD, then use Multibeast to install the extra drivers etc that you need depending on your motherboard.

[Matt]

Terragen 2.3 does have some threading issues which we have fixed for v2.4. Those issues may be more pronounced on Mac OS X.

Matt