VMware Fusion, correct setup?

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  1. yusukeaoki, Aug 19, 2012

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    Hi guys.

    So I forgot to install Bootcamp on my Optibay before I removed my ODD and
    dont want to go through the hassle to put it back together.

    Now, I got VMware Fusion and loving it so far.

    However, I got Total War Shogun 2 from my friend and holy crap it lags.
    Considering it running on virtual machine, I set the settings to medium on the game.
    Vmware is set to 2 cores, 4088MB of RAM, yet it still lags.

    Here is the question. Why does it lag? And what is the best setting to run it?

    The RECOMMENDED requirements, not minimum, for the game is:
    C2D E7500 2.93GHz vs (Mine is running virtually, 2 Core i7-2720QM 2.2GHz)
    Radeon HD 6570 1GB vs (Radeon 6750M 1GB)
    4GB vs (Set to 4GB)

    Do I need to set up for more RAM?
    Im pretty sure the CPU is fine.
    But do I need more RAM and/or is it the GPU not able to handle 2 OS running at the same time?

    On Win7, Im running Norton and Daemon tool.
    Mac OS X, running Littlesnitch, iStat, Geektool, and jumpcut.

    Thanks in advance.
     
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  2. Nermal, Aug 19, 2012

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    Virtual machines have a huge overhead when it comes to the video card so you really need to use Boot Camp for gaming. Fusion can use a Boot Camp partition but I'm not sure whether it's possible to go in the other direction (use a VMware image for Boot Camp).
     
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  3. yusukeaoki, Aug 19, 2012

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    Ah it is the GPU...
    I would go Bootcamp but my SSD is 128GB and I only have 70GB left on it so no bootcamp for me :(
     
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  4. proximo, Aug 20, 2012

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    Try setting the VM to use a single core. In my experience, VMs always run slower if set to use more than one core. The reason is that the VM can only be dispatched if the number of cores configured are free. It's much more common that one core is free than two (or three, etc).

     
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  5. yusukeaoki, Aug 21, 2012

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    Ok, thank you, I'll try it out.
     
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  6. nitromac, Aug 21, 2012

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    Are you sure you have the 3D acceleration option enabled? I can run League of Legends at 1680x1050 on medium-high settings at a constant 60fps. Through VMWare.
     
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  7. yusukeaoki, Aug 21, 2012

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    Is that setting on the VMware?
    Also what is your settings? ex) CPU core, RAM set up, etc?
     
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  8. nitromac, Aug 21, 2012

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    Yeah, I don't have it installed right now as I just installed an SSD, but it's in the settings for each VM. Just look around and you'll find it.

    As for my settings, I dedicated two cores and 4GB of RAM to my Win7 64-bit VM. I don't think I fooled around with any other settings apart from enabling 3D.
     
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  9. yusukeaoki, Aug 21, 2012

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    I just looked around really quick but I couldnt find it.
    Maybe I missed but I have to go to work so I will get back with you asap.
    Thank you.
     
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  10. fingerman, Aug 21, 2012

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    Command E or Menu / Virtual Machine / Settings

    In there select Processors & Memory and change your settings.

    The Virtual Machine cannot be running while you make the changes ;)
     
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  11. yusukeaoki, Aug 21, 2012

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    No, we were talking about enabling 3D acceleration.
    My CPU and RAM settings are exactly the same as his.
    I just cant find the 3D setting on my VMware.
     
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  12. fingerman, Aug 21, 2012

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    Ah, sorry - next to Processor & Memory click on Display and make sure Accelerate 3D Graphics is on
     
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  13. yusukeaoki, Aug 21, 2012

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    I checked and it was already turned on :/
     
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  14. yusukeaoki, Aug 24, 2012

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    The 3D acc was on and it still didnt work... I guess its the graphics problem.
     
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  15. yusukeaoki, Oct 13, 2012

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    UPDATE:

    As many of you know the release of Fusion 5, I updated and all my apps works like a charm!
    The graphic has gone far better compared to the 4th gen.
     
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