I've been using dual-boot for my Windows and Linux installations for some few years. But now I'm thinking on changing the scheme: install Linux openSUSE 13.1 as single base OS (i.e., host) and Windows 8.1 Pro as virtualized OS by using VirtualBox. Both 64 bit OS.
It wouldn't be the first time I use a virtualized OS, but I only installed other Linux distros as guests for some network tests. It would be the first time I install a recent Windows as guest, but I'd like to use it as replacement of dual-booting.
So I'm strongly wondering, how would Dolphin emulator and/or PC-native games do on a virtualized Windows in comparison with the dual-boot case? Given I installed original drivers, directx runtimes, Visual Studio stack, and left enough RAM for the virtual machine. Would 2 Gb RAM be enough for the virtual machine, or should it be 3 Gb? Also, if you know about it and could advise me about how would other heavy emulators such as PCSX2 perform, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
It wouldn't be the first time I use a virtualized OS, but I only installed other Linux distros as guests for some network tests. It would be the first time I install a recent Windows as guest, but I'd like to use it as replacement of dual-booting.
So I'm strongly wondering, how would Dolphin emulator and/or PC-native games do on a virtualized Windows in comparison with the dual-boot case? Given I installed original drivers, directx runtimes, Visual Studio stack, and left enough RAM for the virtual machine. Would 2 Gb RAM be enough for the virtual machine, or should it be 3 Gb? Also, if you know about it and could advise me about how would other heavy emulators such as PCSX2 perform, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.