Can Windows "see" a MacPro's 8 cores?

[david_p]

looking at my options here coming from a macpro 8 core (with hyperthreading). if i was to boot to Windows from bootcamp does Windows software see and use all of my cores like a mac? if so, what about seeing and using the hyperthreading on my 8 core macpro. (Nehalem 2.93ghz)

is Windows 7 even capable of seeing 8 cores at all even on a PC?

also, on a MacPro 8 core...if i used a GPU not supported by Mac OSX but was supported by Windows in the PC world...would that (windows supported) GPU work if i was running Windows in boot camp from my MacPro?

thanks!
david

 

[Chris Adler]

My Windows 7 works fabulous with my i7 at work and uses all 8 cores.

 

[Phil1076]

looking at my options here coming from a macpro 8 core (with hyperthreading). if i was to boot to Windows from bootcamp does Windows software see and use all of my cores like a mac? if so, what about seeing and using the hyperthreading on my 8 core macpro. (Nehalem 2.93ghz)

is Windows 7 even capable of seeing 8 cores at all even on a PC?

also, on a MacPro 8 core...if i used a GPU not supported by Mac OSX but was supported by Windows in the PC world...would that (windows supported) GPU work if i was running Windows in boot camp from my MacPro?

thanks!
david

"Yes" to all your questions.

 

[Exact]

l...also, on a MacPro 8 core...if i used a GPU not supported by Mac OSX but was supported by Windows in the PC world...would that (windows supported) GPU work if i was running Windows in boot camp from my MacPro?

thanks!
david

Something I've been wondering too. Nothing to do with wanted to buy a CUDA card and run windows perhaps?

What about the MacPro BIOS booting with an unsupported video card? Does it work?

 

[david_p]

thanks to everyone for this information. very helpful.

david