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    13" MBP... can you play css at max settings smoothly?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by aye5882, Jun 18, 2009.

  1. aye5882

    aye5882 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey all. i'm really loving the new 13" MBP especially the size and battery life. however, i'm also a pretty hardcore css gamer and the only thing holding me back from buying it is the possibility that it might not work perfectly on the 13". I would also love to save money from purchasing the 15" mbp w/ the dedicated gpu.

    so any of you out there try counter-strike source on your new 13" mbp at full settings? what's the fps?

    thanks!
     
    aye5882, Jun 18, 2009
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  2. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    go to youtube and search css on macbook ;)
     
    Xirurg, Jun 18, 2009
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    Lethal Lottery Notebook Betrayer

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    i cant not even max css with 16x qsaa on my macbook pro. if you drop the aa down lower you should be fine with any of the o series cards however.
     
    Lethal Lottery, Jun 18, 2009
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  4. aye5882

    aye5882 Notebook Enthusiast

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    o series? are you referring to the integrated or discrete?
     
    aye5882, Jun 18, 2009
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    This is from a macrumors thread: here

    I assume if he can get 53 on lost coast's stress test, css shouldn't be difficult to max out.

    And another poster:
    I max css out at 1920x1200, but that's using the 9600m. No way for me to check the 9400m personally.
     
    NgCir, Jun 18, 2009
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    What resolution, setting are you planning to "max out"? If you're a really hardcore CSS player, then Macbook's IGP won't do well. E.g. playing at 1920x1200 with 4x/8x AA and everything maxed out with 60FPS+ probably won't be possible on Macbook. The source engine can produce stunning quality which can bring down even the most power computer and GPU while still giving a chance for those old/crappy computer a chance to play at descent frame rates.
     
    jackluo923, Jun 18, 2009
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  7. aye5882

    aye5882 Notebook Enthusiast

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    well, maxed out meaning running css with the native resolution of the uMB and all the settings set on high. i don't think the MB can even run a 1920x1200 resolution, can it?
     
    aye5882, Jun 18, 2009
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    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    It can, just not at native resolution. Even my netbook can run at 1920x1200 resolution.

    uMB will probably be able to handle almost everything on high @ native resolution without the AA stuff.
     
    jackluo923, Jun 18, 2009
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    sathyaterry Notebook Evangelist

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    Will i be able to play css on the 1700$ MBP 15inch at max settings?
     
    sathyaterry, Jun 18, 2009
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  10. crazycanuk

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    max settings across the board ... not likely
     
    crazycanuk, Jun 18, 2009
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  11. Xhibit

    Xhibit Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah but max settings like 16xaa is ridiculous and unnecessary. CSS came out what? 5 years ago? You might not be able to play it maxed but almost any computer with a decent gpu can play it on high 30fps+
     
    Xhibit, Jun 19, 2009
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    JWest Master of Notebookery

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    No AA and no AF, most likely. Maybe not max resolution either, but I'm not sure.
     
    JWest, Jun 19, 2009
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