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    Games????

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Bail Kinsail, Mar 28, 2007.

  1. Bail Kinsail

    Bail Kinsail Notebook Enthusiast

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    Im buying a macbook this weekend and was wondering if i got the 2.0 ghz and 2gb of RAM on the white macbook would it play ELDER SCROLLS 3: MORROWIND acceptably? that is really the only game i would want to play. thanks for all your help it is very appreciated! :p
     
    Bail Kinsail, Mar 28, 2007
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  2. Jaymz

    Jaymz Notebook Evangelist

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    If it is a macbook PRO.. yes it would ! ;)
    unfortunately, the old macbook doesn't have a dedicated video card ATI or Nvidia.. only the pathetic 64Mb Intel card ! :mad:
     
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  3. Bail Kinsail

    Bail Kinsail Notebook Enthusiast

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    would it play it because the minimum requirements are a 64mb video card. if i had a 2.0 processor and 2gbs of RAM would it play?
     
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  4. Paul

    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    I don't know how taxing the game is, but the GMA950 in the Macbook is not a great graphics solution. It's not even a good one, or even a decent one when it comes to games. If the game is old enough, you may be able to play it with low-medium settings, but if it's newer than about 3-4 years old, I wouldn't count on it.
     
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  5. Paul

    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    A 64MB dedicated card would be fine. But the GMA950 has shared memory, and no dedicated hardware features. It won't handle many games well.
     
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  6. Bail Kinsail

    Bail Kinsail Notebook Enthusiast

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    would bootcamp work just as good on a macbook?
     
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    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    Bootcamp is made for Mac, so it will run on any Mac, including the Macbook.
     
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  8. Jaymz

    Jaymz Notebook Evangelist

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    You could have 4.0Ghz and 4Gb.. GMA still sux big time ! If you wanna buy that macbook so bad.. just buy it man ! don't think about gaming with it thou ! if you want gaming, buy a Pro or lose Apple for a real Asus or Dell gaming notebook ! ;)
     
    Jaymz, Mar 29, 2007
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  9. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    This is one of the reasons I'm looking forward to Intel's Santa Rosa release... the integrated GPU will (finally) support hardware T&L, which will be a real shot in the arm for low end gaming.
     
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    Saud Notebook Consultant

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    and when will the "Santa Rosa" be available?
     
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    IIRC, Morrowmind is not very demanding. Since the Macbook can play HL2 pretty well, I'd say that most probably Morrowmind will run fine as well. I do have Morrowmind here - I just don't have the HD space to install it.
     
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    Apple will probably implement it sometime this summer, hopefully with the release of Leopard, but nobody knows.
     
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  13. Bail Kinsail

    Bail Kinsail Notebook Enthusiast

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    and about the white have they fixed the discoloratiom problem?
     
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    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    fabarati, Mar 29, 2007
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