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    Games on a Mac.

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by cycloneguy2618, Aug 12, 2006.

  1. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    With any luck, the Santa Rosa refresh for the Macbook will include Intel's new integrated GPU, the X3000. While it's still not what you could call a gaming GPU, hardware T&L will at least make gaming feasable.

    It still won't run Oblivion at max, but then again nothing can... ;)
     
    TedJ, May 2, 2007
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  2. mtor

    mtor Notebook Deity

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    I hope so .
     
    mtor, May 2, 2007
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  3. 2n2is5

    2n2is5 Notebook Consultant

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    Can I play these games on my MBP?

    Oblivion (low), BF2/1942 (med/high), Rome: Total War (med/high), HL2 (maxed out), Halo (maxed out), Prey (med), Crysis (low).

    The things in perenthesis are the settings I'd like to play them on. If I can't play them on the setting stated, let me know how it would look at the best playable settings.

    EDIT: To clarify X1600 128mb, 2gb ram
     
    2n2is5, May 6, 2007
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  4. Homer_Jay_Thompson

    Homer_Jay_Thompson blathering blatherskite

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    If oblivion will run on a Dell Latitude D820, your MBP should not have any problems.
     
    Homer_Jay_Thompson, May 6, 2007
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  5. Mark

    Mark Desktop Debugger

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    Tell me the specs on your MBP and I could better help you out! ;)
     
    Mark, May 6, 2007
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  6. Paul

    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    It's got at least a Core 2 Duo, x1600, and 1GB of memory. Therefore, you will be fine on low settings, but you'll probably be able to push either a higher res or higher settings.
     
    Paul, May 6, 2007
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  7. hollownail

    hollownail Individual 11

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    Yeah, I haven't played a lot of those, but it can run Oblivion in med-low settings. And thats on my underclocked x1600. Crysis I'm not so sure. From what I've seen, it will take a power house video card to run even at fairly low settings. But thats not from personal experience.
     
    hollownail, May 7, 2007
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  8. cashmonee

    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    You should probably be fine on most all of those games.
     
    cashmonee, May 7, 2007
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  9. Mark

    Mark Desktop Debugger

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    I'd say you should be able to get pretty close to the setting you want to run on all the games. As always, keeping AA, AF and resolutions down on laptops are easy ways to be able to crank up settings.
     
    Mark, May 11, 2007
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  10. buddy1065

    buddy1065 Notebook Evangelist

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    I think I've been playing Oblivion at 1280x768 but it defaults at 1024x768 with settings set to high. Full screen stretches the image at 1024x768 so better to play it in a window.
    Here are some screenies
    http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o41/AshleyT99/Goldie2-1.jpg
    http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o41/AshleyT99/Goldiesgroup.jpg
    http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o41/AshleyT99/Serenasgroup.jpg
    http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o41/AshleyT99/Armor4.jpg
    http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o41/AshleyT99/MINITAUR.jpg
     
    buddy1065, May 18, 2007
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  11. hollownail

    hollownail Individual 11

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    Hey buddy, what mods are you using for Oblivion?

    I wish I could play Oblivion at max settings... One of these days :-D
     
    hollownail, May 18, 2007
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  12. buddy1065

    buddy1065 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hair by Soya EV (English version)
    Frostcraig Spire by Bethesda is used as home.
    Companion Neshka, who's face I changed in Construction Set
    Companion Rhianna, face also changed in CS.
    Facial textures by Enayla
    IFT mproved Facial Textures
    Blackluster Armor
    Also used Bab's body but changed to Exnem's.
    ...to name a few. What are your mods?
     
    buddy1065, May 21, 2007
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  13. mtor

    mtor Notebook Deity

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    You should be able to play it with no problem
     
    mtor, May 22, 2007
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