Is mbq fit enough to play games?

is it fit enough to play:
quake
crysis
and other new games
128MB graphics card

 

The 128mb graphics is kinda slow, but the 256 plays those games quite nicely.

I know it's a big money gap, but if you really wanna get the MBP, save a little more and get the good one

 

I used to say that the difference between 128 and 256 was not enough to warrant the cost, but I think since the games are getting so complex that the extra memory really helps. Not sure if it is worth $500, that's up to you.

 

If you really wanna play crysis for real build a sli or crossfire PC

 

Yeah...thekaz has a point. If you really want really good graphics playing the latest games, unless you move into the high-end 17-inch notebook market or get a desktop, it'll be hard on a notebook. The 128 MB GeForce 8600M GT is not bad, but of course, the extra VRAM will help. I just don't think its worth $500...

 

You may even consider saving money by getting a macbook instead of macbook pro, and spend that extra money on a Windows based gaming rig.

 

Even the 256 MB 8600 GT is going to be limited for titles such as Crysis due to that graphics card's 128-bit memory bus. Crysis is indeed playable on the 256 MB card but is limited to 1024x768 at medium details if you want gameplay that's even close to smooth.

Reminds me of the days when I was playing Far Cry on my old desktop system with a Radeon 9800 Pro.

If you're not going to be gaming too much, the MBP should be fine. But if you intend to spend more time doing that, do as the others have suggested and purchase a standard Macbook and use the money saved towards a nice desktop system.

 

I game on my 128mb MBP, and I have no problems with it. Crysis runs fine, with some settings tweaks, but its running at 1280 perfectly fine. COD4 runs great at native res and 2xaa. So i'm happy with it.

 

I second this. To get a laptop that plays crysis well, you can buy a desktop that will make any laptop cry AND a laptop for portable work.

 

For many of us, fine only constitutes 45 + FPS. Good is 60+ FPS. I don't think there is any setting out there that will allow an 8600 GT to do that with Crysis.

 

I guess its all personal preference. Considering that I can play crysis, without any lag, im happy with that. The game runs perfectly fine imo.

And I know more fps is always better, and I can notice the difference, but you realize that films and tv are at 24 and 29 fps >_>

 

Please don't let this topic degenerate into another "What FPS difference the eye can notice" debate.

 

Yea im just saying that panda says that 45+ fps is what he considers "playable" but for actual playability - as in does the game run, can you play it, look decent , etc the mbp CAN do this, and it does it fine right now and will probably keep going for a while.

 

Yeah I was quite surprised to be able to play the newer games like Crysis, NFS Pro Street, Bioshock and Call of Duty 4 quite reasonably. And by that I mean tv FPS (29) and more.

In my book, that's more than decent to play.

 

I play all of the new games on my MBP (see sig). It is definately capable of dealing with modern game engines at lower than native resolutions and medium-high settings.

I just finished playing the Crysis demo at 1200x800 and all medium settings. It is definately playable, although I might go down another rung to get away from the FPS I was getting and move up a bit. (I was getting about 18-25FPS, would prefer 25-30FPS).

Otherwise, Bioshock played very nicely, so does Supreme Commander.

 

Agree.

Even the mighty nVidia 8800gtx has problems playing Crysis. It gets slaughtered playing it at 1600x1200. You probably won't even get 30fps with that card (at high settings)... and the MBP card is MUCH weaker, though still decent for pretty much any other game. And playing at 1440x900 should help a bit. But yeah, you still won't be able to unleash something like Crysis at native res with everything turned on. And I think that goes for ANY laptop out there right now.

Even with the older x1600 128mb card i have in my mac, I can play most games well, even Oblivion. But honestly mate... go get yourself MB or another cheap laptop and a gaming rig for gaming. You can build a VERY NICE gaming rig for about 1000-1500... course, I'd wait till the new AMD and Intel chips come out in a few months...