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    mbp question.

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by matt-, Aug 18, 2009.

  1. matt-

    matt- Notebook Enthusiast

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    i'm pretty close to buying the 17" mbp, but i was hoping to clear somethings up beforehand.

    now, i know nothing about computers, so don't ask me stuff that i wouldn't know. :p

    how would the mpb cope with running counterstrike source, for say a couple of hours everynight.? i play on low settings and @ 1024x768 res. - read a little bit about bootcamping but that means nothing to me.
    and about heating, i have read that the mbp overheats/gets hot quite easliy, so would it be worth getting a stand/cooling to help?

    sorry that the questions are kind of dumb.

    thanks, matt.
     
    matt-, Aug 18, 2009
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  2. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    Your new MBP 17" will eat CounterStrike Source. You can even play it on high settings on 1920x1200.

    Don't worry about overheating, the fans will kick in, and also remember - when the computer is hot, the components inside are actually cool. It's aluminum.
     
    cdnalsi, Aug 18, 2009
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  3. sathyaterry

    sathyaterry Notebook Evangelist

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    w00t i second cdnalsi .
     
    sathyaterry, Aug 18, 2009
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  4. MrX8503

    MrX8503 Notebook Evangelist

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    Counterstrike source is an old game so most graphics cards can handle that game.

    Bootcamp is something that Apple came up with so you can install and run windows on their Mac machines. But the drawback behind this is that it won't run as smoothly or as fast as a real windows machine.

    Macbooks generally do get hotter than other laptops from my experience. I think this stems from the laptops being so thin. If you get a macbook, I recommend you use istat or some kind of temp monitoring software.
     
    MrX8503, Aug 18, 2009
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  5. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    that is very misleading. Bootcamp is a tool used to install, it is not used to actually run Windows. When you use Bootcamp to install Windows, its a normal native Windows boot just like any WinPC... it will run just as fast or smoothly as a "real windows machine" because it is a real windows machine when booted in Windows.

    if you really wanna play Counter Strike source without having to run Windows at all, with a minor performance penalty (usually unnoticeable on older games), look into getting Crossover Games, CS:Source supposedly runs fine with it.
     
    doh123, Aug 18, 2009
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  6. matt-

    matt- Notebook Enthusiast

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    thank you all for your advice and knowledge.

    looks like i'm going for it. :D
     
    matt-, Aug 19, 2009
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  7. sathyaterry

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    It would run like a native windows machine, but will certainly have plenty of hiccups though. Like the backlight or the apple logo problem.
     
    sathyaterry, Aug 19, 2009
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