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    Macbook Pro gaming questions(Santa Rosa)

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by zeppelin68, Jun 17, 2007.

  1. zeppelin68

    zeppelin68 Notebook Guru

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    I am considering buying a new 2.4ghz Macbook Pro, and will be using it for alot of gaming. How will the macbook pro run these games?

    -Oblivion, F.E.A.R., CS Source, HL2, Test Drive Unlimited, GTR2, FSX, and Crysis, BF2
     
    zeppelin68, Jun 17, 2007
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  2. GlueEater

    GlueEater Notebook Evangelist

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    Should run them all fine, with Crysis running at anywhere from medium to high.
     
    GlueEater, Jun 17, 2007
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    imhungry29 Notebook Evangelist

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    dude i hate to break it to you but...im pretty sure that none of those games are support on teh mac. the only games that i have seen that run on both pc and mac are civ III and WoW. but that is just off the top of my head.
     
    imhungry29, Jun 17, 2007
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    GlueEater Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh, that's right. It may not be, I was assuming you'd dual boot. Crysis might be supported on osx I think.
     
    GlueEater, Jun 17, 2007
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    imhungry29 Notebook Evangelist

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    like what an emulated version of windows. i dont think u can do that.
     
    imhungry29, Jun 17, 2007
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    cycloneguy2618 Notebook Deity

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    No. Boot Camp is not an emulated form of Windows. It's the actual thing, so you can run all of those games fine, as long as you have a spare copy of Windows lying around. It looks like within the upcoming months, most new games will be supported on OS X. Especially ones from EA, but more publishers will follow.
     
    cycloneguy2618, Jun 17, 2007
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    link1313 Notebook Virtuoso

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    You can run them if you use BootCamp. You'd have to buy the windows operating system though.
     
    link1313, Jun 17, 2007
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    ok i stand corrected. maybe ill buy a macbook pro....LOL if they made a PC with those exact specs as the macbook pro i would buy it.
     
    imhungry29, Jun 17, 2007
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    xindan80 Notebook Enthusiast

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    they do, the asus sells the g1s (15.4 in) and the g2s (17 in) and the prices are about $500 cheaper
     
    xindan80, Jun 17, 2007
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  10. StormEffect

    StormEffect Lazer. *pew pew*

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    It looks like Dell might be throwing themselves into the MBP competition ring with these new systems Specificially the Inspiron 1520 and 1720

    They don't seem as though they will support quite as high processors as the Macbook Pro (2.2 ghz as opposed to the MBPs 2.4 ghz), but the 8600m gt is there, although we don't know what the video memory specifications are yet.

    I'm seriously considering purchasing the new Macbook Pro 2.4 ghz 15 inch. I'll probably hold off until the wait for the 160 gb 7200 rpm drive isn't almost a month though. Still, this is very strange for me, being a PC only person. I've owned over 11 windows desktops and laptops, but never a mac. Its all about Bootcamp 1.3, baby. I can have a sleek, light, long lasting 15.4 inch laptop that supports midrange gaming hardware and try out OSX at the same time with the capability to dual boot into Windows! :D

    I've read across the message boards lately that the first half of your gaming list: Oblivion, F.E.A.R., CS Source, and HL2 will all run fairly well in the 8600m gt 256mb version of the macbook pro. Of those, F.E.A.R. and Oblivion are the only ones that people claim can being to strain the system. Still, from what I understand it is possible to get 25+ fps fairly consistently in those two with any Half Life 2 engine based game reaching 45+ fps.
     
    StormEffect, Jun 17, 2007
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  11. Strigoi

    Strigoi Newbie

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    I have a 2.4 4GB macbook pro and I can tell you this: I use windows xp pro and tested CS Source / HL2 + episode 1 / C&C 3 Tiberium wars.
    These games all on 1440x900
    Graphic settings Highest (Ultra during C&C3)
    The Half Life 2 video stress test: 205.3 FPS, its insane! Things run so damn smooth and fast on this machine, I don't think those other games will be a challange for this machine.
     
    Strigoi, Jul 12, 2007
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