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    4K 27" Gaming Monitor Decision: Asus MX27UC vs. LG 27UK850-W

    I've been researching monitors quite a bit in the past few weeks after picking up a 2018 15" MacBook Pro, and selling my 1440p 34" Ultrawide Asus PG348Q because font was grainy and not optimized for lower resolutions. I plan to try to stream games (via Steam or Moonlight) from my main Windows...
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    will long time "light gaming" ruin my battery?

    so every now and then I play some light\medium gaming (sims 4), and while I play I plug my MBA the whole time (about 3-4 hrs top) and ofc the small fan is going crazy. when I'm done playing I can see the battery is on 100% so I was wondering if plugins it for so long on full battery would ruin...
    • SBar25
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    • batterry gaming macbook air 13
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  3. L

    Help w/ 2018 MBP 15" Options: Linux Application Development / Integration

    Hello, first time Mac noob here! I'm in the market for a Macbook Pro primarily for coding / Linux application development and integration. Some things I'll be doing also is running multiple applications for learning / testing (Docker apps, Apache Kafka, Ansible provisioning, Web apps, etc)...
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    Gaming on MacBook Pro 2016 with Touchbar

    I want to play games on my MacBook but I don't think it will be able to sufficiently run them, so I was wondering if buying the Samsung T5 external SSD (500gb one) would be a good idea? The plan is to install windows bootcamp onto the T5 and put my games on it so I can plug it in and play...
    • helplol
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    • bootcamp external ssd fifa gaming gta macbook pro samsung t5 touchbar windows
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Gaming and Joystick Help - Old iMac

    So I'm looking for Christmas present advice - have very little knowledge and would appreciate all help available. My dad has a very old iMac (09/10 I think), it's update to highest level of iOS it can but I'm not sure what that is. When we used to have a PC he loved to play games like Call of...
    • Vieve
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    • advice call of duty christmas present gaming help imac imac (21.5" mid 2010) imac (27" late 2009) joystick shooter games
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iMac
  6. uBetchya

    Buy a Mac Mini, or wait for the new Pro?

    I'll be honest, my patience is beginning to wear thin with Apple on their new professional/ modular desktops. I do video editing for clients and I can't edit 4K footage on my Mid 2014 13" Macbook Pro, and other projects in general can just become a chore with the slow rendering. I thought about...
  7. mith3654

    Top 3 monitors for CEO/light gamer

    Just picked up a nice new quad - core Macbook Pro 13". What are the top current monitors out with USB-C connectivity? I run a company so a lot of multi-tasking, 9 desktops, 9 hours a day. No photo/video editing or anything like that but I do some light gaming when the day is through. I was...
  8. mith3654

    macbook pro ultrawide screen for gaming at 144hz without bootcamp?

    Hi, I play a blizzard game called Heroes Of The Storm after work on my Macbook pro 13 inch 2017 and want to upgrade to an ultrawide monitor for productivity but mainly to enhance my gaming experience. I do not want to switch OS to Windows when getting ready to play at the end of the work day...
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    Gaming on thunderbolt ssd, hdd, etc

    Hi! I have a 2016 MacBook Pro with touch bar but with limited storage options I'm looking to buy an external form of storage (or an internal one I can buy an enclosure for) for gaming. Only problem is, I'm not very knowledgeable about ANYTHING to do with hard drives or ssd's or anything like...
    • helplol
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    • advice budget cheap gaming hdd mac ssd storage thunderbolt touch bar
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    MacPro 6,1 - BootCamp/Gaming Check-in Thread

    Hey, anyone still gaming on your trashcan? I am, so I thought I'd start a post to share information about what games work, issues, tips and tricks. I'm not a huge gamer, but these days everything I do play is in Windows 10 on a bootcamp partition. I'm currently using the bootcamp drivers from...
    • sbarton
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    • amd drivers bootcamp d300 d500 d700 drivers gaming macpro trashcan windows
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    MacBook Pro 13” iris 640 indie games performance

    Hi. I'll buy a MacBook Pro. I have a PlayStation 4. But I want to play indie games on my computer. For example Terraria, Hotline miami 2, Caravan, Euro Truck Simulator. Are such games played in high graphics settings?
  12. wp3dev

    New Macbook Pro Super laggy on game

    Hey all, I just purchased a new 15 inch Macbook pro and have noticed when playing WoW (World of Warcraft) I will get sudden frequent lag spikes which last for about 5 seconds each time before going back to normal 60 fps and then repeating that the whole time playing the game... My computer has...
    • wp3dev
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    • gaming lagging macbook pro 15 2018
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Universal Anamorph Sticker Pack [by Steve Snyder]

    There's no other stickers like these on the AppStore WOW your family and friends with these amazing animated anamorphic art stickers. Anamorph Sticker Pack is currently listed as a top 20 gaming sticker pack on the iMessage AppStore. Download here...
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    iMac buying advice?

    My Macbook Pro 2011 took a crap on me so I am looking into buying an iMac 2017. I am looking between a few different configurations. I am a photographer but I also do wedding videos or 5 minute short films every now and then so I want a set up that can handle photo editing, light video editing...
    • alex.ranee
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    • advice apple buyer's guide gaming imac imac 2017 mac photo photography video
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: iMac
  15. t8er8

    Games on Mojave

    happy to hear people being able to run Mac OS Mojave on their Mac pros without issues, but my question asks if games like fortnite, csgo and other big games, work on Mojave. With the depreciation of OpenGL I can only guess this causes some problems with some games that don’t have metal support...
    • t8er8
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    • gaming mac pro metal mojave opengl
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    Wine 64bit DNS issues

    Hi, I’m hoping someone can help me as I’m quite new to Wine and Windows emulation in general. I’m trying to setup Steam on my Mac Pro so I can download the Windows-only games and am using a 64bit engine as a couple of titles won’t play on x86. My understanding based on checking out the Linux...
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    FIRST MACBOOK PRO

    Hey all! I’m new to this forum and also Mac in general. I’m looking at buying my first MacBook Pro. I’ve decided I want the 2017 15” MacBook Pro Quadcore 16GB Ram with Radeon 560 graphics. But researching further I’ve seem rumours about the future Mac with coffee lake hexcore. I’m wondering if I...
    • ItsLachlan
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    • 2017 2018 coffee lake design gaming macbook macbook 13 macbook pro 15 newbie
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  18. Poki

    Best Bluetooth gaming mouse for Mac?

    Hey you mouse experts out there, I'm looking for the best Bluetooth gaming mouse out there which works with macOS without problems. I tried the Razer Atheris, but after two weeks with their support, it seems that this mouse does indeed not work properly with macOS using Bluetooth. Which...
  19. arepty

    iMac Pro Graphical glitches on new iMac Pro - driver issue or worse? Anyone else experiencing this?

    Hi everyone, I recently got a new iMac Pro (woohoo) and I noticed some strange graphical glitches while doing a few things, such as playing Diablo III. Here's what it looks like: https://gfycat.com/SimpleGargantuanChickadee I also had a few issues with the image editor Acorn, so I asked the...
    • arepty
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    • diablo iii driver gaming glitch gpu imac pro vega 56
    • Replies: 68
    • Forum: iMac
  20. tjbrownmusic

    Twitch streamer/music professional in the market for a new computer

    Hello! So i'm a full-time musician (singer/songwriter/producer)...I work out of Pro-Tools and I make music/videos in my home studio. I've recently also started streaming music/gaming on Twitch. I do play a healthy amount of games (mostly mobile) and gaming helps to take the weight off of having...
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