Call of duty 4 question

[Liam1313]

i have a intel imac umm..
version 10.4.11 and im getting leopard to run Call of Duty 4 .... but ive given up on mac gaming.. i get screwed every way possible. So i want to run cod4 the fastest way possible, but will cod4 run well with...

Processor: 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Memory:1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

using a bootcamp partition of Windows xp home Edition? like on a performance scale scale of 1-10 on what settings?

 

[flopticalcube]

What graphics card does your iMac have? If you don't know, is your iMac white or black/aluminum?

 

[Liam1313]

white

 

[redsteven]

Get a second gig of ram.

And yeah, what graphics card are u using? And there IS a call of duty 4 demo, so you might want to try that out.
It's single player only so it's not the best way to gauge performance, but it should still give you a good idea of whether or not you can run the game.

I'm guessing that you can.

I'm guessing that I can, too, even though I have a first gen intel iMac. I'm just not yet sure if i'll be able to run the upcoming MAC version with a smooth framerate.

 

[flopticalcube]

You have an ATI Radeon X1600. Run the game in bootcamp, use the latest bootcamp drivers from ATI and with no AA/AF you should get 25+ fps. You may need to turn a few things down.

using a bootcamp partition of Windows xp home Edition? like on a performance scale scale of 1-10 on what settings?

If 10 is 100fps with everything on at 1920X1200 and 1 is the game loads with minimum settings at 640X480 but I can barely move, then I'd say 4 to 5.

 

[Liam1313]

thanks

 

[Liam1313]

ok but where do i get these... ATI drivers and whats aa/af ?

 

[flopticalcube]

Here are the Windows XP bootcamp drivers: http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/mac/bootcamp-xp.html

AA and AF are image processing techniques. They weigh down the GPU and you can usually turn them off in the game video settings.

AA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-aliasing

AF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisotropic_filtering

 

[redsteven]

Are you sure he has the x1600? I know I do, but his isn't a first gen if he's got a core 2 duo.

Also, Liam, did you get 128 or 256 megs of VRAM?

Go to "About This Mac" in the Apple Menu. Then click on the "More Info..." button.

Then click on "Graphics/Displays" in the sidebar on the left.

I've provided a screenshot example.

The screenshot is actually from my macbook pro, but it's got the same graphics card that my iMac does.

EDIT: and btw... anti-aliasing (AA) generally makes the edges look smoother (without AA on you'll notice that in many games the edges of characters and objects look very jagged). Anisotropic Filtering, on the other hand, prevents objects from getting distorted as they get farther away from your character in a game.
I personally like http://www.tweakguides.com/Graphics_11.html as it's totally game-focused and provides excellent, simple picture comparisons.

 

[flopticalcube]

White + 2GHz Core 2 Duo = X1600 no doubt whatsoever.

 

[Liam1313]

says my chipset is: ATY,RadeonX1600

 

[ninjapenguinart]

http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_downloads_demos.html
Go there to download the demo for XP, and also try doing the whole "Can my system run this" thing, but you have to use IE to do the can my system run this.