OP, I have a similar setup to yours with differences in the processor clockspeed and RAM, but my machine runs Diablo III fairly well. There is some lag at some points that are particularly graphics intensive but other than that it has performed pretty well.
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Diablo 3 will my mac run it?
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I have it running on my 2006 MBP with radeon x1600 256mb. From what I've seen, the texture quality, physics, clutter and low fx make almost no performance difference. You may as well set these to high. The only settings that make a big difference are resolution, shadows and aa.
At 800x600 it runs well enough to have a fun time. Any higher then that, and there are significant dips in FPS.
If you want to eak out a major performance boost on older and newer macs, try running under bootcamp. On my 2006 MBP I get a huge boost under win7. Shadows look better and I can run at higher resolutions without suffering the same FPS hit. On my 2011 iMac I get better performance at a given resolution with aa under win7 then I do at the same res under OSX with aa off.
At 800x600 it runs well enough to have a fun time. Any higher then that, and there are significant dips in FPS.
If you want to eak out a major performance boost on older and newer macs, try running under bootcamp. On my 2006 MBP I get a huge boost under win7. Shadows look better and I can run at higher resolutions without suffering the same FPS hit. On my 2011 iMac I get better performance at a given resolution with aa under win7 then I do at the same res under OSX with aa off.
My wife and I run an audio and video production company. We've got several iMacs, three Airs, and two MacBook pros. As well, a 2007 MacBook white that I'm sire won't be viable. The others though, span the past two generations. We've got a pai of 2010 iMacs (21.5/core i5s) and a pair of 2011 core i5s as well...a 2010 fully loaded 11" Air and two 2011 Airs...fully loaded 11 and 13 inches. I've also got a late 2011 2.5ghz 17" MBP and a 2010 15" (can't remember the specs)
Just curious if anyone knows...can I put my copy of Diablo III on all of my computers or just one? I've been seriously spoiled the last couple of years with Apple--both iOS and OSX. The ability, even with the major OS updates to buy once and use on as many devices as you want. Not sure how the gaming works. In fact, other than my casual flight sim hobby--the last game I really got into was Diablo I--and to a lesser extent DII. Back then, on the PC side, you could only put the game on a single machine.
If, however, I'm able to put it on as many platforms as I'd care to...my thoughts are that I could run a decent set of tests over memorial day weekend. I can also shoot some video of each machine running through the same 'area' if you will. Maybe help a few folks on the forum with their 'Will my machine be capable?' queries.
Anyone know if this is feasible? Also, is there a specific way to get frame rates to show on screen or is there an app/plug-in that'll monitor the performance on its own? Two of my employees also have an older 2009 iMac and a pair of 2009/2010 13" MBPs. I'd enjoy doing this for sure---but I'm not about to spring for a dozen separate licenses obviously. The system I'll most likely play it on is our 2011 27" main rig. But there's no questions about the core i7 machines With bigger graphic cards if I understand this correctly.
I was amazed that it was out of stock almost everywhere! Best Buy (2 stores) WalMart, and a couple others I tried. I finally got one of two copies left at Game Stop. Pretty excited! I'm 40 years old and I've not been a real, true 'gamer' in a decade and a half. Lol. This game looks amazing at first glance. I've installed it on my 17" 2011 MBP and set up my battle.net acct. not even going to get started tonight. Gotta get up early.
Sorry to ramble on--but again, if anyone knows the install limitations per license, please let me know. I'd be happy to run a gamut of tests on many, if not most of these ,achenes in question.
Jer
Oh my, that would be so awesome if you could do that! I've been thinking of buying a MacBook Pro 15" for a long time now, mainly for my video and graphics work, and if I can play Diablo 3 on it on high settings, it would totally solidify my reason to buy a Macbook Pro!
To answer your question: Yes, you can have multiple copies of Diablo 3 installed, because you NEED to log in to your Battle.net account to play it.
I'm currently a Windows user only, but, I have it installed in 2 of my laptops as well as my desktop. So don't worry about being sued or something for installing Diablo 3 on a number of computers, because you can only and only play with a Battle.net account that has a license attached to it.
I currently play on my desktop with low-med settings, and I have a really crappy desktop. Intel i3 Processor, Intel HD 4000 video card and 4 GB ram (The laptops are even worse). The game runs smooth as butter! No lag! No real graphical problem with Anti-Aliasing on either, imo (Low shadow though).
Looking at all the people posting that they couldn't run it that well on an MBP..is kinda scaring me..
So if you would kindly do videos of Diablo 3 on the different arrays of Macs, it would be awesome!
Also, just throwing an idea..maybe in your video you could start playing with low settings, then move up to show performance of it on higher settings. That'd make an awesome comparison.
Thank you so much.
Ra
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My 15" 2010 MBP (330m) runs it at maximum (AA on of course) at 1680 x 1050 with no problem in OS X
What frame rate ?
No idea. But it runs great.
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I don't seem to be having that problem people are having. Diablo 3 is running great with everything maxed out with AA on on my native resolution ( i have the Anti Glare High resolution screen ).
I have finished Normal mode yesterday from the start and no slowdowns at all, to give you an indication that I'm not experiencing what people are talking about in that thread
I'm using a 2006 Mac Pro 1.1
OS: 10.6.8
2 x 3GHz Dual Core Intel Xeon
2GB DDR2
& my outdated gfx card:
***NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT.
I was donated this gfx card:
***NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT. (i did not have proper power supply connection for this card, so i do not know if it will run on my Mac Pro)
lastly, after speaking with an Apple Care rep, he emailed me a list of compatible gfx cards for this computer. The only one that is compatible for Diablo 3 was the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500.
Any other suggestions? I already bought the game without even considering the gfx card being an issue (since Blizzard has been so Mac friendly in the past), this is turning out to be a bit of a hassle(hoff) now.
Thanks for any feedback, and apologies if more information is needed, help me if you can! Thanks!
Regards,
Nick
Apple Care won't tell you this but the Radeon HD 5770 that ships in the current Mac Pros works perfectly in our machines (original Mac Pro). Adding one to your system will breathe new life into it and Diablo III will run silky smooth. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC742ZM/A?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ
No idea. But it runs great.
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I don't seem to be having that problem people are having. Diablo 3 is running great with everything maxed out with AA on on my native resolution ( i have the Anti Glare High resolution screen ).
I have finished Normal mode yesterday from the start and no slowdowns at all, to give you an indication that I'm not experiencing what people are talking about in that thread
Well great is a subjective term. What you might think is great may not be satisfactory to someone else. If you press CMD + R during the gambit will display the frame rate in the top left hand corner. That will give a more solid representation of the actual performance.
I'm trying to run on a 2011 i5 13 inch MBA. I'm getting unplayable frame rates on the absolute lowest settings it can go.
I've noticed though, my MBA isn't getting warm. It usually gets warm when I try to play games. So it would seem that it isn't using as much CPU power as it needs to, to run at a playable rate.
Anyone had similar issues? I'm seeing videos of people with the same machine running very smoothly.
I've noticed though, my MBA isn't getting warm. It usually gets warm when I try to play games. So it would seem that it isn't using as much CPU power as it needs to, to run at a playable rate.
Anyone had similar issues? I'm seeing videos of people with the same machine running very smoothly.
Here D3 running on HD3000. Sorry I had to record it with the phone because Screenflow was giving black screen in fullscreen. Also a bit on how I play my DH.
My Granadier Demon Hunter(Nightmare):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxQ_WMpGNN8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZna-TNDE78
Fighting Izuael(Nightmare) in party:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIKu3gkGWyU
Fighting Diablo(Nightmare) in party:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOcgZi2opes
My late 2011 15 Macbook Pro i7, 4GB ram, and the HD3000 are running it fine for my taste.
Resolution: 1440x900
Texture: low
Shadow: low
Physics: high
Clutter: low
AA: off
Low FX: off
Outdoors I get 50+ FPS, inside a dungeon with a huge mob Ive never seen it drop below 35 FPS.
It does get rather warm. I played for 2 hours the other day (85 degrees ambient temperature) but it never got too bad. A little noisy.
Resolution: 1440x900
Texture: low
Shadow: low
Physics: high
Clutter: low
AA: off
Low FX: off
Outdoors I get 50+ FPS, inside a dungeon with a huge mob Ive never seen it drop below 35 FPS.
It does get rather warm. I played for 2 hours the other day (85 degrees ambient temperature) but it never got too bad. A little noisy.
Ok thanks, I didn't know CMD + R gives you fps. Seems I'm getting 22 fps with everything maxed out and AA on at 1680 x 1050. Looks very smooth without lagging.
In Windows 7 I would obvious get much better fps, but it runs good enough in OS X for me.
If you have a 2011 15" MacBook Pro them I'm sure you're using the wrong graphics card. As far as I'm aware those models have two graphics cards, an Intel HD 3000 and a dedicated AMD graphics card with its own VRAM which would be far better to use. I don't know how you switch between them. I believe the HD 3000 is for when you're on the go and need to conserve battery power. If you're connected to a mains power supply you should be able to use the far better dedicated card.
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In my opinion 22FPS is OK but not really ideal and too low. If you're happy with it then fair enough.
Ya it shows the integrated graphics by default.
Go about this mac --> system report ----> graphics/display and you should see your discrete AMD graphics(either 6750M or 6770M)...if not, you bought a very expensive 15" MBP w/o a dedicated graphics card
Got a tip from another site that has improved fps for a number of folks (Windows and Mac). Going to quote the post...
This has worked great for me. On my 2011 13" MBP I am getting mid-20sfps with HIGH Textures, OFF Shadows, HIGH physics, LOW clutter. NO Antialiasing. I gained 6-7fps with this tip so give it a shot.
This has worked great for me. On my 2011 13" MBP I am getting mid-20sfps with HIGH Textures, OFF Shadows, HIGH physics, LOW clutter. NO Antialiasing. I gained 6-7fps with this tip so give it a shot.
I meet or exceed all of the recommended requirements yet I still have to have AA off with textures and shadows on low to get ~30 fps with slowdowns occurring frequently. Is this just d3 not being fully optimized for Mac or is there a random setting somewhere that is the culprit?
Edit: also tried disabling tri linear filtering.
Edit: also tried disabling tri linear filtering.
I have a late 2008 MBP with the same card 9600GT / 9400M. I get around 10-15 fps in big open areas with battles and up to 20 fps in small areas. My character is always the slowest as well. In fact a guy I was playing with said my character looked like he was stutter-stepping. I have a good internet connection, playing off wireless from a Time Capsule that runs a backup every hour (Time Machine). Is my 10-15 pretty normal? Would the trilinear filtering help me?
Edit: Also using 24" external apple display as my monitor. MBP is open and screen is on but black.
Edit: Also using 24" external apple display as my monitor. MBP is open and screen is on but black.
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This is an issue with all Blizzard games, and many other games out there. The "Recommended" specs won't give you the best experience, just an above average one.
Case in point, look at the "recommended" specs for WoW. Geforce 9600m is recommended for OSX. But goodluck playing on high settings with that. I have a 6770 in my desktop and it can't even play on ultra without some serious framerate issues at times.
I think recommended should actually say "minimum for an enjoyable experience".
Is there any way to force it not to backup while you play and then run as normal hourly backups when done?