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New 27" iMac and new Aliens vs Predator
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I've got the 27" i7 iMac and gave it a whirl inside *Parallels* just to see what would happen. Imagine my complete surprise when it actually came up and ran at native resolution (2560 x 1440). It was unplayable, but still... I dropped the res to 1280x1024 or so and I could actually play. Looked good.
Given that, I expect it will work just fine in Bootcamp. I haven't gotten around to putting Bootcamp on my machine though b/c I dislike partitioning my primary drive.
Ok back on topic.
You have to download demo through STEAM
Should work very well on your new imac. It's a nice looking game but not one that is pushing the graphical edge too much so you should be able to get high settings.
You have to download demo through STEAM
Should work very well on your new imac. It's a nice looking game but not one that is pushing the graphical edge too much so you should be able to get high settings.
OK under Windows 7 x64 with 4GB RAM and 9600GT 256MB:
Unplayable on all resolutions except 800x600. At 800x600 it's smooth with everything turned up, but at 1024x768 and above it's unplayable with everything set to low.
But at 800x600.. not even worth it
P.S not sure what card you have, but if 4670, you'll get the same crappy performance as the 9600GT, they're equivalent. Exact same speeds: http://www.guru3d.com/article/ati-radeon-hd-4670-review/9
BUT, since the 4670 is 512MB, you'll be able to get higher resolution than I am. But I can't guess what res.
Unplayable on all resolutions except 800x600. At 800x600 it's smooth with everything turned up, but at 1024x768 and above it's unplayable with everything set to low.
But at 800x600.. not even worth it
P.S not sure what card you have, but if 4670, you'll get the same crappy performance as the 9600GT, they're equivalent. Exact same speeds: http://www.guru3d.com/article/ati-radeon-hd-4670-review/9
BUT, since the 4670 is 512MB, you'll be able to get higher resolution than I am. But I can't guess what res.
Really interested in the results if someone with the high end 27" has managed to demo it. I'm seriously considering downsizing from a slightly older 24" iMac + high end gaming PC, and if this runs OK, I should be good with pretty much anything I'm likely to play.
Heaps of people have said it. While it might not be that old, it's definitely not as new as the release will be.
i5 iMac with 4GB here. Win7 32bit gives me about 15-30fps at 2560x1440. Not exactly playable in my mind.
Are you referring to the 9600m GT in a MacBook Pro? It's a much slower GPU than the 9600 GT available for desktops.
im playing through my unibody MBP 13'' bootcamp win xp 32 bit and it's smooth! It's great, but really short :/
As far as I am aware apple use laptop graphics in their imac's, although this may have changed wit the 27inch model.