The problem is when you partion it for just one software, you are losing a lot of disk space and you are unable to use it in mac osx because of bloody ntfs ****.
Hope blizzard tweaks the game for mac users.
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Starcraft 2 Mac Beta in April
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The problem is when you partion it for just one software, you are losing a lot of disk space and you are unable to use it in mac osx because of bloody ntfs ****.
Hope blizzard tweaks the game for mac users.
what is your graphic card then ? try mac client and then xp client to see the performance difference
Aside from a few crashes (not in-game, luckily) and wonky lobby issues, the game is running great for me. I'm on a 2008 iMac w/ 256 MB Radeon HD 2600, and 4 GB Ram. It did present me with the lowest settings by default for some reason, but after bumping them up to med/high and a few ultra the game still runs great.
BTW, is there a way to check your FPS in the game?
BTW, is there a way to check your FPS in the game?
I am going to be buying a new mac this week and my main priority is that it runs starcraft II.
Which computer do you guys think would run the game better?:
The upper level Mac Mini with a 2.66 GhZ, 4 GB RAM, and the 9400M graphics card.
OR
The 13" MacBook Pro with a 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, and the 320M graphics.
The Mini has a faster processor but the MacBook pro has the newer graphics card. Which one should I get?
Which computer do you guys think would run the game better?:
The upper level Mac Mini with a 2.66 GhZ, 4 GB RAM, and the 9400M graphics card.
OR
The 13" MacBook Pro with a 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, and the 320M graphics.
The Mini has a faster processor but the MacBook pro has the newer graphics card. Which one should I get?
13" MBP no question. Graphics card is much, MUCH more important.
Also you might want to see first if you can grab an older 15" refurb w/ a dedicated graphics card for not much more. You will have much better results with a 9600M.
Edit: The refurb store currently has a 15" w/ 9600M for 1299. That will run SC2 on high no problem.
Yeah, I have an SSD so space is especially tight
I'm hoping the next patch optimizes the mac client somewhat. It's annoying to play it right now so I simply haven't. Hopefully they fix it this week. It's going to be nice and sunny here for like the next 8 days so I won't miss not playing SC2 anyway
This seems not so clear, actually. Tomshardware did a benchmark. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/blizzard-entertainment-starcraft-ii-benchmark,2611-10.html is worth a read for anybody considering new hardware.
Yeah, I have an SSD so space is especially tight
I'm hoping the next patch optimizes the mac client somewhat. It's annoying to play it right now so I simply haven't. Hopefully they fix it this week. It's going to be nice and sunny here for like the next 8 days so I won't miss not playing SC2 anyway
I read in battlenet official forums that they will tweak it. Sometimes blizzard employees post on forum for public. But they say do not expect it be as fast as in windows. Then again, they will make it a lot better.
Well, looks like the Mac version isn't running well. I'm gonna wait and see if they fix the Mac version before I preorder it
Oh, I avent tried it yet, just what I've read here. I have the 2.4ghz 15" MacBook pro with 9600m...do you think it will run well?
Hey, I am considering that too..so do you (AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS WELCOME TO GIVE INPUT IN THIS) think that the 9600m GT is better than the 320m?? I want it to be able to run games like SC2 and Total War Napoleon. And now I am considering the followings:
Current Gen 13'' (with the 320m)
or
Few Gens back 15'' with the 9600m GT
my 320M handles SC2 pretty well in MED settings. yeah sure, i get like my screen frozen every 10 mins for a sec or so but its not that bad. sometimes it does not even happen. i cannot tell you about a HUGE battle though, since im still noobish at this game and build too slow. i never get to a huge battle lol.
and 9600M is better than 320M no? i think yu should be able to handle it better than my 13" can. i say you just download the beta off your friend or something, and try it out.
The 9600 should be better than the 320. It's 330 that's better than the 9600, although they're both basically the same card you'll only get 10%-15% increase between them.
http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp21.html
http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp21.html
May 3rd, SC2 Beta for Mac in Europe
A Blizzard employee has stated (today) in the forums that the target date for bringing the Mac Beta to Europe is May 3rd. Now, that doesn't guarantee it, and it would be the 3rd in the States so in the evening / night here in Europe (again, according to the Blizzard employee), but it gives us some hope that "soon" is not 2 months away. Also, considering he made that claim today gives it a little more weight. A claim about what will happen a month from now is a lot less likely to be right than a claim about tomorrow.
So, good news! I can't wait.
Read the dates wrong, he stated it yesterday, not today. But whatever, it's still a close statement.
A Blizzard employee has stated (today) in the forums that the target date for bringing the Mac Beta to Europe is May 3rd. Now, that doesn't guarantee it, and it would be the 3rd in the States so in the evening / night here in Europe (again, according to the Blizzard employee), but it gives us some hope that "soon" is not 2 months away. Also, considering he made that claim today gives it a little more weight. A claim about what will happen a month from now is a lot less likely to be right than a claim about tomorrow.
So, good news! I can't wait.
Read the dates wrong, he stated it yesterday, not today. But whatever, it's still a close statement.
Totally, my 330m GT running it great even in 1920 resolution on my 25" screen
I've left everything to what blizz made as default as well if that makes much difference to ppl
Anybody wanna friend up and get some group matches for mac users going?
My user name is Cease on the beta server
I've left everything to what blizz made as default as well if that makes much difference to ppl
Anybody wanna friend up and get some group matches for mac users going?
My user name is Cease on the beta server
Well I'm not sure if dual monitor is the right word, to me that makes the computer work excessively.
What you do is connect to the external monitor while cpu is asleep and connect to external keyboard and mouse, then wake it up from the external. That causes the external monitor to be the primary viewer and wakes up with resolution max of that monitor (in my case 1920). Then open your laptop and screen stays off to keep it cool.
The great thing about this i7 and 330mGT is under heavy load with all settings on high, the game looks brilliant zoomed in and out, runs about 70ºC on my griffin laptop stand (is it M Stand?) and within 10 seconds of quitting the game, the dual fans are back off and it goes really really quiet again.
I haven't tried it... Although I run it fine (minimum all) on a 2007 2.33 GHz Core 2 Duo, 2 Gb ddr2 Ram, with a Radeon X1600... Only problem im having is the usual mouse lag... (Use steermouse)
Cheers
PS: 2010 plain old macbook are not out yet...