I have a macpro with nVidia 8800gt.
WoW plays more smoothly and with a nicer 'look' to it under OSX, FPS is the same if not higher under OSX.
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WoW and other games on new 9400M Macbook
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I have a macpro with nVidia 8800gt.
WoW plays more smoothly and with a nicer 'look' to it under OSX, FPS is the same if not higher under OSX.
That is Booting from a seperate hard driver with XP
OK, what is wrong with your computer?
I get 40 to 45fpsin **** on an 2.16C2D 7600GT equipped iMac.
This is with 1920x1200. Now if I spin silly I might slow it down on first spin... but damn, my 8800gt PC gets 60fps (capped to refresh of 24" lcd) with 1920x1200 and all options maxed (except for that weird lighting one)
^^ My GTX260 overclocked to 280 levels on a 4gb 1100mhz, 4.0 ghz E8400 gets 45-50 fps at 19x12 on everything maxed.......
Patch 3.02 brought some demanding things to the graphics engine so I don't know how you are getting those numbers with a 7600gt.....at 19x20.....max.....
Patch 3.02 brought some demanding things to the graphics engine so I don't know how you are getting those numbers with a 7600gt.....at 19x20.....max.....
I downloaded WoW onto my 2.0 MacBook last night. With graphics turned up to maximum, I was getting 25+ fps in Stormwind. Extremely impressed with the performance.
Now that's nice to hear! I also play in a very high population realm and when I'm in major cities, the framerate slows to a crawl. I'm on a year old MBP with 4GB of RAM. It has the 8600M GT video card.
Has anyone been able to test the new MacBook or MacBook Pro on something other than World of Warcraft? 
COD4?
Steam games?
COD4?
Steam games?
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Has anyone been able to test the new MacBook or MacBook Pro on something other than World of Warcraft?
COD4?
Steam games?
That's why I played it on XP/Bootcamp...I could turn everything on without a problem.
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Mbp Developer discount
1400? Isn't it 1599 for an mbp with the student developers discount?
1400? Isn't it 1599 for an mbp with the student developers discount?
He is referring to the Apple Developer Connection for Students. It's a $99.00/year program for aspiring OS X developers that get help and support with designing software. You also occasionally get pre-release versions of beta OS updates. In addition, with the student membership, you get a once per lifetime purchase from the developer store. The Developer Store offers some pretty amazing discounts.
However, you need to factor in the 100 bucks that it cost to enter the program. Also, the discounts are lower on the consumer level hardware. For instance, the new 2.4mhz Macbook is regularly 1599; it is 1499 with the typical education discount; and its 1439 on the developer store. However it cost you 100 membership to purchase from the developer store, bringing the actual price to 1539, which is above the typical student price. So, on consumer level products, its typically not worth it.
However, on the higher end stuff its much much better. The 2.53ghz Macbook Pro is typically 2499; it is 2299 from the education store; and it's 1999 from the developer store. Factoring in the 100 membership, the actual cost is 2099, for a total savings of $200 off the education price, and $400 off the normal price.
Also, to be eligible for the program, you have to fax them a copy of your most recent transcript/course schedule and your student ID before your purchase on the developer store will go through. However, to order from the education store, no such checks are in place. At the end of the day, depending on your morals, everyone and their brother should always, at the least, order from the education store regardless of whether you are in school or not. And, if you can prove you are a real student, then you should take advantage of this 'student developer trick' once, if and only if, you are buying a pro level machine.
Just a question regarding World of Warcraft: Does anyone use a macbook pro connected to an external display? If so, how does it hold in terms of performance lets say at 1680x1050 or 1920x1200? I know for the new ones it isn't possible unless you have the adapter, but i would like the know if the previous revision holds up well since in terms of performance there isn't a great diference.
v-sync caps me to 60fps everything max'd on the machine and 23" ACD in my sig, it dips maybe 10fps in ****, this is on a very busy server, I have heard more ram actually helps when it is a fps drop around other players only
Has anyone been able to test the new MacBook or MacBook Pro on something other than World of Warcraft?
COD4?
Steam games?
On my new 2.4 Macbook, the HL2 Lost Coast stress test gave me 53 fps. And in HL2 Ep 2, I just played the first 5 minutes at very high texture settings, 2x AA, 2x anisotropic filtering, and everything else on highest possible (besides motion blur which I dislike). In that, I had no slow down or tearing noticeable. This is very fast - I think on the same if not higher level than my desktop 7800GT. I'll run the stress on my 7800GT and see how that compares when my roommate is not sleeping (that thing is a turbine).
For those that have a new Macbook Pro or Macbook, are you playing in clamshell mode with an external monitor?
I had a friend of me run some WoW tests for me since I was unsure if I should go with the MBP or the 2.0 MB (2.4 is so close to MBP in price it's not worth it imo). I had him do some flying in Outlands and arenas, and he told me he could run near maxed out settings and still have 40+ FPS. I also told him to do some testing using the built-in recorder in WoW, and with settings at mid/low (except spell and resolution which were high) he said he was doing 30+ FPS without too much problems.
I ended up getting a MB since the MBP is more expensive and since it will primarily be for school and then the size & weight matters.
I don't think the MB will have problems running WotLK raid instances with decent settings. About SC2 for those who wonder, rbarris stated earlier (although this is not official) that he believed it would run on any Nvidia equipped intel mac, which means 7300GT and X1600, both of which are equal or slower than the 9400 mGPU.
I ended up getting a MB since the MBP is more expensive and since it will primarily be for school and then the size & weight matters.
I don't think the MB will have problems running WotLK raid instances with decent settings. About SC2 for those who wonder, rbarris stated earlier (although this is not official) that he believed it would run on any Nvidia equipped intel mac, which means 7300GT and X1600, both of which are equal or slower than the 9400 mGPU.
I'm on a highpop server too and with 1xmulti sampling and rest turned pretty high up I get 100-150 fps in SW.. I do also have a 8600mGT and 4GB ram. 40 seems low in SW, 40 is more what i get in Shattrath.
I know this is a longshot but I currently want to know if AoC would play on the new MacBook cause I'm going to be buying one sometime in december.
My topic never got another post so I'm guessing no one has tried either in bootcamp or crossover
My topic never got another post so I'm guessing no one has tried either in bootcamp or crossover
Just wanted to post my experience. I purchased a base model MB (2.0ghz / 2gigs ram).
I like to play all of my games at 60fps or so, and I run WOW on this machine at low quality across the board, but with view distance set to the furthest it will go. I rarely drop below 60fps. Very happy with the performance! This is a great machine for WOW.
When I jacked everything to high, I was still getting solid 30-45 in most areas without a problem.
I like to play all of my games at 60fps or so, and I run WOW on this machine at low quality across the board, but with view distance set to the furthest it will go. I rarely drop below 60fps. Very happy with the performance! This is a great machine for WOW.
When I jacked everything to high, I was still getting solid 30-45 in most areas without a problem.
can anybody test crysis/crysis warhead? i'd like to kknow if it runs at all, unlike my family's 5 year old win pc