Far Cry 2 on Mac Pro?

Artofilm · Oct 22, 2008

Pretty straight forward question...
How well do you think a Mac Pro with 2GB ram and the 2600XT GPU will run Far Cry 2?

I really want to buy this game, and I want it on PC, but only if the computer can support the graphics enough to get a good immersive experience from it. Otherwise I will get it for PS3, but I like mouse/keyboard controls much more.

Anyone played Far Cry 2 on any Macs yet?

txa1265 · Oct 23, 2008

Artofilm said:
Pretty straight forward question...
How well do you think a Mac Pro with 2GB ram and the 2600XT GPU will run Far Cry 2?

I really want to buy this game, and I want it on PC, but only if the computer can support the graphics enough to get a good immersive experience from it. Otherwise I will get it for PS3, but I like mouse/keyboard controls much more.

Anyone played Far Cry 2 on any Macs yet?

I'm running it on my MacBook Pro from earlier this year - 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, 512MB nVidia 8600, and so on. I used the default settings and haven't checked FPS, but it runs and looks great.

Artofilm · Oct 23, 2008

txa1265 said:
I'm running it on my MacBook Pro from earlier this year - 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, 512MB nVidia 8600, and so on. I used the default settings and haven't checked FPS, but it runs and looks great.

Are the settings for the graphics in the game on about medium?
Does the game slow down at all when things get intense?

Thanks!

txa1265 · Oct 23, 2008

Artofilm said:
Are the settings for the graphics in the game on about medium?
Does the game slow down at all when things get intense?

Thanks!

Probably medium - though it looks good enough and performs flawlessly so I haven't felt the need to fiddle ... more interested in PLAYING. No slowdowns encountered yet.

Artofilm · Oct 23, 2008

Maybe I'll have to get it for PC after all!

LiamS · Oct 23, 2008

Fc2

What OS are you running it in...

Vista 64 bit

or

XP Pro 32?

I just bought this machine, and I am definatley going to buy this game but I don't know what OS to buy to run it on..?

I've heard that XP is more stable, but Vista has DX 10, and 64bit is the way of the future.ect. .?

Thanks...

tominated · Oct 23, 2008

LiamS said:
What OS are you running it in...

Vista 64 bit

or

XP Pro 32?

I just bought this machine, and I am definatley going to buy this game but I don't know what OS to buy to run it on..?

I've heard that XP is more stable, but Vista has DX 10, and 64bit is the way of the future.ect. .?

Thanks...

tbh i'd get vista x64. It's a bit more future proof

txa1265 · Oct 24, 2008

I'm still on XP ... I have the Vista 64 upgrade but haven't installed yet ... well, in months since I got Vista in April ...

Artofilm · Oct 24, 2008

Regular Windows XP 32.
Although, I haven't got a chance to buy the game yet, so I wouldn't be able to tell you how it runs.

Artofilm · Oct 27, 2008

So I got Far Cry 2 for my Mac Pro.

It runs perfect with all graphics setting at Medium and the resolution set to 1680 x 1050. The game runs and looks beautifully!

This is only using the basic 2600 XT GPU, I can only imagine how it would run using the 8800 for the Mac Pro!

siorai · Oct 27, 2008

Artofilm said:
So I got Far Cry 2 for my Mac Pro.

It runs perfect with all graphics setting at Medium and the resolution set to 1680 x 1050. The game runs and looks beautifully!

This is only using the basic 2600 XT GPU, I can only imagine how it would run using the 8800 for the Mac Pro!

On my Mac Pro running XP Pro with an 8800GT I run it everything set to Very High, no AA, 1920x1200 and I get a pretty solid 40-50fps. The lowest I'll see is maybe about 34 and it will go up into the 70s on some occasions.

costabunny · Oct 27, 2008

I cant wait to get this up and running now.

Just waiting on that SAS cable to arrive (Wednesday with luck) and Ill have my Vist drive back up and running

Thanks to you guys for posting your experiences Ill go buy the game tomorrow

Artofilm · Oct 27, 2008

siorai said:
On my Mac Pro running XP Pro with an 8800GT I run it everything set to Very High, no AA, 1920x1200 and I get a pretty solid 40-50fps. The lowest I'll see is maybe about 34 and it will go up into the 70s on some occasions.

Wow, that makes me really want the 8800.
I bet it looks amazing with all of the settings at max and with such a high res. screen too!

Sweeeet!

stainlessliquid · Oct 27, 2008

The game has surprisingly low power requirements, it shouldnt need a very expensive card to run things on high. I have a 9800gtx and was able to put everything on maximum (dx10 required) with no slow down. The 9800gtx is a good card but it cant do max settings on some of the newer games coming out like STALKER:CS and Crysis:Warhead (of course), so I was surprised it could do it with FarCry 2. Hopefully I'll have the same results with Fallout 3.

Artofilm · Oct 27, 2008

stainlessliquid said:
The game has surprisingly low power requirements, it shouldnt need a very expensive card to run things on high. I have a 9800gtx and was able to put everything on maximum (dx10 required) with no slow down. The 9800gtx is a good card but it cant do max settings on some of the newer games coming out like STALKER:CS and Crysis:Warhead (of course), so I was surprised it could do it with FarCry 2. Hopefully I'll have the same results with Fallout 3.

Are you using the 9800gtx on a Mac Pro or a PC?
If it's on a Mac Pro, I'm assuming the 9800gtx only works in the Windows partition am I right?

stainlessliquid · Oct 27, 2008

PC, I dont have a mac desktop

ecomac · Oct 31, 2008

Far Cry :: drivers upgrade for 8600M GT

Hi, i need help please...
I have a macbook pro 2.4 with a 8600M GT 256MB graphic card
I have installed Far Cry 2 on Windows Vista 64 bits but the game give me a information that my graphic card drivers are old
I can´t find the last drivers upgrade for my 8600M GT
Can you, m :apple:

c users help me?

Thanks a lot

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