The Mac version has fairly liberal system requirements, with CS:GO looking for an Intel Core Duo processor with 2GHz or better, 2GB of RAM, and an ATI Radeon HD 2400 or better or a NVidia 8600M or better.
These are the same as the Windows requirements except that the Windows version requires a way better GPU. And I really, really hate it when I try to play a game and get an error about me having the wrong kind of GPU.
Windows requirements:
Counter Strike Global Offensive system requirements (minimum)
CPU: 3GHz single-core Intel or AMD processor
RAM: 1GB for Windows XP, 2GB for Windows Vista / Windows 7
Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible 256 MB graphics card, Nvidia 8000 series or AMD 3000 series.
Operating system: Windows XP SP2
DirectX compatible sound card
6 GB of hard drive space
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Counter Strike Global Offensive System Requirements (recommended)
CPU: Dual core Intel or AMD processor
RAM: 1GB for Windows XP, 2GB for Windows Vista/7
Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible 512 MB graphics card, Nvidia 400 series or AMD 5000 series.
Operating system: Windows 7 64-bit
DirectX compatible sound card
6 GB of hard drive space
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Not a troll. My 2011 17-inch macbook pro can barely run lowest settings TF2, a game which was released 5-years-ago.
Something is wrong then. Or you
are trolling. Actually, after reading what he said before, this banned guy was trolling. Battlefield (lame game) fans usually don't like Macs. And I took a quick glance at some of his other posts and saw stuff like "iSheep" and "d00dman macs suck for gaming. There's nothing sadder on the Internet than a Mac-hater on a Mac forum (except for a hacker or virus-maker).
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They're not lower than the windows version.
The GPU requirements are much lower. And if I actually wanted to play tasteless war games instead of trying to make some pointless Objective-C programs, I'd be all set for these. 8 x 2.8GHz cores can handle anything, and 4GB RAM is pretty good.
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Congrats on the development but really how dull is another bazillion war games? Get more creative folks.
I know, seriously! This is why I like Nintendo so much. I dislike violent shooting games not because they're inappropriate for little kids but because they're so dull, brainless, and boring. Paper Mario and Windwaker for GameCube, on the other hand, have enough action, plenty of thinking/puzzles, and are really exciting and rewarding. And Super Smash Bros Melee is one of the most strategy-based fighting games ever. Too bad there's the Wii with its nice hardware but suckish games instead of a GameCube II. Nintendo knew how to make great games with relatively bad graphics on weak hardware, the GameCube.
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Am I the only one that finds very little interest in playing games on a computer? Don't get me wrong, I like my PS3 and everything. I just never enjoy sitting at my computer playing games. Unless it's something like Minecraft that could really only be played on a computer.
Same here. I also play Age of Empires II and a few other games that could only be played well on a Mac. I played Team Fortress 2 a little and instantly hated using my keyboard/mouse as game controllers (and the game itself, which is pretty lame).