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Question about gaming on a 2012 macbook air

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dolebludger

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I'm looking to purchase a base model 13in air with 8gb ram, and want to know what type of games it can handle. Ideally I'd play GTA: San Andreas, plus a few steam games like half life 2, team fortress 2 and counterstrike:source. Would it be able to handle this with decent fps levels? Or is it too laggy? Could it handle COD 4?

The reason I want an air is because I often ride to uni, and need the portability. This is my first post, so this could be in the wrong section, but thanks for any help.
 
dolebludger said:
I'm looking to purchase a base model 13in air with 8gb ram, and want to know what type of games it can handle. Ideally I'd play GTA: San Andreas, plus a few steam games like half life 2, team fortress 2 and counterstrike:source. Would it be able to handle this with decent fps levels? Or is it too laggy? Could it handle COD 4?

The reason I want an air is because I often ride to uni, and need the portability. This is my first post, so this could be in the wrong section, but thanks for any help.
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All source games run perfectly on high settings except Portal 2, which needs a little dialling down. I played the Half Life 2 mod MINERVA after I was recently introduced to it for the first time, using my 2012 13" MBA, on my 27" Thunderbolt display at native resolution with settings high, I was quite astounded.
 
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