[OS X] Parallels settings for GAME BLUR

Luigiss · Dec 16, 2012, 01:05 PM

hi guys, i wanto to set my parallels profile for Blur Game.
Have you an idea?

i use macbook pro early 2011 15" i7 2.0 ghz 8gb ram ssd samsung 840 250gb

now i've setted parallels :

4 gb ram
video 1 gb
cpu: 4

i'm waiting for your questions

bye ^.^

Luigiss · Dec 20, 2012, 04:57 AM

help me guys

lightz39 · Dec 20, 2012, 05:47 PM

Don't expect crazy results running parallels. One thing I've noticed is don't give TOO much of your system to the virtual machine. Mac OS X will start to act up then. Which in turn makes your virtual machine act up.

doh123 · Dec 20, 2012, 06:52 PM

giving 4 CPUs in a 4 core machine to Parallels, will make parallels go slower most of the time because OSX doesn't have enough... I'd never give more than half my cores to the virtual machine. WHen I say cores, i mean real cores, not hyperthreading... so if you think you have 8, you don't, you have 4 actual cores.

Luigiss · Dec 29, 2012, 12:20 PM

ok guys thank you!

i try with 2 core and 256 video card switched (ati) or 512 intel ?

thanks

El Awesome · Dec 30, 2012, 04:55 AM

2 cores will be more than enough, given that most games can handle only one core.
Gaming isn't CPU-stressing anyway, you need GPU power. And this is why you can forget gaming via Parallells, cause it limits your power (in your case, 256MB aren't much anyway) so that both systems get enough.
I try CrossOver or go the BootCamp route.

Dec 16, 2012, 01:05 PM	#1
Luigiss macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Telese Italy	Parallels settings for GAME BLUR hi guys, i wanto to set my parallels profile for Blur Game. Have you an idea? i use macbook pro early 2011 15" i7 2.0 ghz 8gb ram ssd samsung 840 250gb now i've setted parallels : 4 gb ram video 1 gb cpu: 4 i'm waiting for your questions bye ^.^
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Dec 20, 2012, 04:57 AM	#2
Luigiss Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Telese Italy	help me guys __________________ 15" Macbook PRO, 2.0 ghz, 8 GB RAM, 250 GB SSD Samsung 840
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Luigiss Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Telese Italy	ok guys thank you! i try with 2 core and 256 video card switched (ati) or 512 intel ? thanks __________________ 15" Macbook PRO, 2.0 ghz, 8 GB RAM, 250 GB SSD Samsung 840
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Dec 20, 2012, 05:47 PM	#3
lightz39 macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012	Don't expect crazy results running parallels. One thing I've noticed is don't give TOO much of your system to the virtual machine. Mac OS X will start to act up then. Which in turn makes your virtual machine act up.
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Dec 20, 2012, 06:52 PM	#4
doh123 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2009	giving 4 CPUs in a 4 core machine to Parallels, will make parallels go slower most of the time because OSX doesn't have enough... I'd never give more than half my cores to the virtual machine. WHen I say cores, i mean real cores, not hyperthreading... so if you think you have 8, you don't, you have 4 actual cores.
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Dec 30, 2012, 04:55 AM	#6
El Awesome macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Zurich	2 cores will be more than enough, given that most games can handle only one core. Gaming isn't CPU-stressing anyway, you need GPU power. And this is why you can forget gaming via Parallells, cause it limits your power (in your case, 256MB aren't much anyway) so that both systems get enough. I try CrossOver or go the BootCamp route.
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