[OS X] Silent Hunter 5 on my iMac (in Parallels)

dmw16 · Jan 10, 2013, 02:49 PM

I was a huge fan of the original Silent Hunter series and I would like to try the new one.

I have a 2011 27" iMac and I am running Windows 7 via Parallels. Will Silent Hunter 5 work in this setup? Since I can't return it if it doesn't I wanted to see if anyone has any insight.

Thanks.

Jindra12 · Jan 10, 2013, 03:14 PM

Hello,

I am also big fan with the submarine games. I learned this through a google search. It is recommended you to use the bootcamp to run the game. There is some small glitch in it, however, you will need to make sure your video graphic is high enough to handle the game's video demand.

Happy hunting,

Eric

dmw16 · Jan 10, 2013, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Jindra12

Hello,

I am also big fan with the submarine games. I learned this through a google search. It is recommended you to use the bootcamp to run the game. There is some small glitch in it, however, you will need to make sure your video graphic is high enough to handle the game's video demand.

Happy hunting,

Eric

I don't have bootcamp setup and since I only have a 256GB SSD I really don't have a good way of setting it up. Guess I'm out of luck?

Jindra12 · Jan 11, 2013, 07:20 AM

Uh, you said you have 2011 iMac and you only have 256 GB SSD? No other HDs in your iMac?

I think you could set up a bootcamp on your SSD. You'll need to research through google to work around the system. I do believe it is do-able.

If you run parallels, it will take a toll on your iMac because it has to run two different OS with one hardware system. It is better to run one operating system with one hardware to maximize the hardware's performance.

TallManNY · Jan 11, 2013, 08:30 AM

Bootcamp would use about 50GB of space on the SSD. So that might make things too tight. And if you did bootcamp, I'd suggest you go higher than that. Once you have complete access to all Windows games as they come out, well you find that there are plenty of games you want to try. I wish I had set aside far more than 100GB for my bootcamp partition. For now I'm deleting some games that I know I can redownload from Steam. But it is hardly the best solution. Eventually, I need to bite the bullet and put an external drive (which means another cord on my already crowded desk).

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dmw16 macrumors regular Join Date: May 2011	Silent Hunter 5 on my iMac (in Parallels) I was a huge fan of the original Silent Hunter series and I would like to try the new one. I have a 2011 27" iMac and I am running Windows 7 via Parallels. Will Silent Hunter 5 work in this setup? Since I can't return it if it doesn't I wanted to see if anyone has any insight. Thanks.
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TallManNY macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2007	Bootcamp would use about 50GB of space on the SSD. So that might make things too tight. And if you did bootcamp, I'd suggest you go higher than that. Once you have complete access to all Windows games as they come out, well you find that there are plenty of games you want to try. I wish I had set aside far more than 100GB for my bootcamp partition. For now I'm deleting some games that I know I can redownload from Steam. But it is hardly the best solution. Eventually, I need to bite the bullet and put an external drive (which means another cord on my already crowded desk). __________________ Mid-2011 3.1GHz i5 iMac (6970m); Late-2007 Macbook iPhone 5; iPad 3; Nexus 7 Apple Stockholder (Still up enough to cover all my Apple toys, but boy have I taken a beating this year.)
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Jan 10, 2013, 03:14 PM	#2
Jindra12 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	Hello, I am also big fan with the submarine games. I learned this through a google search. It is recommended you to use the bootcamp to run the game. There is some small glitch in it, however, you will need to make sure your video graphic is high enough to handle the game's video demand. Happy hunting, Eric
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Jan 11, 2013, 07:20 AM	#4
Jindra12 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	Uh, you said you have 2011 iMac and you only have 256 GB SSD? No other HDs in your iMac? I think you could set up a bootcamp on your SSD. You'll need to research through google to work around the system. I do believe it is do-able. If you run parallels, it will take a toll on your iMac because it has to run two different OS with one hardware system. It is better to run one operating system with one hardware to maximize the hardware's performance.
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