Company of Heroes

kidzdoc · Oct 8, 2006, 11:37 PM

Anybody know if this game is playable on a MBP 15" with 2GB of RAM? My birthdays coming up.

Thanks.

SpankyPenzaanz · Oct 9, 2006, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kidzdoc

Anybody know if this game is playable on a MBP 15" with 2GB of RAM? My birthdays coming up.

Thanks.

you should with bootcamp

saunders45 · Oct 9, 2006, 01:37 PM

It will... but it won't be pretty with that mobile graphics chip.

Eidorian · Oct 9, 2006, 01:38 PM

I run it just fine via Boot Camp. I overclock my X1600 too.

Arnel · Oct 25, 2006, 10:00 PM

It looks great if you have a MacBook Pro with the 256Mb video RAM option (standard on the higher 15" and on the 17" I think). Runs sweetly, too.

ReanimationLP · Oct 25, 2006, 10:42 PM

It works great on my Pentium 4 HT with my 9800XT at 1024x768 High, so the X1600 should be fine, as it has more capabilities but not the raw speeds of the 9800XT.

kidzdoc · Nov 2, 2006, 07:46 PM

Hi all,

I ended up buying and installing CoH on my MBP 15", 2GB, ATI X1600. However, when I try to run the program, it gives me an error: "Failed to set a working mode for the rendering device." Anybody else with this problem. I have updated to DirectX9.0c and am running the ATI Catalyst 6.5 driver. Thanks. I look forward to playing this game.

-Doc

aholden12592 · Nov 2, 2006, 08:51 PM

anybody know if it works with macbook? 2 ghz 1 gb RAm?

Mackilroy · Nov 3, 2006, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by aholden12592

anybody know if it works with macbook? 2 ghz 1 gb RAm?

aholden: my recommendation, don't try it.

I know you're a newbie, but you need to realize this: while the GMA 950 is fine for some light gaming like WoW, it's not going to be that good for more resource-intensive games.

aholden12592 · Nov 3, 2006, 09:57 AM

well, first off just cuz it says im a newbie doesn't mean i don't know anything about my own computers. second - im asking because i got cs:source working at the highest graphics setting and no lag.

MacRumorUser · Nov 3, 2006, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by aholden12592

well, first off just cuz it says im a newbie doesn't mean i don't know anything about my own computers. second - im asking because i got cs:source working at the highest graphics setting and no lag.

just download the demo and see

saunders45 · Nov 3, 2006, 10:59 AM

CS: Source isn't nearly as demanding as Company of Heroes. Not even in the same ballpark.

kidzdoc · Nov 3, 2006, 04:27 PM

I just updated the ATI drivers and it works beautifully. The game looks great, especially on an ACD 23". I finished the tutorials and will diving into the game soon.

ilikemyname · 07:11 PM

lol i dont know anythign about this stuff so yea

im looking to get a geforce 7600 256 video card and adding a 1GB stick of RAM on my computer. I already have 512mb...will it run company of heroes on high all around??

o yea, and if there is 1 stick of 2GB of RAM can someone please direct it for me?
thx

mrgreen4242 · Nov 5, 2006, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ilikemyname

lol i dont know anythign about this stuff so yea

im looking to get a geforce 7600 256 video card and adding a 1GB stick of RAM on my computer. I already have 512mb...will it run company of heroes on high all around??

o yea, and if there is 1 stick of 2GB of RAM can someone please direct it for me?
thx

What sort of Mac do you have that you think you are going to add a 7600GT to?

panzer06 · Jan 2, 2007, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by aholden12592

well, first off just cuz it says im a newbie doesn't mean i don't know anything about my own computers. second - im asking because i got cs:source working at the highest graphics setting and no lag.

I originally tried to set all my video settings to low, however, in order to see tracers, smoke and explosions the video settings must be configured just so.

Sometimes less is just less.

What works and provides a usable experience on a Macbook Core Duo 2.0 with 2GB RAM is as follows.

Shader Quality = High
Physics = Low
Model Quality = High
Tree Quality = Low
AA = Disabled
Terrain Detail = Low
Texture Detail = Low
Effects Fidelity = Med (Critical to Solution, requires Shader and model quality = High)
Shadows = Off/Disabled (Definately no shadows!!)
Effects Density = Med
Reflections = Low
Object Scarring = Off
Post Processing = Off
Building Detail = Low

Model Detail Slider = 50%

I enjoy my MB and find CoH and LOTR BFMEII work well on my system with low to mid settings.

Cheers,

islandman · Jan 2, 2007, 10:41 AM

Works GREAT. Just overclock your videocard just a little and it's smooth. I play it all the time in Boot Camp (Vista).

Oct 8, 2006, 11:37 PM	#1
kidzdoc macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2006	Company of Heroes Anybody know if this game is playable on a MBP 15" with 2GB of RAM? My birthdays coming up. Thanks. __________________ MBP 15.4" 2.16Ghz 2GB BT Mighty Mouse 4G 20G IPod

Oct 9, 2006, 01:37 PM	#3
saunders45 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The only place in Florida that doesn't get hit by hurricanes...	It will... but it won't be pretty with that mobile graphics chip. __________________ DP 867 1.25GB Radeon 9600 w/ 2005FPW 15" 1.5GHz PB 1.5GB Athlon X2 4200+, 1.5GB Ram, 7600 GT 3 iPods

Oct 9, 2006, 01:38 PM	#4
Eidorian macrumors G3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana	I run it just fine via Boot Camp. I overclock my X1600 too. __________________ MRoogle it! hikari T7500 2.2 GHz / 4 GB / 320 GB / GMA X3100 / 10.5.8 shinobu Core i5 750 2.66 GHz / 4 GB / 640 GB / 4830 / Windows 7

Oct 25, 2006, 10:42 PM	#6
ReanimationLP macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the moon.	It works great on my Pentium 4 HT with my 9800XT at 1024x768 High, so the X1600 should be fine, as it has more capabilities but not the raw speeds of the 9800XT. __________________ Corei7 920 @ 4GHz, Radeon 4850X2 2GB, 2TB, 6GB DDR3 July 17, 2009 can't come soon enough.

Nov 2, 2006, 07:46 PM	#7
kidzdoc Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2006	Problem with video Hi all, I ended up buying and installing CoH on my MBP 15", 2GB, ATI X1600. However, when I try to run the program, it gives me an error: "Failed to set a working mode for the rendering device." Anybody else with this problem. I have updated to DirectX9.0c and am running the ATI Catalyst 6.5 driver. Thanks. I look forward to playing this game. -Doc __________________ MBP 15.4" 2.16Ghz 2GB BT Mighty Mouse 4G 20G IPod

Oct 25, 2006, 10:00 PM	#5
Arnel macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC	It looks great if you have a MacBook Pro with the 256Mb video RAM option (standard on the higher 15" and on the 17" I think). Runs sweetly, too.

Nov 2, 2006, 08:51 PM	#8
aholden12592 macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2006	anybody know if it works with macbook? 2 ghz 1 gb RAm? __________________ Playstation 3 60GB - Blazing Angels, Resistance:Fall of Man

Nov 3, 2006, 09:57 AM	#10
aholden12592 macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2006	well, first off just cuz it says im a newbie doesn't mean i don't know anything about my own computers. second - im asking because i got cs:source working at the highest graphics setting and no lag. __________________ Playstation 3 60GB - Blazing Angels, Resistance:Fall of Man

Nov 3, 2006, 10:59 AM	#12
saunders45 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The only place in Florida that doesn't get hit by hurricanes...	CS: Source isn't nearly as demanding as Company of Heroes. Not even in the same ballpark. __________________ DP 867 1.25GB Radeon 9600 w/ 2005FPW 15" 1.5GHz PB 1.5GB Athlon X2 4200+, 1.5GB Ram, 7600 GT 3 iPods

Nov 3, 2006, 04:27 PM	#13
kidzdoc Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2006	problem solved I just updated the ATI drivers and it works beautifully. The game looks great, especially on an ACD 23". I finished the tutorials and will diving into the game soon. __________________ MBP 15.4" 2.16Ghz 2GB BT Mighty Mouse 4G 20G IPod

Nov 5, 2006, 06:57 PM	#14
ilikemyname macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2006	recommendations lol i dont know anythign about this stuff so yea im looking to get a geforce 7600 256 video card and adding a 1GB stick of RAM on my computer. I already have 512mb...will it run company of heroes on high all around?? o yea, and if there is 1 stick of 2GB of RAM can someone please direct it for me? thx Last edited by ilikemyname : Nov 5, 2006 at 07:11 PM.

Jan 2, 2007, 10:41 AM	#17
islandman macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2006	Works GREAT. Just overclock your videocard just a little and it's smooth. I play it all the time in Boot Camp (Vista).

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