How to run GHIII or Crysis on ANY macbook at a decent framerate *INCLUDES GMA950s*

Aniki · 10:57 PM

*NOTE*

REQUIRES WINDOWS

First off. Download an app called 3D analyze. It emulates high end graphics that make it easier for low end GPUs to run games. Before you ask anything. YES I DID TRY THIS, AND IT WORKS. SO IF IT DOESN'T WORK. YOUR DOING SOMETHING WRONG.

http://www.3dfxzone.it/files?object=3dfx&objid=100

Then make a new folder on your desktop. Name it 3D Analyzer. YOU CAN USE THE BUILT IN UNZIPPER TO PUT IT IN THEIR *VIA FILE*. If your using vista, WINRAR WORKS, 7-ZIP WORKS, I DUNNO IF STUFFIT WORKS.

Now open the folder, and click 3D analyze *for vista right click run as admin*. Press select and locate crysis.exe or GH3 EXE

Locations:

GH3

Program Files\Asypr\Guitar Hero III\gh3.exe

CRYSIS

Program Files\electronic arts\crytek\crysis\bin32\crysis.exe

NOW ONCE THAT'S DONE. FOR BOTH GAMES TICK THESE MARKS IN THE FOLLOWING PICTURE

Click run, and it runs fine, GHIII runs fine at lowest res, everything off. Download 1.3 Patch. It make's it run MUCH better by far on lower end laptops. Crysis, don't bother with resolution, some effects like water can be medium, try to keep it low.

Use GH3 Speedboost as well for a black background and such. Download it, and if your on vista, right click totalboost and run as admin. If your on XP, just go and click it.

Speedboost Download: http://www.savefile.com/files/1298734

Everything runs fine. Rarely lags. I hope I could help!!!

Aniki · Oct 18, 2008, 09:24 PM

Does anyone even care -_-

Vulcan · Oct 18, 2008, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aniki

Does anyone even care -_-

Everyone's too busy debating about firewire on the MacBooks.

Anyway, thanks for posting this!

Aniki · Oct 18, 2008, 10:27 PM

lol, I never use firewire since both my camera, video camera, and External HDD are all USB. So it wouldn't really matter to me. I have firewire port on my macbook. Got mine in late 07, never touched it ONCE.

Eidorian · Oct 18, 2008, 10:29 PM

I've use this emulation program before and it does work even if the frames per second aren't consistent. At best it's a workaround to the shader hardware tests a lot of games run before installing or running.

Aniki · Oct 18, 2008, 10:32 PM

oh yeah. Counters shows your FPS. Disable it if you want 5 more frames per sec. =D. It can make a big difference.

Dudeman486 · Oct 18, 2008, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aniki

lol, I never use firewire since both my camera, video camera, and External HDD are all USB. So it wouldn't really matter to me. I have firewire port on my macbook. Got mine in late 07, never touched it ONCE.

steve jobs wins.

McGiord · Oct 18, 2008, 11:08 PM

Thanks for this info, I will try it later.

Aniki · Oct 18, 2008, 11:19 PM

Alright, this mac is about a year old now, so I would expect new ones to be better, and even mine runs perfect. =D

johny5 · Oct 19, 2008, 03:54 AM

Good find Aniki

although I only play games on my 360 I am curious what frame rates you get on crisis and what macbook you have?

Aniki · Oct 19, 2008, 11:15 AM

33 FPS on crysis.

29-34 FPS in GHIII.

Both rarely lag and run at a bearable framerate. Although you need to turn the settings down a tad bit. Works like a charm.

Aniki · Oct 19, 2008, 05:28 PM

Update:

3d Analyze Works With Call Of Duty 4 :d

It Does Not Work With Gears Of War, You Get An Error Saying You Cannot Run The Modified Exe

wywern209 · Oct 30, 2008, 07:32 PM

do u guys think this would improve crysis FPS on the new macbook pro cuz im spoiled frame rate wise. esp. when in firefights, the fps dips quite a bit so would this do much for the new macbook pro? FYI: i get 17- 22 fps on crysis on the new pro.

Eidorian · Oct 30, 2008, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wywern209

do u guys think this would improve crysis FPS on the new macbook pro cuz im spoiled frame rate wise. esp. when in firefights, the fps dips quite a bit so would this do much for the new macbook pro? FYI: i get 17- 22 fps on crysis on the new pro.

How about turning your graphics settings down? This application is a CPU based GPU hardware emulator.

wywern209 · Oct 30, 2008, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eidorian

How about turning your graphics settings down? This application is a CPU based GPU hardware emulator.

yeah but i was able to hit medium easily on a previous gen macbook pro and was able to get 25 fps or higher on medium. how the heck is that possible considering the 9600m gt is supposed to be faster.

Eidorian · Oct 30, 2008, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wywern209

yeah but i was able to hit medium easily on a previous gen macbook pro and was able to get 25 fps or higher on medium. how the heck is that possible considering the 9600m gt is supposed to be faster.

Keep in mind the only significant differences between the 8600M GT and 9600M GT are in the clock speed and manufacturing process. I've found that in newer games you really need the additional shader pipelines and 256-bit memory interface of higher end GPUs.

Both GPUs have 32 shader cores and 128-bit memory interfaces.

Aniki · Mar 1, 2009, 09:09 PM

If anyone is still trying to do this... here's a bump

Mr. lax · Mar 1, 2009, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aniki

Does anyone even care -_-

It was 14 mins, give us a chance... But extremely solid find, i wonder if it would be possible to port to osx?

SnowLeopard2008 · Mar 2, 2009, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. lax

It was 14 mins, give us a chance... But extremely solid find, i wonder if it would be possible to port to osx?

probably not. but I hope someone does port it over to Mac. What about VMs? Could it improve VM graphic performance a bit?

Aniki · Mar 8, 2009, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnowLeopard2008

probably not. but I hope someone does port it over to Mac. What about VMs? Could it improve VM graphic performance a bit?

Sorry for late reply >_>

Depends on what game though. Maybe on lower end games... BTW: This doesn't support steam

fewture · Mar 10, 2009, 03:03 AM

yep, when I get a chance Ill try it with my blackbook (x3100)

Would love to hear anyone's experience with the x3100 and if it makes much of a difference?

Im wondering if Starcraft 2 would run on my blackbook with this? or is that naive wishful thinking?

Prekesh · Mar 10, 2009, 05:05 AM

hmmm this looks very interesting, i might try this on my whitebook with the x3100

Old Mac Geezer · Mar 10, 2009, 09:38 AM

I don't see how you can get a low end GMA950 to emulate a much better graphics card at an acceptable speed. That would be like getting a first generation Pentium to emulate a Q6600 acceptably.

Aniki · 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fewture

yep, when I get a chance Ill try it with my blackbook (x3100)

Would love to hear anyone's experience with the x3100 and if it makes much of a difference?

Im wondering if Starcraft 2 would run on my blackbook with this? or is that naive wishful thinking?

I don't have starcraft 2, so I dunno. I would assume so.

@Old Mac Geezer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-IDbycOi9M

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prekesh

hmmm this looks very interesting, i might try this on my whitebook with the x3100

It should work.

SHADO · Mar 12, 2009, 10:10 AM

I might try it with Halo 2 in XP on my X3100.

Oct 18, 2008, 09:11 PM	#1
Aniki Banned Join Date: Oct 2008	How to run GHIII or Crysis on ANY macbook at a decent framerate INCLUDES GMA950s NOTE REQUIRES WINDOWS First off. Download an app called 3D analyze. It emulates high end graphics that make it easier for low end GPUs to run games. Before you ask anything. YES I DID TRY THIS, AND IT WORKS. SO IF IT DOESN'T WORK. YOUR DOING SOMETHING WRONG. http://www.3dfxzone.it/files?object=3dfx&objid=100 Then make a new folder on your desktop. Name it 3D Analyzer. YOU CAN USE THE BUILT IN UNZIPPER TO PUT IT IN THEIR VIA FILE. If your using vista, WINRAR WORKS, 7-ZIP WORKS, I DUNNO IF STUFFIT WORKS. Now open the folder, and click 3D analyze for vista right click run as admin. Press select and locate crysis.exe or GH3 EXE Locations: GH3 Program Files\Asypr\Guitar Hero III\gh3.exe CRYSIS Program Files\electronic arts\crytek\crysis\bin32\crysis.exe NOW ONCE THAT'S DONE. FOR BOTH GAMES TICK THESE MARKS IN THE FOLLOWING PICTURE Click run, and it runs fine, GHIII runs fine at lowest res, everything off. Download 1.3 Patch. It make's it run MUCH better by far on lower end laptops. Crysis, don't bother with resolution, some effects like water can be medium, try to keep it low. Use GH3 Speedboost as well for a black background and such. Download it, and if your on vista, right click totalboost and run as admin. If your on XP, just go and click it. Speedboost Download: http://www.savefile.com/files/1298734 Everything runs fine. Rarely lags. I hope I could help!!! Last edited by Aniki : Mar 11, 2009 at 10:57 PM.

Oct 18, 2008, 10:29 PM	#5
Eidorian macrumors G3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana	I've use this emulation program before and it does work even if the frames per second aren't consistent. At best it's a workaround to the shader hardware tests a lot of games run before installing or running. __________________ 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 18, 2008, 11:08 PM	#8
McGiord macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dark Castle	Thanks for this info, I will try it later. __________________ THNXS

Oct 19, 2008, 03:54 AM	#10
johny5 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lincolnshire, UK	Good find Aniki although I only play games on my 360 I am curious what frame rates you get on crisis and what macbook you have? __________________ lots of

Oct 30, 2008, 07:32 PM	#13
wywern209 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: do you rly want to know?	do u guys think this would improve crysis FPS on the new macbook pro cuz im spoiled frame rate wise. esp. when in firefights, the fps dips quite a bit so would this do much for the new macbook pro? FYI: i get 17- 22 fps on crysis on the new pro. __________________ PS3 80GB, ipod touch 2G 16gb, power support anti-glare, sennheiser CX300, speck candyshell.

Oct 18, 2008, 09:24 PM	#2
Aniki Thread Starter Banned Join Date: Oct 2008	Does anyone even care -_-

Oct 18, 2008, 10:27 PM	#4
Aniki Thread Starter Banned Join Date: Oct 2008	lol, I never use firewire since both my camera, video camera, and External HDD are all USB. So it wouldn't really matter to me. I have firewire port on my macbook. Got mine in late 07, never touched it ONCE.

Oct 18, 2008, 10:32 PM	#6
Aniki Thread Starter Banned Join Date: Oct 2008	oh yeah. Counters shows your FPS. Disable it if you want 5 more frames per sec. =D. It can make a big difference.

Oct 18, 2008, 11:19 PM	#9
Aniki Thread Starter Banned Join Date: Oct 2008	Alright, this mac is about a year old now, so I would expect new ones to be better, and even mine runs perfect. =D

Oct 19, 2008, 11:15 AM	#11
Aniki Thread Starter Banned Join Date: Oct 2008	33 FPS on crysis. 29-34 FPS in GHIII. Both rarely lag and run at a bearable framerate. Although you need to turn the settings down a tad bit. Works like a charm.

Oct 19, 2008, 05:28 PM	#12
Aniki Thread Starter Banned Join Date: Oct 2008	Update: 3d Analyze Works With Call Of Duty 4 :d It Does Not Work With Gears Of War, You Get An Error Saying You Cannot Run The Modified Exe

Mar 1, 2009, 09:09 PM	#17
Aniki Thread Starter Banned Join Date: Oct 2008	If anyone is still trying to do this... here's a bump

Mar 10, 2009, 03:03 AM	#21
fewture macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2006	yep, when I get a chance Ill try it with my blackbook (x3100) Would love to hear anyone's experience with the x3100 and if it makes much of a difference? Im wondering if Starcraft 2 would run on my blackbook with this? or is that naive wishful thinking?

Mar 10, 2009, 05:05 AM	#22
Prekesh macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2009	hmmm this looks very interesting, i might try this on my whitebook with the x3100 __________________ Macbook, 2.4Ghz, 2Gb RAM, Mighty Mouse, iPod Classic 30Gb.

Mar 10, 2009, 09:38 AM	#23
Old Mac Geezer macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2007	I don't see how you can get a low end GMA950 to emulate a much better graphics card at an acceptable speed. That would be like getting a first generation Pentium to emulate a Q6600 acceptably.

Mar 12, 2009, 10:10 AM	#25
SHADO macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Right Behind You	I might try it with Halo 2 in XP on my X3100. __________________ SHADO WAS HERE

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