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Call of Duty Black Ops via Bootcamp - Settings?

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neenja

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Wanted to compile a list of settings and Macs you are all using for Call of Duty Black Ops. Also, please tell us how it performs.

Macbook Pro 15in
2.4ghz intel core 2 duo
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 256mb
4gb ram

on my office comp, will get my settings of the game when i get home.
 
1200x800.
no shadows
no bullet impact
aa off
normal graphics
bilinear w.e its called

average 28 dips to 20 for moments and usually 29-30fps patch will fix im hoping
 
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Imac 2.66 Core 2 Duo
NVIDIA 9400m 256mb
4gb ram

Black ops running on Boot Camp Windows 7 32 Bit.

Completely unplayable even at 800x600even after enabeling dual cores and config tweaking.

Apparently they are working on patching it and working with nvidia on drivers but dont know if they are working on fixing it for older hardware like my 9400m.

In comparison MW2 runs near perfect at high Resolution with alittle GPU clocking.
 
2.93Ghz Quad Mac Pro
8GB 1066Mhz DDR3 RAM
7,200 RPM HD
ATi Radeon 5870 1GB
23" ACD @ 1920x1200

Everything maxed out, with 8xAA and Trilinear Filtering. Smooth as butter, high FPS and looks rather pretty.
 
peskaa said:
2.93Ghz Quad Mac Pro
8GB 1066Mhz DDR3 RAM
7,200 RPM HD
ATi Radeon 5870 1GB
23" ACD @ 1920x1200

Everything maxed out, with 8xAA and Trilinear Filtering. Smooth as butter, high FPS and looks rather pretty.
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Thats the way! ;)

I got an MPB 17"
8GB Ram DDR3 1066mhz
7200 Rpm
Nvidia 9600GT 512mb

everything on
aa 2x
Trilinear filtering

playable and very good looking! ;)

Bootcamp on win 7 32bits.
 
R1PPER said:
Imac 2.66 Core 2 Duo
NVIDIA 9400m 256mb
4gb ram

Black ops running on Boot Camp Windows 7 32 Bit.

Completely unplayable even at 800x600even after enabeling dual cores and config tweaking.

Apparently they are working on patching it and working with nvidia on drivers but dont know if they are working on fixing it for older hardware like my 9400m.

In comparison MW2 runs near perfect at high Resolution with alittle GPU clocking.
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your GPU has a problem. NVIDIA 9400M is shared chipset. it's not dedicated graphic card. it's just like intel HD graphic but customized only for Apple. so if you search for something, most new games can't be played with your graphic card unfortunately. at least you should have ATI mobility radeon 4670 512MB, or NVIDIA 310GT 512MB for playing smoothly. but I don't think that even new macbook, or macbook pro (13inch) can play well. unfortunately, most mac users have no idea why they can't play it. comparing with PC, even desktop graphic card is not the same. it's only for apple. customized. if you try to use apple desktop graphic card for PC, it won't work. that's why I don't like mac. no compatible whatsoever.
 
archurban said:
your GPU has a problem. NVIDIA 9400M is shared chipset. it's not dedicated graphic card. it's just like intel HD graphic but customized only for Apple. so if you search for something, most new games can't be played with your graphic card unfortunately. at least you should have ATI mobility radeon 4670 512MB, or NVIDIA 310GT 512MB for playing smoothly. but I don't think that even new macbook, or macbook pro (13inch) can play well. unfortunately, most mac users have no idea why they can't play it. comparing with PC, even desktop graphic card is not the same. it's only for apple. customized. if you try to use apple desktop graphic card for PC, it won't work. that's why I don't like mac. no compatible whatsoever.
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What crack have you been smoking recently? Seriously?

Whilst you're correct that the 9400M is integrated, it's actually capable of running games. Sure, not at high resolutions or detail, but the very fact that the poster said they can get Modern Warfare 2 running indicates that Black Ops should also run. There is clearly an issue stopping it working.

The 13" models of MBP play games. The 320M is a decent performer.

The reason Macs need different GPUs is because they use EFI rather than BIOS. EFI is starting to be used in the PC market, so we should see less issues in the future.
 
15" MBP
Core 2 duo 2.53 ghz
4 gb ram
9600 with 512mb

I started out playing with super low settings, which gave me awful framerates. Then the other day I cranked up my settings to full 1440x900 resolution, 8x AA, and almost half Anisotropic filtering, shadows turned off. It now runs surprisingly smoothly. I'm still having some multiplayer issues, so hopefully the patch they release soon will fix my last remaining problems.
 
All i want is an imac with replaceable GPU....dont care if its 1 inch thicker in the middle....roll on cloud gaming.
 
i tried something i saw on the bops forums, turning off Vsync. it TOTALLY helped my lag 100%!

now i play pretty much the same settings as mw2.

1440x900
aa 2x
graphics and texture at auto (ive tried high and tri and it still worked pretty good)

the only thing that lags me is having shadows on.

if you guys havnt tried yet, turn OFF vsync and see how it works out
 
neenja said:
i tried something i saw on the bops forums, turning off Vsync. it TOTALLY helped my lag 100%!

now i play pretty much the same settings as mw2.

1440x900
aa 2x
graphics and texture at auto (ive tried high and tri and it still worked pretty good)

the only thing that lags me is having shadows on.

if you guys havnt tried yet, turn OFF vsync and see how it works out
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dam sounds good ill give it a shot
 
skatementle said:
dam sounds good ill give it a shot
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Hell YA! playes so much better now 40avrg on normal 1200x800 everything off

lowest it goes is 30 in alot ofcombat sometimes. (rarely) theres a lag of like 20something but thats no big it onlyhappens like once a match if that


thanks!
 
Frame Rate FIX

Open Task Manager
Set COD BO to "high" priority.

Videos still lags though but game play is smooth now!

Update: You probably have to do this every time you launch it.
 
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Wow that made a huge difference. I was playing on low/medium settings at 1680x1050 (my monitor's max), and it would get choppy from time to time. Now I turned off the "sync every frame" (vsync, same thing I believe) and I maxed everything out and its smooth as can be

thanks!
 
To quote peskaa here ;);

2.26Ghz Octad Mac Pro
12GB 1066Mhz DDR3 RAM
ATi Radeon 4870 512MB
30" ACD @ 2560x1600
Win7 Pro 64bit

Everything maxed out except for AA. Smooth as butter and looks absolutely gorgeous!
 
peskaa said:
What crack have you been smoking recently? Seriously?

Whilst you're correct that the 9400M is integrated, it's actually capable of running games. Sure, not at high resolutions or detail, but the very fact that the poster said they can get Modern Warfare 2 running indicates that Black Ops should also run. There is clearly an issue stopping it working.

The 13" models of MBP play games. The 320M is a decent performer.

The reason Macs need different GPUs is because they use EFI rather than BIOS. EFI is starting to be used in the PC market, so we should see less issues in the future.
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which crack? good god. are you drunk? here you go. if you don't see more than 30fps (more than medium setting with high detail on texture), don't play games seriously. it's unplayable, and pain my ass. 9400M is like very lower class 4 graphic card today. just go 'notebookcheck' website to check it out. most new games you can't play. old games are OK (more than 3-4 years old). you don't have many choices to play unfortunately. just go ask somebody if it is good. answer is NO.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9400M-G.11949.0.html

see how this graphic card is terrible for gaming above website. then you know whether you are drunk or not.

oh, by the way, you assume that black ops would be run? that's pathetic. BO is completely not optimized for PC. that's why so many pc gamers complain about BO even after it gets few patches. modern warfare 2 is only the game that you can easily play very smooth without worry. unfortunately, BO uses the same engine like call of duty world at war which is notoriously unoptimized for PC. now, you don't know what you talk. you just assume.
 
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A quick report on the results of the patch. Stuttering has been relieved significantly, and the game has shown a reasonable boost in FPS (From 29-30 avg before to 42-60 avg after). But, of course, there is a problem. The game now freezes approximately 30 seconds after joining a server. This issue may or may not be limited to my installation.

My specs and settings are:

(Settings)
Resolution: 2560x1440
Anti-Aliasing: 4X
Texture Detail: All Extra
V-Sync: Enabled
Texture Filtering: 16X Trilinear


(Specs)
CPU: 2x 2.26GHz Xeon Quad
RAM:16GB DDR3 1066MHz
GPU: ATI 4870 512MB

Do let us know how this patch works out for you. :)
 
archurban said:
your GPU has a problem. NVIDIA 9400M is shared chipset. it's not dedicated graphic card. it's just like intel HD graphic but customized only for Apple. so if you search for something, most new games can't be played with your graphic card unfortunately. at least you should have ATI mobility radeon 4670 512MB, or NVIDIA 310GT 512MB for playing smoothly. but I don't think that even new macbook, or macbook pro (13inch) can play well. unfortunately, most mac users have no idea why they can't play it. comparing with PC, even desktop graphic card is not the same. it's only for apple. customized. if you try to use apple desktop graphic card for PC, it won't work. that's why I don't like mac. no compatible whatsoever.
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9400m >>> any Intel integrated. Sure, it's not going to give the performance of a better discrete card, but it is reasonably capable.
 
Hi it's R1pper again, it's just frustrating when i can run MW2 at good resolution and this shares the same Quake 3 engine at heart. Problem with having an imac but no way im having a desktop in my living room. Already spent £80 in windows 7 and £40 on Black Ops. I will now have to wait 8 months for an Imac spec bump and then upgrade to the mid level one. Imacs are brilliant but they need to come up with a better GPU solution.
 
archurban said:
which crack? good god. are you drunk? here you go. if you don't see more than 30fps (more than medium setting with high detail on texture), don't play games seriously. it's unplayable, and pain my ass. 9400M is like very lower class 4 graphic card today. just go 'notebookcheck' website to check it out. most new games you can't play. old games are OK (more than 3-4 years old). you don't have many choices to play unfortunately. just go ask somebody if it is good. answer is NO.
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So your argument is simply that if a game doesn't run at over 30fps with medium settings and high texture levels, it doesn't count as being able to run? Sorry, that is simply your opinion and may well not be shared by a lot of people. There are many people out there willing to drop the detail level to play a game, and they are content with the results.

I will never say the 9400M is fantastic, but it's faster than anything Intel have put out, and it allows people to actually run games - yes, not at the settings you seem to think are the absolute minimum, but they will run.


As an aside, I have Black Ops running incredibly smoothly under Windows. So much for your "not possible".
 
Ah cheers for the vid.

I've been checking youtube each day since release for a decent vid of BO running on a 2010 iMac.

Looking to buy one in the next month or so and was hoping to see how they do one recentish games like this.
 
Jolt said:
Ah cheers for the vid.

I've been checking youtube each day since release for a decent vid of BO running on a 2010 iMac.

Looking to buy one in the next month or so and was hoping to see how they do one recentish games like this.
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No problem. I have been playing with native res a bit and uploaded this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTX87OLL1C4

FRAPS half scaled to 720p, max 30fps.

Jungle scene benchmarks:
2560 x 1440 Max settings, Except with AA OFF /ansio down to low = 40-50fps
2560 x 1440 Max settings, with AA 2x and max ansio = 30-40 fps
2560 x 1440 Max settings, with AA 4x and max ansio = 25-30 fps


Cheers

/ImacN00b
 
I really enjoyed CoD4 so I want to buy BO aswell, but I'm not sure if it will run on my mid 2009 macbook pro, 2,53Ghz, 4Gb, 9600m.
Is this game playable on my macbook (40<fps) ?
I dont want to spend 60 bucks if it isnt worth it!
 
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