Can My 2014 Mac Mini Run Games ?

[Jedi]

Hi Guy`s ,

I have a Mac Mini , 2014 - i5 / 8GB Ram / 256 SSD / with Intel Iris 1536 MB Graphics.

I own The Sims 2 Complete

—— Sim City 4 Deluxe

—— Sid Meier`s Pirates

—— Rollercoaster Tycoon

All of which I bought for my Mac BookPro r and used until it got so hot , well , lets just say they are no longer on my MBPr

Question is will the same over heating problem happen with my Mini ?

I can play Sky Gamblers / Raiden Legacy and Warblade with no problem.

I have not tried , I don`t want to download if I only have to uninstall.

Thanks guys , later

Gary 

O___ I own other games to , but those are just puzzle G5`s & stuff

 

[brendu]

You can play them. Just make sure any graphics intensive games are on lower settings. The mini will most likely be powering fewer pixels so that puts a lower strain on the graphics card.

 

[204353]

Those games will run fine on your Mac mini. You'll probably also find that it'll run much more quietly than a MacBook Pro. CPU temperature will still get toasty, but that's totally normal and nothing to worry about.

 

[Jedi]

Hi Guy`s ,

Thanks for your input !

Thats probably why my MBPr got so how , I was running max res.

I also have the first Grid , that spun up my fans so much in my MBPr , that I thought the game was still running after I shut it down , but it was the fans running flat out Needless to say I have not played that in a while.

You know , I think some of these game manufactures should state that the game could put your Mac at risk , but when I did call Feral about Grid they said that was normal , Apple said , "your MacBook won`t break , but I would not run the game" , I took Apples advice !.

OK , another long winded morning !! LOL

Later

Gary 

 

[Boyd01]

I don't play games, but anything CPU intensive can make the fans run fast on the Mini. For example, Handbrake will make the fans roar surprisingly loud on my Mini's. I don't think this harms anything, but if you don't like loud fans you may not be happy. Regardless, the only way to know is to try and see what you think.

 

[Jedi]

Hi Boyd01 ,

Thanks for your reply , I am glad to hear that nothing would be damaged , as that was [is] my main fear.

My new Mini is only a few months old , my 2012 MBPr was roaring like crazy when I tried to play intense games.
So now it just does the normal MBP stuff , surfing /paying bills / research , all the fun stuff.

I might try the Sims 2 ,( what the heck I own it !! ) and see how the temps are.

O___to all FYI , you can use old non Sierra widgets , if you have an older widget that is not available anymore , just drop it in the System Library / widget folder , thats how I can keep an eye on things , I still use the original iStat Pro !!

OK , thanks to all , take care

Gary 