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thinkbig12

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Hi

I just got my new macbook, 2.4 GHZ 2 GB of Ram and X3100.

I can't run CSS completely smooth. Even running it at DX7 it still lags... I've seen videos on youtube were ppl managed to play CSS at great framerates 🙁

Any idea on how to optimize the game ?

Thanks

Edit: I've used Boot Camp
 
Well I'd guess lower resolution and lower textures, other than that I dunno what else you could do!

But yeah, it should run OK on a Macbook of that spec. It should at least be playable...

You might have something else wrong there, perhaps with drivers or something

Ed
 
MisterEd said:
Well I'd guess lower resolution and lower textures, other than that I dunno what else you could do!

But yeah, it should run OK on a Macbook of that spec. It should at least be playable...

You might have something else wrong there, perhaps with drivers or something

Ed
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Thanks

Anyone else go an idea?
 
Yeah I would just turn some of the settings down. Make sure you don't have any apps running in the background too.
 
zango said:
alright, let us know how crossover works out for you, if it changes anything
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Crossover runs the game MUCH better than Boot Camp!! I can now play the game with decent framerates!

You guys now know Crossover > Boot Camp for games 🙂
 
Wait, what?

The game runs BETTER if you run it through some kind of emulation software that allows running windows apps on OS X than it does, if you run it from Windows natively? That's pretty amazing 😀.

There might have been some problems with your Windows installation (graphics drivers?), this shouldn't be happening.
 
Sorry to sidetrack, but reading the first couple of lines in the original post (not knowing what CSS stood for) had me quite startled. I was thinking about CSS 🙄

Regarding your question, BootCamp is pretty much the way to go. Running it natively in Windows (use XP, not Vista!) is just like running it on a equally speced Windows PC. Make sure you have the latest Windows drivers for the X3100. The X3100 is not by any means a gaming GPU, but you should probably do fine with lowered settings on quite a few of the newer games.
 
caktusaurus said:
Sorry to sidetrack, but reading the first couple of lines in the original post (not knowing what CSS stood for) had me quite startled. I was thinking about CSS 🙄

Regarding your question, BootCamp is pretty much the way to go. Running it natively in Windows (use XP, not Vista!) is just like running it on a equally speced Windows PC. Make sure you have the latest Windows drivers for the X3100. The X3100 is not by any means a gaming GPU, but you should probably do fine with lowered settings on quite a few of the newer games.
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Well maybe I've some problems with the graphic card drivers. When I click on display settings ( on windows xp ) it says I have an intel 645 or 945.... it should be written x3100 right?

And where can I find those drivers?

Thanks
 
thinkbig12 said:
Well maybe I've some problems with the graphic card drivers. When I click on display settings ( on windows xp ) it says I have an intel 645 or 945.... it should be written x3100 right?

And where can I find those drivers?

Thanks
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It's not certain that it would say X3100, since it's an integrated graphics chip. It could say something like "GM965 integrated graphics", where GM965 is the mobile chipset used on the Santa Rosa platform.

Drivers can be found at Intels site. Just choose your operating system and download the driver.

There's a good chance you won't see a dramatic (or even noticeable) performance increase though, but it's worth a shot.
 
caktusaurus said:
It's not certain that it would say X3100, since it's an integrated graphics chip. It could say something like "GM965 integrated graphics", where GM965 is the mobile chipset used on the Santa Rosa platform.

Drivers can be found at Intels site. Just choose your operating system and download the driver.

There's a good chance you won't see a dramatic (or even noticeable) performance increase though, but it's worth a shot.
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Thanks I'll try it out.

And, when clicking on my system specs, it says my processor is running at 790 mhz...?
 
I used to have a SR MacBook with the x3100 and CSS ran just fine :S

I think the drivers are the issue, just upgrade the drivers on BootCamp via Intel's site and the game should run just fine on med-high settings.
 
airjuggernaut said:
I used to have a SR MacBook with the x3100 and CSS ran just fine :S

I think the drivers are the issue, just upgrade the drivers on BootCamp via Intel's site and the game should run just fine on med-high settings.
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Yea, I did it and it actually works better now!

Thanks!
 
thinkbig12 said:
Thanks I'll try it out.

And, when clicking on my system specs, it says my processor is running at 790 mhz...?
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790 hmz??? WT*!!! that's really slow -- i think you need to install the windows drivers from the CD that came with your macbook - it shouldnt be running that slow -- also, make sure that you are plugged in and your battery is working properly. - if none of that works -- use bootcamp to UNinstall windows and then reinstall it and make sure you load the drivers this time.
 
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