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Games working great on MacBookPro 13inch 2.53Ghz, 4GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 9400m?
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I have that same setup and I play Crysis, Left for Dead 2, Modern Warfare 2, Half-life 2 ep 1,2, Portal, Far Cry, FEAR, GTA 4 and Fallout 3. All of the games, except GTA 4, play reasonably well at 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 800 if you adjust to medium settings. GTA 4 is strange because you have to almost lower the resolution and settings to the bottom and start tweaking up to get a decent frame rate and graphics. You would be better off playing the game on a PS3 or 360 if you need the best graphics. Otherwise, if you are like me, the graphics do not have to be the best as long as the frame rates are good enough for smooth playing. I do not game a lot, but I like the ability to bootcamp into Windows 7 on the go to play rather than hauling around a PS3.
I have a question about Crysis...I cant get it to work yet I have all the requirements....please PM me.
Thank you.
Games that work on my MBP 13" 2.26 with 4gb ram
On Mac
COD4 med settings, max res or 1024
Modern Warfare 2 med settings, max res or 1024
On Windows
FSX medium low
UT2004 max
AA3 medium-high
COD5 med-low
On Mac
COD4 med settings, max res or 1024
Modern Warfare 2 med settings, max res or 1024
On Windows
FSX medium low
UT2004 max
AA3 medium-high
COD5 med-low
How've you got MW2 running under OS X? I'd love to know because I really can't be bothered installing 7 again just to play MW2.
Back on topic, I have COD4 running on my 2.26/2GB without a hitch at 1280x800 with most settings on medium-high. I also have NFS: Most Wanted with settings maxed running extremely well. Both are under OS X.
I have to look at the settings. I let the game auto detect the best settings and was surprised on how nice the graphics were and still play smooth. Make sure you upgrade to the latest patch and play 32bit mode.
Windows 7 is the best Windows OS out there so I would recommend that. However if you want to play an XP era games you may want to get the Professional or Ultimate version as they have built in XP compatibility.
Well im using my new iMac 27 inch with a 512 ATI video card that I know can handle this game.
No. I doubt any graphic intensive game will load well on VMWare. I have VMWare Fusion 3 and the same specs, and I tried Borderlands. And while it did load, it was very glitchy and slow. Bootcamp is the way to go if you want to play games.