I'd like to play Starcraft 2 when it comes out and C&C 3 right now. How would this computer handle it (I plan on maxing the ram to 4gb too). Also, how good of a computer is this for the money? I was getting a Blackbook but decided this is the one for me. Thoughts?
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gaming on this MacBook Pro?
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or instead you can search for another brand (dell xps for example), 9600m gt is not the best of the market.
It is for a laptop this thin. The XPS laptops are fat, and the only reason why they're able to fit the higher powered cards in to deal with the heat generated.
Crysis is one of the most intensive games out, so I believe one can assume that games like C&C and Starcraft 2, will have lower requirements... mostly given that Blizzard generally tries to keep their sys reqs low.
So, here are two videos alleged to be Crysis running on the new Macbook Pros, in different hardware and settings configurations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuaVuAwlwzI
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoQl-_e6Gbc
hope that helps.
I'm sorry you are right. Those are videos of the Unibody and you want a previous gen config... just do a quick youtube search you'll find tons of videos of a last gen macbook pro playing games including Crysis.
Or you could just check out the minimum/recommended requirements for the games... if its an intel processor it should handle windows through bootcamp at roughly the same equivilance as a similar spec pc... starcrafts requirements are low so that computer should be able to handle it without a problem.
http://www.freakygaming.com/pc/strategy/starcraft_2/system_requirements
minimum System Requirements for Starcraft 2
Processor: 1.4 Ghz Processor
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics card: 128 MB RAM video card capable of Hardware TnL. DX10 is not required, but will be supported by SC2 and Blizzard are considering adding DX10 specific effects.
Pixel Shader 2.0 (Officially Confirmed)
Or you could just check out the minimum/recommended requirements for the games... if its an intel processor it should handle windows through bootcamp at roughly the same equivilance as a similar spec pc... starcrafts requirements are low so that computer should be able to handle it without a problem.
http://www.freakygaming.com/pc/strategy/starcraft_2/system_requirements
minimum System Requirements for Starcraft 2
Processor: 1.4 Ghz Processor
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics card: 128 MB RAM video card capable of Hardware TnL. DX10 is not required, but will be supported by SC2 and Blizzard are considering adding DX10 specific effects.
Pixel Shader 2.0 (Officially Confirmed)
Not trying to flame, but why would you hate someone for buying a Dell over a Macbook? There's always advantages and disadvantages with everything.
ok I'm sorry, hate was a bad word to use. I think if your serious enough to want to buy a Mac then getting a dell is a easy way out.
Luckily i miss to say Acer.
Yes, dell xps is heavy, bulk and ugly as hell but can be somethat cheap and powerful. If you are a hardcore gamer then (maybe) a macbook pro can't be the best option.