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cfII

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Does this video card support "shader model 5"?
I was reading that xplane 10 will require this
does anybody know?

Flight sims are hard on graphics cards my MBP (specs in sig) wont even COME CLOSE to maxing out the current xplane9 rendering options really leaves alot to be desired especially for a $3000 dollar machine.
 
Just found it, it does support shader 5, but I wish it had more beef, will overclocking help in this regard?
 
I don't understand what you mean by "I need more beef"
This baby can run TF2 at all extreme settings and get 50+ fps
 
Prodo123 said:
I don't understand what you mean by "I need more beef"
This baby can run TF2 at all extreme settings and get 50+ fps
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Weak.
Honestly I just don't think those games are very demanding. Try flying through downtown NY or any urban area in xplane or MSFS. Makes my "top of the line MBP" look like a sideshow.
 
cfII said:
Weak.
Honestly I just don't think those games are very demanding. Try flying through downtown NY or any urban area in xplane or MSFS. Makes my "top of the line MBP" look like a sideshow.
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cfII said:
Weak.
Honestly I just don't think those games are very demanding. Try flying through downtown NY or any urban area in xplane or MSFS. Makes my "top of the line MBP" look like a sideshow.
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If you wanted the top of the line gaming experience, you should've either bought a tower PC with two huge graphics cards, or a big lumpy gaming laptop. For by far the most MBP users, the 6750 is more than fine. Anything "beefier" would melt the thing anyway.
 
Quinoky said:
If you wanted the top of the line gaming experience, you should've either bought a tower PC with two huge graphics cards, or a big lumpy gaming laptop. For by far the most MBP users, the 6750 is more than fine. Anything "beefier" would melt the thing anyway.
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I know im venting little, everyone I talked to that had recommended a MBP said it would run any game "lights out" pfffttt, to think I origionally was gonna stay w the 13"i7 :p

anyway ive found a decent COMPROMISE in the rendering otions for xplane not bad but certainly falls short of my expectations, I love this laptop its amazing just missing the icing on the cake.

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Prodo123 said:
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just make sure you try it maxed out...lemme know how it goes...
 
What about over clicking the graphics card?
I read the thread about it, would that actually improve my framrates?
 
cfII said:
What about over clicking the graphics card?
I read the thread about it, would that actually improve my framrates?
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Over clocking? I've never heard over "over clicking"... although it could be a legitimate term for all i know.
 
cfII said:
What about over clicking the graphics card?
I read the thread about it, would that actually improve my framrates?
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How to ruin your MacBook Pro forever and never get a logic board replacement because it will void your warranty and cause serious damage, just for a +5fps performance boost when really 30fps is all you need for an acceptable gaming experience




On a sidenote,
just make sure you try it maxed out...lemme know how it goes...
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stable at 33fps at max settings. Try using ⌘+Q.
 
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Prodo123 said:
How to ruin your MacBook Pro forever and never get a logic board replacement because it will void your warranty and cause serious damage, just for a +5fps performance boost when really 30fps is all you need for an acceptable gaming experience




On a sidenote,

stable at 33fps at max settings. Try using ⌘+Q.
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I highly doubt this. Over what city? With everything set to high? Everything?
Please be honest here, if what u say is true I'm pretty sure there is something seriously wrong w my computer
 
cfII said:
I highly doubt this. Over what city? With everything set to high? Everything?
Please be honest here, if what u say is true I'm pretty sure there is something seriously wrong w my computer
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Exactly as you said.
I told you, use ⌘+Q instead of the red button
 
cfII said:
R u talking about when quiting the program? I use file> quit. What would that matter anyway?
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Completely killing programs frees up system resources. Although it sounds like you're already doing that: [program name]>Quit is the same as Command-Q in most programs.
 
cfII said:
Weak.
Honestly I just don't think those games are very demanding. Try flying through downtown NY or any urban area in xplane or MSFS. Makes my "top of the line MBP" look like a sideshow.
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Sure but if you bought a MBP to play games on you sure picked the wrong notebook computer. The MBP is meant to offer a great balance of features. If you want a kick@ss notebook computer look towards Asus or Alienware (I shudder saying that given the customer support). While your graphics will looks awesome your battery life will be about an hour. Oh, did I mention the weight? And the insanely huge power brick? Well, you get the idea...

I find the MPB to have a great balance of features AND still allow me to play some games on high resolution.

-P
 
cfII said:
Just found it, it does support shader 5, but I wish it had more beef, will overclocking help in this regard?
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I overclocked mine, stock, it got a 3dMark Vantage PGPU score of ~4200, after overclocking and updating drivers i get ~6900. I undervolted so it is running 8-10C cooler. 95% of the time, my MBP is running on the HD3000 and even on the 6750 I mostly use the stock profiel so I'm not too worried about reliability but overclock at your own risk.
 
alphaod said:
Do you run off DVDs or did you install everything to the computer?
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I did a FULL install all scenery and was using disc 1 in the optibay for awhile, then I made a disc image and mount that before opening xplane so I can keep the disc in the case. why?
 
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