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MacBook pro and gaming

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juan370Z

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Just wondering can I max out crisys 2 on my MacBook pro?
I have
I7 2.3 ghz (2011)
8gb ram
512 ssd
 
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Damn..I was hoping I can max it out. It there anything I can do to do it? ( max it out)
 
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Not even with the turbo boost to3.4 ghz?
 
juan370Z said:
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Damn..I was hoping I can max it out. It there anything I can do to do it? ( max it out)
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Unfortunately no, there is no way to upgrade the graphics. The CPU is fine for gaming, and certainly could handle those settings, but if the graphics can't keep up, it doesn't make a difference.
 
even if you all of your other components were OC'ed/maxed out, you would still be bottlenecked by the gpu. gpu is the most important thing for gaming.
 
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Ahhh dammit. I wish you could upgrade the graphics I would have bought it. I'm really trying not to buy an alienware just for gaming.
 
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Ahhh dammit. I wish you could upgrade the graphics I would have bought it. I'm really trying not to buy an alienware just for gaming.
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you don't have to.

just buy a regular ol' windows laptop with a gpu that can max it out, if you are really so concerned with doing so.
 
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Damn.. Then why won't apple give us the choice of putting a good gpu?
 
Gaming at max settings depend on your hardware, on a MBP you don't have much choices as Macbooks in general will always get beat by a comparable PC equivalent.

On my MBP, the Intel HD 3000 is pretty decent but I'm finding games where there's a lack of support hampering me from using certain settings. This is partly due to the game manufacturer not providing full support however if the game runs, you could simply do some trial and error tests to see what kind of visuals you get for the settings chosen.
 
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Damn.. Then why won't apple give us the choice of putting a good gpu?
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lol, the 15'' and 17'' do have good gpus, people don't buy macs to max out crysis.
 
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Lol I know but still.. It would be nice if you could upgrade it. I do get tired of just working i'n my Mac. Lol
 
Short of SLI/CF 485/580/6970, no laptop is going to "max out" Crysis 2 at playable framerates. That's a 200 W TDP setup (and stovetop), not factoring anything else in the laptop.

Spoiled kids... enjoy your 4k MBP!
 
2hvy4grvty said:
Short of SLI/CF 485/580/6970, no laptop is going to "max out" Crysis 2 at playable framerates. That's a 200 W TDP setup (and stovetop), not factoring anything else in the laptop.

Spoiled kids... enjoy your 4k MBP!
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Even an Alienware M18x with the newly announced SLI GTX580M probably won't max out Crysis 2 on Ultra with DX11 and Hi-Res textures.

Your MBP will play it pretty well on medium settings. Just build a GTX580 gaming PC if you need the eye candy.
 
2hvy4grvty said:
Short of SLI/CF 485/580/6970, no laptop is going to "max out" Crysis 2 at playable framerates. That's a 200 W TDP setup (and stovetop), not factoring anything else in the laptop.

Spoiled kids... enjoy your 4k MBP!
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JasonH42 said:
Even an Alienware M18x with the newly announced SLI GTX580M probably won't max out Crysis 2 on Ultra with DX11 and Hi-Res textures.

Your MBP will play it pretty well on medium settings. Just build a GTX580 gaming PC if you need the eye candy.
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Its not here yet but soon

http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/27/nvidia-teases-a-pair-of-mystery-laptop-gpus-running-crysis-2-vi/
 
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