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MacBook pro i7 for Gaming!

MacsAreBetter\

MacsAreBetter\

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Jan 15, 2010
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I've tried searching, but, can't find anything, AT ALL.
So.. 15" i7 MacBook Pro; how good is it for gaming?

2.66 i7
4gb RAM
Intel HD graphics
330M with 512vram.

Am I going to be sitting here maxing out game settings like a boss?

Or am I going to be turning down graphics and disabling Windows effects like I have to with a 2009 13"..

Games would be: Black Ops, Team Fortress 2, GTA IV, Left 4 Dead 1/2, Dead Rising, Bad Company 2, Just Cause 2 etc. VERY demanding..

thanks you guys <3
 
Various news media reported:
"Liquidmetal Technologies Inc., a Caltech spinoff in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.,
filed a regulatory notice recently that it's granted Apple a perpetual, exclusive license
to use its technology in consumer electronics. Liquidmetal retains the rights for other applications."
 
AppleMacFinder said:
Various news media reported:
"Liquidmetal Technologies Inc., a Caltech spinoff in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.,
filed a regulatory notice recently that it's granted Apple a perpetual, exclusive license
to use its technology in consumer electronics. Liquidmetal retains the rights for other applications."
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I can easily imagine the iPhone 5 being made out of LiquidMetal. I struggle to see how something as large as a notebook could be economically made out of the stuff at this point in time. I mean, I hope I'm wrong, I just don't think it will happen for a while.
 
Erasmus said:
Undoubtedly. The 330M is extremely weak. If Apple decides to move to AMD graphics especially, gaming performance will increase dramatically.
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330M extremely weak? i hope u r kidding. i7 2.66 and 330M 512MB will play any of those games maxed/almost maxed on windows. i can play most of that games on 2.4 c2d and 320M 256MB on mid/high on a 13" 2010.
but anyways, u should wait for the new macbooks as they will be more powerful and u r giving quite a bit of $$$ for the machine so it shouldn't be a problem to wait a month or so. especially when u already have 13" MBP to play with until next versions come.
 
Shockre said:
330M extremely weak? i hope u r kidding. i7 2.66 and 330M 512MB will play any of those games maxed/almost maxed on windows. i can play most of that games on 2.4 c2d and 320M 256MB on mid/high on a 13" 2010.
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One would assume that those are the games he wants to play now. If he wants to play something later this year like Starcraft 2, Crysis 2, Diablo 3, etc. then he'll need something with a lot more grunt to run it at medium to high settings.

A new AMD 6 series GPU like a 6670M, or hopefully even a 6830M would likely run games medium or even high that the 330M would barely run at low.
 
Shockre said:
330M extremely weak? i hope u r kidding. i7 2.66 and 330M 512MB will play any of those games maxed/almost maxed on windows. i can play most of that games on 2.4 c2d and 320M 256MB on mid/high on a 13" 2010.
but anyways, u should wait for the new macbooks as they will be more powerful and u r giving quite a bit of $$$ for the machine so it shouldn't be a problem to wait a month or so. especially when u already have 13" MBP to play with until next versions come.
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Your mileage may vary, but technically speaking, the 330m is a slow old dog. http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-330M.22437.0.html

Wait for a new macbook, or better yet, don't buy a mac for gaming.
 
MacsAreBetter\ said:
I've tried searching, but, can't find anything, AT ALL.
So.. 15" i7 MacBook Pro; how good is it for gaming?

2.66 i7
4gb RAM
Intel HD graphics
330M with 512vram.

Am I going to be sitting here maxing out game settings like a boss?

Or am I going to be turning down graphics and disabling Windows effects like I have to with a 2009 13"..

Games would be: Black Ops, Team Fortress 2, GTA IV, Left 4 Dead 1/2, Dead Rising, Bad Company 2, Just Cause 2 etc. VERY demanding..

thanks you guys <3
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my estimate with that graphics card at native resolution:

black ops - high
tf2 - high
GTA IV - medium
L4D - high
Dead rising - high
BC2 - medium/low
Just Cause 2 - medium
SC2 - medium
 
MacsAreBetter\ said:
I've tried searching, but, can't find anything, AT ALL.
So.. 15" i7 MacBook Pro; how good is it for gaming?

2.66 i7
4gb RAM
Intel HD graphics
330M with 512vram.

Am I going to be sitting here maxing out game settings like a boss?

Or am I going to be turning down graphics and disabling Windows effects like I have to with a 2009 13"..

Games would be: Black Ops, Team Fortress 2, GTA IV, Left 4 Dead 1/2, Dead Rising, Bad Company 2, Just Cause 2 etc. VERY demanding..

thanks you guys <3
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Wait why are you buying a mac for gaming?? I don't get it?
 
I'm playing Rome Total War with such speed and graphics I didn't imagine possible. I used to play on Windows towers (laptops couldn't cut it), but MBP far surpasses even desktop machines. That's for RTW, I didn't play other games.

ps: Compared to RTW or Operation Flashpoint, ALL other games suck.
 
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