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Retina iMac: Win 7 or Win 8.1 for gaming?
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None of the above, you cannot game at a respectable frame rate at the native resolution on any os. This is a limitation of the gpu. Buy a seperate gaming device.
I thought I read that windows 7 wasn't supported on newer Macs with boot camp. Maybe that was just the Mac Pro.
*facepalm* I really doubt anyone is going to try to game at native resolution.
OP is more than likely going to run the game at 720P or 1080P instead of full resolution.
No, that's wrong. See here:- http://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT5634
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Really useful advice coming from the man with the Mac Mini.
OP,
I had to make that decision myself recently and I will be using Windows 8.1. If and when Windows supports 5k on the desktop I am guessing it will turn up on 8.1 before 7.
I guess I'm just imagining playing BF4 at UHD res at ultra settings at very playable frame rate.
And I guess I was dreaming playing HL2 at 5k over the weekend, or maybe you have no idea what you are talking about.
OP, Windows 8.1 is far superior to Windows 7. If you have both there is no reason not to go for Windows 8.1
agreed, I found windows 7 a pain to get running on the riMac, wheres 8.1 installed flawlessly. just make sure you install 'classic shell'.
With Win 10 looking pretty good so far for next year I concur with the going 8.1/classic shell for a start menu.
Besides the Win 10 technical preview upgrades from 8.1 very seamlessly, leaving no possible nightmare scenarios upgrading it from 7 > 10 next year which may cause issues as 8 as installed using EFI and not legacy like 7..
Besides the Win 10 technical preview upgrades from 8.1 very seamlessly, leaving no possible nightmare scenarios upgrading it from 7 > 10 next year which may cause issues as 8 as installed using EFI and not legacy like 7..
How does it work? - Nevermind.
Does it only work with Win 8.x or also with Win 7?
Can I clone a 60GB Boot Camp Partition to a 256GB external SSD and later change the 60GB Boot Camp partition to 256GB?
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You use Bootcamp to create a Windows partition on your internal drive, then use Winclone to migrate it to the external drive. Winclone is a commercial product.
Here is a link to more details:- https://twocanoes.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203443727-Migrate-Windows-8-to-an-External-Drive-using-Winclone
Thanks for the tips!
I just installed windows 8.1 but one thing is strange:
The screen brightness on windows is much lower than on Yosemite, even though it's turned to full brightness ...
Any thoughts on this?
EDIT
I found the solution on apple disussions
Zach_Nail
May 10, 2014 10:12 PM
Re: Windows 8.1 Brightness problems. Screen to dim.
in response to Aaron21
I've figured it out! It's so simple!
It has to do with the adaptive brightness. Go into "More power settings," click on your current profile's "Change plan settings." Then click "Change advanced power settings."
In the advanced window, scroll down to "Display" and click the dropdown. Then click the dropdown for "Enable adaptive brightness" and turn both "On battery" and "Plugged in" to off.
Click apply and you're done!
I just installed windows 8.1 but one thing is strange:
The screen brightness on windows is much lower than on Yosemite, even though it's turned to full brightness ...
Any thoughts on this?
EDIT
I found the solution on apple disussions
Zach_Nail
May 10, 2014 10:12 PM
Re: Windows 8.1 Brightness problems. Screen to dim.
in response to Aaron21
I've figured it out! It's so simple!
It has to do with the adaptive brightness. Go into "More power settings," click on your current profile's "Change plan settings." Then click "Change advanced power settings."
In the advanced window, scroll down to "Display" and click the dropdown. Then click the dropdown for "Enable adaptive brightness" and turn both "On battery" and "Plugged in" to off.
Click apply and you're done!
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