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The game From Dust on a Mac mini?

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jrichman63

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Sep 4, 2006
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Can the 2011 Mac Mini base 2.3 or 2.5 with gfx card model play the game From Dust?

This would be under bootcamp windows7.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/33460/

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Here are the requirements:


System Requirements
OS: Windows XP (SP3) / Windows Vista (SP2) / Windows 7 (SP1)
Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or 2.3 GHz AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+
Memory: 1.5 GB (Windows XP) / 2 GB (Windows Vista/Windows 7)
Graphics: 256 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (*see supported list)
DirectX®: 9.0c
Hard Drive: 4 GB
Sound: DirectX 9.0-compliant sound card
Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
ATI RADEON HD 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 series
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 / 9 / 100 / 200 / 300 / 400 / 500 series
Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game.
Crossfire or SLI-equipped systems may run the game but are not supported. It is recommended to use a single card while playing From Dust. * This product does not support Windows® 98/ME/2000/NT



OS: Windows XP SP3 / Vista SP2 / Windows 7 SP1
Processor: 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 920 or 3.0 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 or better
Memory: 3 GB DDR3
Graphics: 512 MB Geforce 9 or Radeon HD 4000 (*see supported list)
DirectX®: 9.0c
Hard Drive: 4 GB
Sound: 5.1 sound card
Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, joystick optional (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended) *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
ATI RADEON HD 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 series
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 / 9 / 100 / 200 / 300 / 400 / 500 series
Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game.
Crossfire or SLI-equipped systems may run the game but are not supported. It is recommended to use a single card while playing From Dust. * This product does not support Windows® 98/ME/2000/NT
 
If you are going to be gaming then get the high end mini with the Radeon card, it's far better then the Intel integrated chipset.
 
megamonster585 said:
MacBook Air 13" 1.6Ghz Core 2 Duo 2GB RAM 80GB HD
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In your previous post you mentioned you had a MacBook Pro. In this post you say you have an MBA or MacBook Air. GPU means graphics processor unit or graphics card. Assuming you have a first generation MacBook Air then no the game will not run on your laptop.
 
Mr.C said:
In your previous post you mentioned you had a MacBook Pro. In this post you say you have an MBA or MacBook Air. GPU means graphics processor unit or graphics card. Assuming you have a first generation MacBook Air then no the game will not run on your laptop.
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Ok sorry i was confused and said the wrong thing. I have a Mac book pro is that strong enough to run this game without crashing and etc?
 
If you have the specs you listed above, you don't have a MacBook Pro. To make sure you know what your specs are, go to the Apple Menu in the top left corner, click on 'About This Mac,' then 'More Info,' and tell us what the model identifier is.
 
You could run it, but it wouldn't run very well. The 9400M is not a gaming GPU by any means.
 
Mackilroy said:
You could run it, but it wouldn't run very well. The 9400M is not a gaming GPU by any means.
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If that MacBook Pro has a 9400M I doubt the game will run at all. It uses shared memory and is not a dedicated GPU.

megamonster585 said:
is there something that i can do or plug in or install or something to make it run better?
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No there is no way to upgrade the GPU. You would have to buy a more up to date computer. The alternative would be to buy a PS3 or Xbox 360 to play it.
 
Will it work on the mid 2012 version of the macbook pro?

I have a macbook pro and here is my specs:

Processor 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB
Software OS X 10.8.2 (12C3103)

I want to get from dust on my laptop because its on sale on steam
 
Yes, it will run. It probably won't be top-notch, but it'll run. Until Iris Pro Intel hasn't really had an excellent IGP, but you don't have that.

Also, if a thread's a couple of years old, feel free to simply create a new one instead of gravedigging. :)
 
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