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WoW and other games on new 9400M Macbook

I'm getting great results too, got settings on medium, getting 25-55fps in IF, usually around 45fps. It is very playable, and you can get higher (55+) consistently if you use low settings in most situations.

I will say the fan kicks in after about 10 minutes, but no big deal.

I originally played WoW in a 1st gen MBA, and that wasn't working so well. I was able to play it, but eventually it got just a bit too annoying even with every possible trick (Coolbook, fans, etc). I'd be really curious what the 2nd gen MBA does, but I went ahead and switched to the 2.0 Macbook (2GB memory, HDD) and it works great.
 
Xexis said:
I know this is a longshot but I currently want to know if AoC would play on the new MacBook cause I'm going to be buying one sometime in december.

My topic never got another post so I'm guessing no one has tried either in bootcamp or crossover :(
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AoC runs crap on the MBP with 8600mGT, it will run even more crap on a MB with 9400.
And do even people play AoC anymore? I thought the game died after two months of release :p
 
tominated said:
can anybody test crysis/crysis warhead? i'd like to kknow if it runs at all, unlike my family's 5 year old win pc
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According to pcmag the MB with 2.4GHz was able to get 13.2 FPS with 1024x768 with medium settings.
The 2.0 will perform slightly worse.

Basically, it can play it,but it's not playable :p
 
cluthz said:
According to pcmag the MB with 2.4GHz was able to get 13.2 FPS with 1024x768 with medium settings.
The 2.0 will perform slightly worse.

Basically, it can play it,but it's not playable :p
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It was playable on my Macbook 2.4 at low settings. I didn't take any measurements, but it was easily playable, and probably at or over 30 fps.
 
nubee said:
Oooo, could you please let us know how that one goes? :)
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I run Final Fantasy XI on my 2.4 GHz Aluminum MacBook under Crossover Games 7.1.1. It runs really well, but I had to use a lot of tricks to even get it to work under Crossover. Still, it was worth the extra trouble to avoid using Windows. I don't have a way to measure FPS in FFXI, but I was getting what seemed like a solid 30FPS, on windowed mode ~1152x768. I was using 1024x1024 textures and overall mid-high settings. Granted, I wasn't doing anything too heavy. I was running around with my low-level Taru, just killing enemies in Sarutabaruta. I don't think FFXI can go over 30FPS anyway, because I was read somewhere that the game engine caps the framerate at 30.

If you're using BootCamp, I'm sure you could max it out and the game would run smoothly. Plus, you wouldn't have to put up with all of the headaches I did to get it to work! :)
 
Posted video on youtube

Here's a short video of me messing around in WOW on a new MBP 2.8/7200rpm/9600m gt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-_E7gDKZEQ

Framerates while shooting the video sat around 20-30. Normally sits between 40-60fps. All settings maxed, glow screen off, native res.

I'm still figuring out imovie so I'll post better quality vids when I get around to it. Enjoy. :)
 
bluemouse said:
babyjenniferLB, I'll see what I can do about those. I know that Crossover has a 7 day demo, so I should be able to handle that. That should answer some of your Source questions, mattcube64, at least as far as operation under Crossover is concerned. As for WAR, I don't know whether or not that has a free demo version and I can't find out from my work computer here.
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Crossover is free tomorrow the 28th thanks to Bush!

Here's a short video of me messing around in WOW on a new MBP 2.8/7200rpm/9600m gt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-_E7gDKZEQ

Framerates while shooting the video sat around 20-30. Normally sits between 40-60fps. All settings maxed, glow screen off, native res.

I'm still figuring out imovie so I'll post better quality vids when I get around to it. Enjoy.
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Sweet can you send me a direct copy of wow on the 9400m Graphics card through email? my emails greenpheonixbird (at) gmail.com, that would be awesome.
 
Nate025 said:
Here's a short video of me messing around in WOW on a new MBP 2.8/7200rpm/9600m gt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-_E7gDKZEQ

Framerates while shooting the video sat around 20-30. Normally sits between 40-60fps. All settings maxed, glow screen off, native res.

I'm still figuring out imovie so I'll post better quality vids when I get around to it. Enjoy. :)
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The game looks great. I like it alot. If the regular high end Macbook can do something close to this, I'm sold.

Thank you for posting the video. I can see clearly that it's going to look very nice in person. :)
 
1920x1200 using the high end macbook is what I want to know.

The pro is silly overpriced for what it offers compared to the macbook let alone the other guys, so I am trying to determine if the macbook is worth while
 
Alx9876 said:
The game looks great. I like it alot. If the regular high end Macbook can do something close to this, I'm sold.

Thank you for posting the video. I can see clearly that it's going to look very nice in person. :)
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No problem, glad to get something up. More coming if I can figure out why the video recorder keeps shutting down on me. :confused:

As a follow up, with all settings up (glow screen off) I was getting an average of 40-60fps. If I change the shadow details from high to low, I get 90-120fps! :D
 
Eve Online

I intalled Eve Online on a 2.4ghz 2gig ram Macbook. Game looks very nice, runs pretty good.

Havn't tried any Steam games yet, not sure if the SP1 Win XP cd I have would work in boot camp or not. Wish steam and source games could get ported to mac os.
 
I just played Battlefield 2142 on my 2.4 aluminum MB, and it plays very well. I keep settings at default, Medium. I forget what the resolution was at, but it looked really good.

there were only a few stutters, but 99% of the time it was a smooth as can be.
 
I posted this up on another MacRumors thread (here) and i think some people will benefit this knowledge if I post up my experience of WoW on the new Macbooks and their results here.

All these screenshots are based off on my little Macbook: 13.3" MB: 2.4 GHz, 2GB Ram, 250GB HD, NVIDIA 9400m.

World of Warcraft in:
- Alterac Valley: Starting Zone (and in Windowed Mode)
- Alterac Valley: Belinda Action
- Alterac Valley: Full on Action versus a Small, Semi-Battle
- Alterac Valley: Battles One and Two
- Arathi Basin: Blacksmith
- Undercity: Random
- Windowed Mode: Laptop Snapshot

WoW's Default, Pre-Installed Video Settings: one, two, and three.

A Few Tips Before Playing:
Make sure to change your F1 - F12 Keyboard Settings before playing.

My WoW Video Settings can be seen here and here.

Also, remember to put a cap on the framerate (/console maxfps 60). It makes the system run smoother and a tad bit cooler. Earlier I left the fps run crazy from 40 to 130 and the system's fans kicked in immediately and started warming the system up. I then cap my frames at 61 to refrain that from ever happening again.

I hope this help the people who are thinking about playing WoW on their new MacBooks.
 
Mitsune,

I understand that the new macbook can handle its native resolution fine in WOW, but honestly 1280x800 is not asking much.

Any chance you can do the same test using an external monitor at 1920x1200?
 
Shivetya said:
Mitsune,

I understand that the new macbook can handle its native resolution fine in WOW, but honestly 1280x800 is not asking much.

Any chance you can do the same test using an external monitor at 1920x1200?
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Hm, I can try. I know a friend with an Acer 22" that's 1680x1050, but I'm not to sure of what resolution my other friend has in his Apple 20-22". I'll let you know any results after my next trip to LA; or maybe I can just bring my MB into an Apple Store for a (monitor) demo.
 
Mitsune said:
Hm, I can try. I know a friend with an Acer 22" that's 1680x1050, but I'm not to sure of what resolution my other friend has in his Apple 20-22". I'll let you know any results after my next trip to LA; or maybe I can just bring my MB into an Apple Store for a (monitor) demo.
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lol - never thought of trying that... a monitor demo... hmm...
 
My MacBook arrived yesterday (2.4 GHz, 4 GB of RAM and a 320 GB HDD). I ran Boot Camp, installed Windows XP and then The Orange Box.

I'm not much of a gamer but was shocked to see that everything runs on the highest settings with no lag at all, I am so so so so so happy with my MacBook. Thank you Apple and nVidia.
 
maxshanly said:
My MacBook arrived yesterday (2.4 GHz, 4 GB of RAM and a 320 GB HDD). I ran Boot Camp, installed Windows XP and then The Orange Box.

I'm not much of a gamer but was shocked to see that everything runs on the highest settings with no lag at all, I am so so so so so happy with my MacBook. Thank you Apple and nVidia.
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How was tf2? also what res were you playing at? How many fps were you getting?

Thanks,
ChrisN
 
ChrisN said:
How was tf2? also what res were you playing at? How many fps were you getting?

Thanks,
ChrisN
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TF2 was brilliant, no lag at all. I was running it at 1280 x 800. Everything was at the highest setting possible, not sure how many FPS but it was obviously good enough as it was really smooth.
 
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