Wow, Macs really **** for gaming

You had me at Macs

Macs are **** for everything. They are over priced, underpowered, and have little to no functionality._Pinbot_

Well i don't think its underpowered, my mac has a Core 2 duo 2.4GHZ (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066Mhz DDR3 SDRAM, 2GB Ram memory, NVIDIA GeForece 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory.

I don't think thats so bad.

You bought a MAC for gaming? ...why? I mean...WHY!?Verge_6

I didn't bought it for gaming, i use it for work, but i want to game on it. whats so wrong about it?

[QUOTE="_Pinbot_"]Macs are **** for everything. They are over priced, underpowered, and have little to no functionality.kozzy1234

Actually Macs are best for sound editing/movie editing.

Worked in over 50 studios around north america and 98% of the studios are using a mac in the studios.

So music/movie editing = better on Mac

Games = better on pc

[QUOTE="_Pinbot_"]Macs are **** for everything. They are over priced, underpowered, and have little to no functionality.Pelon208

Well i don't think its underpowered, my mac has a Core 2 duo 2.4GHZ (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066Mhz DDR3 SDRAM, 2GB Ram memory, NVIDIA GeForece 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory.

I don't think thats so bad.

[QUOTE="Pelon208"]

[QUOTE="_Pinbot_"]Macs are **** for everything. They are over priced, underpowered, and have little to no functionality.LibertySaint

Well i don't think its underpowered, my mac has a Core 2 duo 2.4GHZ (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066Mhz DDR3 SDRAM, 2GB Ram memory, NVIDIA GeForece 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory.

I don't think thats so bad.

Mac are horrible for many jobs not just gaming....

they are indeed overpriced pos

edit: and this is coming from a MacBook Pro owner.

[QUOTE="Pelon208"]

I just bouth the new Aluminium MacBook with the Nvidia 9400 graphic card (i don't know if it is good or not), and i just realize that the only good game for macs are Call Of Duty 4, is there any good game for macs?

And is the Nvidia 9400 good or not?

Don't get me wrong i love my computer, i never had a problem with it al least for this 4 months. But i want to play something with my computer when i travel not only with my PS3 and my 360 at home.

0rbs

Go to system>Startup disk and format part of your hard drive off for windows, follow instructions, and no, it's not a gaming laptop, but i've found some interesting things, my desktop is a little old, and struggles with Supreme commander, but runs oblivion great, this MBP, runs oblivion like crap, but supreme commander maxed out like a charm (love duo core). You should be able to run Stalker:shadows of chernobyl, supreme commander, all the old sweet blizzard games, and random other crap, but for using it for Higher end FPS's, good luck.

If i do that (i have to use Boot Camp) Windows will recognize all the hardware of my laptop?

[QUOTE="0rbs"][QUOTE="Pelon208"]

I just bouth the new Aluminium MacBook with the Nvidia 9400 graphic card (i don't know if it is good or not), and i just realize that the only good game for macs are Call Of Duty 4, is there any good game for macs?

And is the Nvidia 9400 good or not?

Don't get me wrong i love my computer, i never had a problem with it al least for this 4 months. But i want to play something with my computer when i travel not only with my PS3 and my 360 at home.

Pelon208

Go to system>Startup disk and format part of your hard drive off for windows, follow instructions, and no, it's not a gaming laptop, but i've found some interesting things, my desktop is a little old, and struggles with Supreme commander, but runs oblivion great, this MBP, runs oblivion like crap, but supreme commander maxed out like a charm (love duo core). You should be able to run Stalker:shadows of chernobyl, supreme commander, all the old sweet blizzard games, and random other crap, but for using it for Higher end FPS's, good luck.

If i do that (i have to use Boot Camp) Windows will recognize all the hardware of my laptop?

Yes, thats what i do, and soley run vista on my Mac,

your Mac will prob run a lil hotter, but everything else is fine.

I just bouth the new Aluminium MacBook with the Nvidia 9400 graphic card (i don't know if it is good or not), and i just realize that the only good game for macs are Call Of Duty 4, is there any good game for macs?

And is the Nvidia 9400 good or not?

Don't get me wrong i love my computer, i never had a problem with it al least for this 4 months. But i want to play something with my computer when i travel not only with my PS3 and my 360 at home.

Pelon208

the 9400 is pure crap.... i would be suprised if you could run alien hominid on that.....

[QUOTE="Pelon208"][QUOTE="0rbs"]

Go to system>Startup disk and format part of your hard drive off for windows, follow instructions, and no, it's not a gaming laptop, but i've found some interesting things, my desktop is a little old, and struggles with Supreme commander, but runs oblivion great, this MBP, runs oblivion like crap, but supreme commander maxed out like a charm (love duo core). You should be able to run Stalker:shadows of chernobyl, supreme commander, all the old sweet blizzard games, and random other crap, but for using it for Higher end FPS's, good luck.

TheOwnerOner

If i do that (i have to use Boot Camp) Windows will recognize all the hardware of my laptop?

Yes, thats what i do, and soley run vista on my Mac,

your Mac will prob run a lil hotter, but everything else is fine.

What do you mean about "hotter"??

lol you bought a mac, just return it and buy a pc gaming notebook with a 8800 gt for half the priceGTR_FX

I used to have a lot of problems with my "old" PC (virus, freezes, etc.) thats why i bought a different brand

[QUOTE="GTR_FX"]lol you bought a mac, just return it and buy a pc gaming notebook with a 8800 gt for half the pricePelon208

I used to have a lot of problems with my "old" PC (virus, freezes, etc.) thats why i bought a different brand

[QUOTE="Pelon208"]

[QUOTE="GTR_FX"]lol you bought a mac, just return it and buy a pc gaming notebook with a 8800 gt for half the priceGTR_FX

I used to have a lot of problems with my "old" PC (virus, freezes, etc.) thats why i bought a different brand

Believe me i don't watch porn on my computers, i mostly used them for work, but my old toshiba i formated it like 3 times in two years. I don't design anything im an economist so i use a lot of programs for analysis like Eviews.

A few years ago i used to hate apple, but those problems made me change of brand.

[QUOTE="TheOwnerOner"][QUOTE="Pelon208"]

If i do that (i have to use Boot Camp) Windows will recognize all the hardware of my laptop?

Pelon208

Yes, thats what i do, and soley run vista on my Mac,

your Mac will prob run a lil hotter, but everything else is fine.

What do you mean about "hotter"??

Hotter as in higher temperature, more prone to over heating. although my laptop hasnt over heated, and its on pretty much 24/7

Not sure why, but my guess is, the hardware is not optimized for Windows Operating Systems.

Hotter as in higher temperature, more prone to over heating. although my laptop hasnt over heated, and its on pretty much 24/7

Not sure why, but my guess is, the hardware is not optimized for Windows Operating Systems.TheOwnerOner

Nope..it's not a matter of "optimization", as the hardware in a Macbook is in fact the same you'd find in a wide range of non-Mac notebooks. Only the exterior is different (and, of course, the operating system.)

It might be because Vista features "Aero", which frequently makes use of hardware (GPU) acceleration of the Window manager (which also means lower CPU utilization, but GPUs generally run significantly hotter than the average CPU when in operation.)

Vista also has a couple annoying services, like the indexing service (aka "Windows Search"), that'll access the HDD frequently. That can generate some heat too. These services can be disabled, though..which I'd recommend, especially for a laptop, as all it effectively does is consume power and generate heat. Windows Search isn't useful anyway (unless you're constantly forgetting where you put your files.)

[QUOTE="TheOwnerOner"]Hotter as in higher temperature, more prone to over heating. although my laptop hasnt over heated, and its on pretty much 24/7

Not sure why, but my guess is, the hardware is not optimized for Windows Operating Systems.Velocitas8

Nope..the hardware is in fact the same you'd find in a wide range of non-Mac notebooks. Only the exterior is different (and, of course, the operating system.)

It might be because Vista features "Aero", which frequently makes use of hardware (GPU) acceleration of the Window manager (which also means lower CPU utilization, but GPUs generally run significantly hotter than the average CPU when in operation.)

Vista also has a couple annoying services, like the indexing service (aka "Windows Search"), that'll access the HDD frequently. That can generate some heat too. These services can be disabled, though..which I'd recommend, especially for a laptop, as all it effectively does is consume power and generate heat. Windows Search isn't useful unless anyway (you're constantly forgetting where you put your files.)