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    Mac and COD4

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by steveninspokane, Aug 8, 2008.

  1. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    hey I'm just wondering if theres a Mac laptop that can play Call of Duty 4 on high settings, and if so, than what kinda prices are you looking to pay for one.
     
    steveninspokane, Aug 8, 2008
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  2. MegaMan X

    MegaMan X Notebook Evangelist

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    Probably just the mac book pro starting at $2k
     
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    jjahshik32 Notebook Deity

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    Yea all the macbook pro can play cod 4 in high settings just fine, cod 4 isnt a very demanding game at all.
     
    jjahshik32, Aug 8, 2008
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  4. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    How about Crysis?
     
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  5. MegaMan X

    MegaMan X Notebook Evangelist

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    considering they all run 8600 GT cards...probably, just not on super high settings
     
    MegaMan X, Aug 8, 2008
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  6. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    can you get a better gpu?
     
    steveninspokane, Aug 8, 2008
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    No. All of them come with the 8600. CoD4 plays well on high, Crysis plays well with medium/high.
     
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  8. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    From that, I assume Macs arn't really made for gaming than.
     
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    No... that was not the intent in mind I'd image, but they can still game just fine.
     
    Arquis, Aug 8, 2008
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  10. Lethal Lottery

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    The world really is a sphere! :D
     
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  11. steveninspokane

    steveninspokane John 14:6 - Only ONE Way!

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    They must have something special, I dont know, if thats the highest GPU Mac has to offer, they arnt offering much.
     
    steveninspokane, Aug 9, 2008
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    the machine is not catering to the gamer crowd (by design). they did put the best gpu in there that could fit. its the fastest gpu for the size and weight class. if you want a better gpu, you'll need to get a different (and larger) laptop.
     
    masterchef341, Aug 9, 2008
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  13. sulkorp

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    The selling point of the laptop isn't necessarily the gpu for a lot of people.

    MBP has a lot of other things going for it, but yea not everyone on the market buys a computer based on the video card.
     
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    Dude, the laptop case is less than 2cm thick. They can't exactly put an 8800 in there :p. Look at other similar thin laptops, like the XPS m1530. They've got the same cards in them. However, I believe the Mac Pros have 8800s in them.... and can carry up to 4 CPUs and HDDs, and multiple GPUs I believe. But that's a huge desktop and a whole different story.
     
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    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    What's the latest best driver for MBP to OC?
     
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