what windows do i need to install in bootcamp?

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what windows do i need to install in bootcamp?

I got a MacBook White 13-inch, Late 2009 and i want to install windows with Bootcamp so I can play windows games. I did some google searches about this but im not really sure if Windows 7 runs good? Or maybe another windows version is better for my macbook? I saw some forum posts that wi-fi isn't working on Windows 7, but those posts are from 2009 so maybe its already fixed now? Do I need to install the 64bit version?

And to get the best game performance in Windows/Bootcamp, do I need to know some important things to download/install for my mac?

Hope someone can help me,

Thanks!

MacBook (13-inch Late 2009), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Mar 21, 2013 4:00 AM

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BGreg

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Mar 21, 2013 5:24 AM in response to Costaah

This Apple note will help with what Windows version can run on your system. The Apple Bootcamp information should help answer some questions too.

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dalstott

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Mar 21, 2013 10:14 AM in response to Costaah

Make sure you read the system requirements for the games you wish to play. They usually list the minimal and recomended hardware. If you play with the minimal hardware then expect lower video quality and slower gameplay.

MacTracker lists the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M as the graphics card installed in the late 2009 13" MacBook. This will not be able to satisfy the requirements of many action games released within the past few years. Also there is no upgrade possible.

This link shows several benchmark comparisons of the 9400M with games.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9400M-G.11949.0.html

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Costaah Author

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Mar 21, 2013 11:40 AM in response to dalstott

I got windows 7 running in bootcamp but when i start my game (simcity 2013) it gives me an error saying "Could not create the Graphics Device. DirectX is not available." But in dxdiag it says i got directx11.

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