Gaming on the MacBook

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Gaming on the MacBook

Hey guys I'm considering getting a macbook with 2.0Ghz processor and 2GB of RAM for a little bit of gaming (Half-Life 2 and Unreal Tournament 2004) and I was wondering if any one has some results of a macbook as described earlier playing either of these games in fps. stock macbooks get about 18 but I'm hoping with 2GB of RAM that I can get at least 30+ so can you guys help me out here?

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Posted on Oct 1, 2006 6:47 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 1, 2006 7:20 AM in response to MacBookProFTW

I think you'll get a modest improvement to the FPS, but RAM is not really what powers the FPS - it's the video card. The integrated Intel video card inside the MacBook is not really made for serious gaming.

If you want a Mac laptop for this kind of gaming, consider the MacBook Pro. For example, the 17-inch 2.16 GHz gets 63.1 FPS according to MacWorld.

If price is a concern (when isn't it?), check out the refurbished units at http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/6324003/wo/9U6rh j4cBzdX2deV57Jrhs89GGW/1.0.0.21.1.0.8.7.1.0.1.1. I've purchased a couple refurbed Macs in the past and have never had a problem.

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Answer 2

Oct 1, 2006 7:54 AM in response to Chuck Konfrst

I watched a video of some guy playing Half-life 2 on a macbook(2.0Ghz and 2Gb of RAM) and it looked fine and since I figured that integrated graphics use RAM when playing games that the more RAM the better

here's a link to the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpSAf56v1S4
thanks

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Answer 3

Oct 1, 2006 8:39 AM in response to MacBookProFTW

Actually the Intel Chips have been using MMX/GFX technology ever since the Pentium 1 mmx was released. So that gives a huge boost too your Graphics Performance. I have been playing a lot of 3d games on my macbook, they work fine.

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Answer 4

Oct 1, 2006 5:41 PM in response to CanadianLiberal

Do you mind posting your specs and the fps results of the games you played along with the corresponding game? for example:

Half-Life 2: 54fps
Doom 3: 46fps

like that

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