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hey guys, i just bought a 2015 macbook pro and I'm not much of a gamer but i expected since this computer had Intel Iris 1536 i figured why not. So i purchased the game "Besiege" on steam and it's really fun only the graphics aren't crystal clear like they are in youtube videos and pictures of the game. And another problem is the computer heats up very fast while playing, therefore i can't play it long anyway. I figured their should be a high performance setting in system preferences, but their isn't. I also tried looking up automatic graphic switching but it seems the computer doesn't allow that option anyway. So I'm lost and don't know what to do next... Help!

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Feb 26, 2015 10:59 AM

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AkshayTate

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Feb 26, 2015 11:04 AM in response to Kade97

Well you problem may be you need a new batterie is is heating up very quickly but, know why the graphics are bad maybe its the version of the game. may may want to go to a apple store to see if its the batterie.

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Kade97 Author

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Feb 26, 2015 11:13 AM in response to AkshayTate

well the game doesn't take much to run on and my computer meets all the requirements it needs.. but if not i will see if its the battery. thanks anyway

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K Shaffer

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Feb 26, 2015 12:17 PM in response to Kade97

The Activity Monitor utility may be able to show you any outstanding users of

the computer's resources, such as they are. The Active processes window

should show a smaller list of items. Also, if there are more frequent write/reads

to and from the hard drive, the heat would be more. Sometimes this may be

related to the amount of RAM available to the system. Depending on the model

and build year of your Mac portable, the memory RAM chips may be upgradable.

A diagnostic testing interval at an Apple authorized service provider location can

be helpful to see if there are power, battery, or other hardware conditions involved.

An Apple Store with Genius bar, where available, may be helpful; by appointment.

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

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notcloudy

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Feb 26, 2015 12:35 PM in response to Kade97

Sure you have enough memory to run with Yosemite? and you are not putting the lap top on a surface that is preventing it from cooling (your lap, or a fuzzy blanket).

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my ginger

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Feb 26, 2015 2:43 PM in response to Kade97

Hi. My daughter ran games on her imac. And the one thing I remember from it, was that to get the best possible results. She would shut down as many of the programs as possible to make sure see got full use of the graphics. Her problems where the same as yours. She had an Imac quad core with 1gb of video memory.

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