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Dark Voynix
Gallente Garoun Investment Bank
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Posted - 2011.03.29 12:32:00 -
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hello all, im going to buy a new laptop and was oriented to buy a macbook pro and was aiming at the 13" size. But the new 2011 model have "Intel HD Graphics 3000" card and dunno what to do.
Surfing the web it seems that this gpu isnt that bad (somebody claims that is nearly on par with the nvidia 320m you can find on mackbook air), but still im quite suspicious on intel cards. Can someone tell me if its able to play decently eve-online?
Its not necessary to be able to run smoothly with all settings maxed, just that is playable on average settings.
Tnx in advance.
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Queen Koecoe
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Posted - 2011.03.29 22:24:00 -
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It's never a good idea to buy a computer for gaming that isn't using the higher end stuff. In other words, if you can't play with the settings maxed out on that computer, then your better off going after the next one up. On another note. Your getting a 13" monitor. Considering the size, that card should be fine. I mean think about it this way. If that card as in.... say a 27" iMac, you'd be yelling and screaming at your computer because it would more then likely crash way to much. But, being on that 13" monitor you need a lot less "POWER" (for say) to feed the need. Regardless, working on a 13" monitor is all good, but playing on it is a joke. It's like seeing dots when there are people to be seen, or color blobs when there are beautiful flowers. I never advise anyone who is gaming to get anything smaller then a 15" and make sure you get the best you can get when it comes to the CPU,GPU, and so on. (That includes the price you can afford) I am a Mac fan, but for $1000, you can get a PC Laptop that would make that mac book 13" seem like a joke on all sides. Try checking out places like http://microcenter.com. Yeah it's really nice having a computer that you can trust, but remember this, you can always set up any PC to be a Mac.
http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MC516LL/A?mco=MTc4OTEzNDY That VS http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354552
Then you get the X86 OSX online, and you have a mac. All for under $1,000
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Dark Voynix
Gallente Garoun Investment Bank
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Posted - 2011.03.30 06:44:00 -
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Edited by: Dark Voynix on 30/03/2011 06:45:23
Originally by: Queen Koecoe It's never a good idea to buy a computer for gaming that isn't using the higher end stuff.
Im not buying a computer for gaming stuff and im not a mac maniac that trust only mac devices. TO be host that would be my first mac ( i owned only pc since now). The reason i want a mac is because im a system administrator and work mostly with Linux and Solaris servers. I never had many experiencies with OSX and i wanted to learn more ( i like the fact that its a unix os ).
I know you can put OSX on a PC and make them work ( more or less ) but it's far from be the same thing. The gaming part is secondary and all i want is that i can occasionally run eve. So all i want is not choose a model that make me totally unable to play any game. Actually im evaluating if its better buy a mbp 13" or a mb air 13". The air have nvidia 320m wich is more than enough to run eve, but i like to have a stronger CPU, on the other side i would avoid a hardware with comapatibility issues.
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Chris Sphinx
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Posted - 2011.03.31 07:09:00 -
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See this thread. |
Dark Voynix
Gallente Garoun Investment Bank
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Posted - 2011.03.31 12:34:00 -
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Originally by: Chris Sphinx See this thread.
The thread you linked talk about another mac with different graphic card. Macbook air mount Nvidia 320m. I asked specifically about a feedbach with this intel card. I already surfed the web and it seems that this intel card is not that bad ( almost equal to nvidia 320m, and better than the 310m) so it should be able, but with intel cards you will never know if there is some incompatibility with our favorite game, so i asked if somebody tested it specifically with even online and how ( if ) it works.
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Steph Auscent
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Posted - 2011.04.01 17:39:00 -
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It works, even connected to a 21" external monitor, on mediumish settings.
You won't get all the beauty maxed out, but it's quite playable.
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Clemdals
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Posted - 2011.04.01 20:28:00 -
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I have the 2011 13" MPB and it plays eve wonderfully.
If your thinking about picking one up, DO IT :)
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