"Manny05x" (Manny05x)
04/04/2015 at 22:25 • Filed to: None
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"Manny05x" (Manny05x)
04/04/2015 at 22:25 • Filed to: None | 1
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I know there are some oppo gamers here, I have a Mac is it worth me investing in a pc to play steam games?
StoneCold
> Manny05x
04/04/2015 at 22:28 |
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Depends. What Mac? What graphics card/chip?
bob and john
> Manny05x
04/04/2015 at 22:28 |
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there arent very many mac games.
I dont know if the steam lets you have BOTh versions...like I dont know if you can buy the game, download it for a mac, and then download it later for PC
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Manny05x
> bob and john
04/04/2015 at 22:30 |
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what kind of specs would I need on the pc?
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Manny05x
> StoneCold
04/04/2015 at 22:31 |
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I have MacBook pro and a unibody
ZacharyR
> Manny05x
04/04/2015 at 22:32 |
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Why not run Windows on your Mac? I created a separate partition on my hard drive, installed Windows and can boot either Mac or Windows depending on what I want to do. I run Steam on my Windows side with no issues.
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bob and john
> Manny05x
04/04/2015 at 22:33 |
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do you want to top out of just run the games?
usually a mid level i5 is good enough for gaming. your main focus should be on a GOOD graphics card and ram. I have a Nvidia GTC 760 in my computer, and I can run all games at medium to high settings.
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Manny05x
> ZacharyR
04/04/2015 at 22:34 |
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hmm interesting is it hard to do such a thing ?
CB
> Manny05x
04/04/2015 at 22:41 |
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Not really. Last time I checked Macs had that feature built in with Bootcamp.
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ZacharyR
> Manny05x
04/04/2015 at 22:42 |
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It is very easy to do! Only takes like 20 minutes and most of that is installing Windows on the other side. Plus then you don't have to have two computers, you just have one that does it all.
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ZacharyR
> CB
04/04/2015 at 22:43 |
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I did not have a good experience with Bootcamp and running Steam/games. It was too laggy and just did not work right. :/
unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
> Manny05x
04/04/2015 at 22:58 |
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Build a pc, it's not hard like open heart surgery. You can build an optimal i5 4790k build for 1000.
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StoneCold
> Manny05x
04/04/2015 at 23:02 |
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That's like saying "What kind of spark plugs do I need?", I ask what car, and you reply "A new Honda" We need to know the metaphorical engine, if you know what I mean XD
The unibody (I'm assuming it's plastic and not the older aluminum model) would play stuff from 2008 and before pretty well, but will struggle pretty badly with anything remotely new. Putting Windows through Bootcamp would definitely help, allowing the computer to access double the RAM for display reasons.
If you're on the Pro, follow this:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202053
What does it say?
Datsun4ever
> ZacharyR
04/05/2015 at 00:10 |
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I'm also running partitioned windows on my 2011 macpro. Works pretty good for older games and some new with settings turned down. Depends on what you're looking at playing really, but it works!
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Manny05x
> ZacharyR
04/05/2015 at 01:21 |
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so should I do the partition?