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aaron.c
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 Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject: Intel Core Duo mini and XP gaming? |
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Anyone use Boot Camp to install XP on their Mac mini Core Duo?
If so, can it play Windows games (like Far Cry or Half Life 2)?
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Hello. Anyone up there. BootCamp lets you install WINDOWS XP on a partition of your hard drive. YOU ARE RUNNING WINDOWS. This means you can play WINDOWS GAMES!!!! Anyway, I have heard that at least games that run on Windows and Mac are faster under XP.
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aaron.c
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| ranger1021 wrote: | | Hello. Anyone up there. BootCamp lets you install WINDOWS XP on a partition of your hard drive. YOU ARE RUNNING WINDOWS. This means you can play WINDOWS GAMES!!!! Anyway, I have heard that at least games that run on Windows and Mac are faster under XP. |
I know you can play Windows games - duh!
I meant because of the Integrated Video Card on the Mac mini, that maybe certain games wouldn't play - ie. they require a dedicated GPU.
Anyone know how it plays games (like Far Cry, HL2)?
I guess I didn't word my original post very well ...
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ZeroCorpse
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| Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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I play:
Half-Life 2/Counter Strike
City of Heroes/City of Villains
Star Wars Empire At War
No problems. The integrated video works fine as long as you have enough system RAM. It's a good video chipset, and it being integrated doesn't seem to harm the gaming at all.
In fact, even though Star Wars Empire At War requires a hardware T&L card, the GMA 950 handles it (being only software T&L). The CPU is beefy enough to make up the difference.
You may not get all effects turned on and get decent frame rates. I have to shut off shadows in Half-Life 2, for example. Still, the game looks great. Experiment and you'll find a sweet spot. |
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aaron.c
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| Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| ZeroCorpse wrote: | I play:
Half-Life 2/Counter Strike
City of Heroes/City of Villains
Star Wars Empire At War
No problems. The integrated video works fine as long as you have enough system RAM. It's a good video chipset, and it being integrated doesn't seem to harm the gaming at all.
In fact, even though Star Wars Empire At War requires a hardware T&L card, the GMA 950 handles it (being only software T&L). The CPU is beefy enough to make up the difference.
You may not get all effects turned on and get decent frame rates. I have to shut off shadows in Half-Life 2, for example. Still, the game looks great. Experiment and you'll find a sweet spot. |
That's terrific news! Thanks for your comments to this thread. 
I may get a 17-inch iMac instead ... as long as I can sell my Sony LCD.
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ranger1021
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:08 am Post subject: |
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 Ahhhhh, I see now. Sorry for my outburst.
Check out this review of Games on Boot Camp.
http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/gameroom/2006/04/grbootcamp/index.php
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aaron.c
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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All is forgotten .. just water under the bridge.
Thanks for the link.
Will check it out shortly.
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Thanks for the link!
Looks like I'm making the right decision getting an iMac Core Duo .. 
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| aaron.c wrote: |
Thanks for the link!
Looks like I'm making the right decision getting an iMac Core Duo .. |
Yep..If ya want Intel and gaming ,get the imac..better graphics card then the mini, I game, but not so hardcore..will be ordering the dual mini in 3 weeks..
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| Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:21 am Post subject: |
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| blueshead wrote: | | aaron.c wrote: |
Thanks for the link!
Looks like I'm making the right decision getting an iMac Core Duo .. |
Yep..If ya want Intel and gaming ,get the imac..better graphics card then the mini, I game, but not so hardcore..will be ordering the dual mini in 3 weeks.. |
Cool, let me know when you get it ... and how it performs.
It will probably be another month or so before I order my iMac.
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