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2.0ghz mac book run WOW?

post #1 of 28
2/16/07 at 5:26pm
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What would the performance of WOW be on a 13" mac book with 1 or 2gb of ram?
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post #2 of 28
2/16/07 at 7:25pm
my 1.83 mb with 1.25gb ran wow fine.

the gma is more than fine for a 12x8 display


since, ive stopped playing, its way too addictive. i love my girlfriend, and she was starting to suffer
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post #3 of 28
2/16/07 at 7:39pm
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I know the feeling lol. If I can play WOW without problems on a macbook and a GMA 950 video card I am set and it is fast enough for me!

I am sold on an apple product! I NEVER thought I would ever say such a thing.
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post #4 of 28
2/16/07 at 8:50pm
It runs fine...as does halo...i mean the settings are not all the way up bit it runs fine...
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post #5 of 28
2/17/07 at 5:13am
it runs like crap, it runs fine, but you have to be in a low res and no settings and ur fan is like freaking loud all the time. at about 20 fps (2.0 CD, 2GB Ram)

imho not worth it, if you want to play games get a MBP
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post #6 of 28
2/17/07 at 12:16pm
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Originally Posted by Xarthan
it runs like crap, it runs fine, but you have to be in a low res and no settings and ur fan is like freaking loud all the time. at about 20 fps (2.0 CD, 2GB Ram) imho not worth it, if you want to play games get a MBP
i hope your talking about halo, because wow runs FINE on the two macbooks ive played it on. at 12xx X 800, which is the native res on the monitor anyways. of course the fan is on, the system is being taxed. edit: the mb is a little louder when playing wow then the PRo, but not worth it? i think itll do fine for most.
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post #7 of 28
2/17/07 at 12:30pm
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It doesn't have to play it all the time. I just have a character. I checked the box I have for wow and it is MAC compatible already! Or it at least says the mac specs on the box.
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post #8 of 28
2/17/07 at 1:40pm
Mac version is actually on the same disks as the PC one.
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post #9 of 28
2/17/07 at 5:41pm
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Originally Posted by kgeier82
i hope your talking about halo, because wow runs FINE on the two macbooks ive played it on. at 12xx X 800, which is the native res on the monitor anyways.

of course the fan is on, the system is being taxed.

edit: the mb is a little louder when playing wow then the PRo, but not worth it? i think itll do fine for most.

i'm talking about wow. oh wow, at 1280x800 i get 20-25 fps, damn. at 800x600 i got 15 fps. wtf? lol well now that's pretty nice then. i take back my crap comment!
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post #10 of 28
2/17/07 at 7:18pm
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lol which is it now?
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post #11 of 28
2/17/07 at 10:25pm
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Originally Posted by Xarthan
i'm talking about wow. oh wow, at 1280x800 i get 20-25 fps, damn. at 800x600 i got 15 fps. wtf? lol well now that's pretty nice then. i take back my crap comment!
well my gma must be better than yours then! because i was getting constant >30fps @ medium detail. maybe mine is on steroids or something, but it was never 15fps, ever. your sarcasm is kinda lame...amazing what the forums have come to these days...
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post #12 of 28
2/18/07 at 12:47am
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Originally Posted by kgeier82
well my gma must be better than yours then! because i was getting constant >30fps @ medium detail. maybe mine is on steroids or something, but it was never 15fps, ever. your sarcasm is kinda lame...amazing what the forums have come to these days...
i play wow a lot on my macbook and get about 15 or less fps all the time on low detail. i wish i got over 30 at medium, you seriously must have hit the jackpot with your gma. **edit** ok i just did some research on the fps issue and i guess update 2.0.1 helps out macs a lot, but to get the update to actually work for you you need to delete the wtb and wtf folders so it resets some opengl settings. i am now getting an average of 30 fps up from about 12 so it's pretty huge, and this is on all medium now where i was on all low before. this is really awesome.
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post #13 of 28
2/18/07 at 9:21am
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Awesome!
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post #14 of 28
2/18/07 at 1:25pm
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Originally Posted by mellamojimmy
i play wow a lot on my macbook and get about 15 or less fps all the time on low detail. i wish i got over 30 at medium, you seriously must have hit the jackpot with your gma.

**edit** ok i just did some research on the fps issue and i guess update 2.0.1 helps out macs a lot, but to get the update to actually work for you you need to delete the wtb and wtf folders so it resets some opengl settings. i am now getting an average of 30 fps up from about 12 so it's pretty huge, and this is on all medium now where i was on all low before. this is really awesome.


see isnt that better? i totally forgot about the update i did when i was playing. i think thats because i didnt ever NOT play with the update. But yea, i did a ton of reading, and everyone is getting your results.

damn, and i thought my gma was on crack !!!! free crak
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post #15 of 28
2/18/07 at 1:37pm
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When I get my MB I'm gonna have to have someone link me there
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post #16 of 28
2/19/07 at 8:48pm
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Originally Posted by kgeier82
see isnt that better? i totally forgot about the update i did when i was playing. i think thats because i didnt ever NOT play with the update. But yea, i did a ton of reading, and everyone is getting your results.

damn, and i thought my gma was on crack !!!! free crak

do you mind posting a screenshot of your settings?

thanks!
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post #17 of 28
2/20/07 at 8:44pm
i dont play wow anymore! i havent played for 2months. i no longer have the MB, im now on a pro.

so i guess thats a no, sorry. i dont even own the game anymore.

others are reporting similiar results as mine though above our posts. ask them

im sure my pro wouldnt have any trouble with wow.
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post #18 of 28
3/4/07 at 7:49pm
Wow wont' run great on the built in intel 950. It is known that Wow runs faster on Windows (probably overheads in Open GL under OS X) - you can check Penny Arcade on this which ran both version on the same Mac (Yes, the Windows version on the same Mac runs faster), and the 950 wouldn't just run all that well. Sure, if you are in a town alone you can run it, but it's when youa re ina group or a raid that things will slow down- or in another heavy effects area.

The Intel 950 built in GFX are just at the *bottom* of the performance chain. Any of the lowest Nvidia/ATI current chips will still run faster (that's 7200 Go or X1300).

- Raist
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post #19 of 28
3/4/07 at 8:38pm
never had much trouble with my gma950.

its wasnt great, but it wasnt below average, ever.
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post #20 of 28
3/4/07 at 11:39pm
cant wait till i get mine
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