Crysis on the New Macbook Pro (late 2008)

[blackopsonmac]

I play cod4on the Old macbook pro with an external Dell monitor - but I am having problems with bootcamp and black ops -have you tried bootcamp w/blackops on this?

Alternatively - If anyone knows a reliable link to a Macish os version (: of Black ops I would be very grateful.

[Fatal548]

@blackopsonmac Sorry i dont know

[THEBEEGEES1978]

vga?

[wbokunic]

@THEBEEGEES1978 Google

[THEBEEGEES1978]

Processor?

[MrCoreWin]

Whats the song?????

[Russianbreadguy]

I have been a pc gamer for over 10 years and have had 5 high end gaming laptops died due to any number of faults.I have had enough and I'm buying MacBook pro.I borrowed my friends one and it's a joy to use.

[TheFlameFox]

@Russianbreadguy

And you expect us to believe that shit?

[wcub4]

Funny that a $900 asus with i5 and 5730 runs crysis on high details on a higher resolution with 30+fps and gets 4 hours in Windows.

In Linux probably around 8 hours of battery life.

The new MBP better be good.

[Davidlovesmac]

@wcub4 ASUS? LMAOOOOOOO!!!

[sweatdreams94]

i hope they will have an ati card with min 500 mo

[Shp00N]

you know if you run that in full screen, youll be able to play that better

[a4neivmeer]

If it does not run that smoothly maybe it's cuz of the video recording + the game, no?

[xbrandon408x]

Yea I have to agree even though my desktop is a pc and is like 5 times better than the mac pro for cheaper. I have to admit if you want a good laptop and you play games macbook pro is perfect and its super nice looking I know i'm getting myself one. I kinda wish I had gotten a mac pro also even though it would of been a lot more for the hardware I wanted. Because it's nice having windows and mac os x

[newdude32]

ur retarded. do you see how bad this framerate is? i am getting a lenovo y550 with a nvidia geforce 260 gt that can run crysis on high settings with a framerate of 40. and you know how much it costs? $900. you are getting a computer that isnt nearly as good that is abbout $1500. oh buuuuurn

[electricthreads]

Haha wow thanks for calling me retarded do you even know my computer specs? Also your replying to something I wrote like 2 months ago...but anyways my specs are (2) gtx 260s sli, 6g ram, (2)500g hd's (that's 1000g's if you cant count) and an intel I7 (which has 8 cores). So i'm pretty sure my computer is better...also my $1500 included the 27' screen and surround sound speakers so it was only $1000..I think you got ripped off man.

[newdude32]

Hey dude sorry about the earlier comment. That wasn't me. My friend was using my computer and he hates macs something terrible. Ya... i think he either forgot to sign out of my account before he left the comment, or did it on purpose, that little fucker. So anyway no hard feelings right? And dang nice computer dude!!!

[electricthreads]

Haha it's I've had friends do that to, but yea thanks building a computer saves a ton of money and its actually really fun.

[newdude32]

oh i agree! in fact im gonna tear everything out of my moms old 1995 gateway and put all new parts in it.

[captainclayman]

dude that's a pretty sweet deal, where do you buy your parts from?

[captainclayman]

bro

it's not about the price when it comes to mac. i mean sure, you definitely get a gaming PC for much cheaper, but you can't do mac stuff (all of the video editing and whatnot) on a windows computer. the macbook pro is definitely not built for gaming, it's just a proof of concept.

[newdude32]

yeah thats true. but then again you can install programs that can do that on pc that are just as good. it basically comes down to this, if you are a major business liason and do video editing and stuff like that get a mac. if you use computers for gaming, internet, and dont want to spend a ton of money, then get a pc. its all in the preference.

[captainclayman]

ORRRRR you could do what i do and buy a mac and then also have a gaming rig for games! and...rigging!

well i don't ACTUALLY own a gaming PC yet, but i will! i just need a job.

[Nikolai553]

im buying a mac because all the windows laptops ive owned only have a 1 to 3 hr battery life BAH!

[DarkS3phiroth17]

ah i heard , on osx you can switch beetwen this 2 cards, ins sys preferences...on other OS you are forced to use 9600GT...

anyway is matter of driver, and software.

[Ace33blue]

That would be right. Also OP, you would get more fps if you would shutdown all those other programs you are running and not run in windowed mode.

[skogenburzum]

Only the 15" and 17 come with both the integrated and the discrete cards.

[DarkS3phiroth17]

nice, for a laptop, i know that macbook pro have 2 video card inside, 9400m and 9600m GT, how do you switch beetwen them in windows? can be use in SLI?(i mean both at the same time)

[Imprezive241]

im pretty sure its the hardware or bios that switches between gpu's, so it should work regardless if your using osx or windows, and i highly doubt sli would work unfortunately

[benigidachef]

I think that ATI did something like that, but it was LOW END graphics crossfire, as in 3200 integrated + 3650 dedicated.

[bascompany14]

no real SLI, maybe Hybrid SLI

[cinos666]

Cool vid!!

What is the name of the song and who si it by?

[dopehashbrown]

screw goin through the door im puchin my way through everything!!!!lol

[pplayer666]

Is it running this way on 9400 or 9600mgt?

[bobperson]

Obviously the 9600. Decent fps for windows mode however its on 1280x800, not really game-playable... He should be playing on 1680x1050(1440x900 for the 15icnh) with low setting to get about 40fps ave. The 9600 is only 128bit tho so I don't know if there's any settings that it will play crysis fluently at a decent res. The 9600 is more of a form-factor/budget card than a gaming card.

[Andybadtothebone]

1280 by 800 is fine for a 15 inch screen.

[gunit2011]

hey, i have the option of getting an alienware m17x or a macbook pro. budget is $3300. i will do a fairly decent amount of gaming, like crysis, fallout 3, cod 5 but more of internet browsing movies music etc. and now i ask the eternal question, which one should i get?

Any help is greatly appreciated

[ENDORPHMAN]

ummm dont get a brand build it urself man or go to a site like ibuypower and do a configurator.....i have a pc that plays crysis on max for 600 bucks so i bet u can save some money.....ill make up a configurator for ya if yu want

[gunit2011]

hey thnks man, didnt really think of that. think u can make a decent sample config up. dont go all out, i can do some details but just to get an idea. thnks man

[ENDORPHMAN]

yeah dont get a mac and i would really advise...NO ALIENWARE lol want os do u want

[ENDORPHMAN]

did u get it figured out

[qwertisdirty]

get one of the gateway 17 inchers, and save 2 grand to get something in three years that will be twice as good as a laptop costing $3300 right now

[KitWriter]

That's because you're using the wrong NVidia drivers. Only a few are supported in W7, because Nvidia hasn't actually MADE any w7 drivers yet. I think I'm using either 175 or 177 - I'm not on the macbook right now to check. :(

Just google it. But yeah, there isn't many to choose from, so it won't be too hard to narrow it down. Just know, it wasn't one of the ones that came with my mac installer disc, lol. ATI is the only one who actively makes w7 drivers so far. Hope that helps!

[KitWriter]

Looks like Vista - you're using Direct X10 yes? Try it in XP and repost your findings, with the faster game play FPS, or use Windows 7 if you want to continue to use Dx10. Thanks!

[MacintechStudios]

Read the comments, this is XP.

[KitWriter]

Mmm, I see.  I've noticed getting insane FPS in Windows7 with Dx10, even over XP with Dx9C

15FPS difference in FarCry2, for example. I was very impressed. W7's DX10 has really expanded the life of my 9400m card :)

[MacintechStudios]

Windows 7 made Crysis unplayable, even when in dx9 mode.

[Bigbarbecuebacon]

whats the song?

[Ignore14]

yeah there are better laptops for $1000 more!

seriously, this has some solid power and your not going to get top notch graphics for anything under $3000

[wwasucks]

ya i agree with u but i also like a cheap and fast computer if u know what i mean lol

[Fastwunz]

im sorry but you guys are mad. simply mad. No mac - whatever it is can come close to a PC for gaming performance. For £500 you could build a PC thats three times as powerful as any mac - ever made. Its a fact.

People buy macs to be 'trendy' which is fine. But please dont insult the genre by thinking they can come even close to a PC for cost over performance. Its simply not true and/or possible. Macs are a marketing gimmick for the stupid and long may it remain so.

[MindFreak678]

About the whole thing about building a PC for 500 pounds thats faster than a Mac... all i can say is PROVE IT.

[ForeverSkateboard]

Prove it??? My PC I built was $510 and it will beat ANY Mac in overall performance in gaming and everyday tasks plus looks as well.

Core2Quad (3.0 ghz)

9800 GTX 768MB GDDR3

PNY 4 GB 800 mhz RAM

1 TB HDD

Windows XP Pro.

Enough fucking said, Macs suck, PCs rule, it's as simple as that.

[pregnantnproud]

I'm not guna go into mac vs pc, i'm just saying i agree with foreverskateboard, pcs are better for gaming, they are cheapers, more powerful, upgradeable, and have more games. Simple fact. For everything else, get a mac.

If you NEED a mac, then make sure its as powerful as possible and get bootcamp

[GenuineVanillaFace]

I hear people talk shit about Macs a lot, but you take it to another level. So the only reason I converted from my years of PC use to a Mac is because I want to be trendy? So I didn't buy my Macbook Pro for the streamlined experience with a superior OS? Wow, thanks for filling me in.

[VGM10000]

The performance is pretty decent, but same-priced PC's would have a bit better performance, at least today.

When Snow Leopard comes around the bend, that should change.

[MacintechStudios]

Um... You can't buy a better specced Laptop for the same price or cheaper. The Macbook Pro is on of the best gaming laptop's you can buy. The only better ones are $3000 or more.

[VGM10000]

I would know: I have a MBP, and it is great for games.

You would save a bit if you bought a PC that was much cheaper, and then performed some surgery yourself. However, to the common consumer, that isn't really feasible.

Likewise, the end product is much better than what any PC in the market can offer: Leopard makes Vista a joke, and Macs can run it if it is needed (which a PC cannot do vice versa).

The contrasts between the two will flush out in June.

[ArabianToothpick]

That's not true. There are more powerful and cheaper ones out there but they are not nearly as durable, and they are made out of cheap materials.

[MacintechStudios]

Tell it to PC World which ranks the MB Pro in the top 5 for best laptop's to run Windows and bet gaming laptop's.

[ArabianToothpick]

Dude, I'm agreeing with you that the Macbook pro is very good for gaming! i USE it for gaming, but from what I have seen, there are cheaper, more powerful, but less reliable gaming laptops out there! no need to get feisty! I'm typing this on a Macbook Pro! and i play all my Steam games on my Macbook pro as well.

[Moora9]

is crysis for mac

[maxohpne]

wor windows, but his runnig windows on his mac...

[NtlgntNrg]

Best to use a video camera to record. The screencapture/recorder makes it confusing. And doesn't give us exact feel how it performs.

[maltesekiller]

Dude remove v-sync it laggs the game

[MacintechStudios]

V-sync is disabled. THe "lag" is because the screenrecorder kills performance. Never use a screenrecorder to base how well the game runs.

[MikeMayhem1234]

Perhaps you could record it without the screen recorder and show us how it really plays?

i would really like to know before I buy this machine.

[dinjin201]

read the above comment... and the reason he says this is because screen recorder "steals" half the frames, effectively rapeing the performance... =(

[VisualTutorials]

is that your camera lagging? or the game?

[dean05876]

Thanks for the reply. How does the game run in lower settings? Like 'on medium' for instance?

[MacintechStudios]

Well if you want to run it at native res you have to have shaders and shadows set to medium. You can put them at High, but frame-rate will be 10-20 fps depending on where you are. So I always leave them at medium unless I play at a pretty low res. The other settings don't matter. I only notice a 2fps drop if I switch all other settings from Medium to High So it's worth it.

[dean05876]

Thanks :) Gona have to wait before I can get a MBP. Never know there may even be an update by then. Cheers anyway.

[dinjin201]

btw, there will *hopefully* be a macbook pro update where they implement the Core i7 mobile processor into the macbook. This is a 2 core processor that will let you Multithread (simulate 4 cores) on a notebook... the desktop versions have a 38% performance increase from core 2 quad to Core i7 Base model. -- this will probly give you at LEAST 10+ frames on your fps =)

[dean05876]

Good stuff. Sounds good, cheers mate :)

[willplez]

and it should run a bit smoother if you use xp rather then vista right?

[MacintechStudios]

I am using XP, but yep. Vista isn't really for gamers at all.

[dean05876]

Very good indeed, like it. You using fraps? if so, is the game smoother with out?

[MacintechStudios]

I was using Camstudio. I get about 10-15 more fps when not recording.

[DWG21R]

if you install xp or vista on your mac using boot camp, then you can run it at a faster setting.

[MacintechStudios]

Um... What OS does it look like I'm using to you?

[dean05876]

lmao

[webjthefirst]

This may be nothing but running in Windowed Mode decreases the fps for me too. (on a normal Windows PC)

[WheresTheAnyKey1]

how do you get crysis to run in window mode?

[webjthefirst]

Alt+Enter while in the game should make it Fullscreen

[Wurli1005]

have u got the 2.4 ghz model or the 2.53 ghz model ?

[MacintechStudios]

2.4 GHz model.

[Aserp]

Yeah, I looked up "The Modern Fighting Machines" and saw nothing. What is the song called?

[SevereJetlag]

whats the song

[gerdoevert]

i can play far cry 2 crysis fallout 3 all on high specs (far cry on ultra high specs not the highest resolution)

macbook pro 15.4 inch

2.53 ghz

4gb ram

512 GF (NVIDIA GeForce 9400M and 9600M)

if u dont believe me pm me and il post a video of all those game

[ryanracca]

Dude, what games do you recommend for me?

I'm kinda a warfreak and I love strategy games...

[toberichmoe]

nice i believe you but i'd like to see a video. i play Fallout 3 on my imac on very high for everything but i got 2gb of ram. indoors and cities its 60fps wasteland is 30 fps

[toberichmoe]

try fallout 3

[gerre0007]

battery life when you play the game?

how many houres can you play the game?

[MacintechStudios]

I'd guess 1 hour tops. The battery indicator in Windows sucks so I'm not certain. Plus I rarely game on battery power (usually plugged in).

[PintoZ]

is this with 256 graphic ram or 512?

Playing full screen without recording how many fps do you get?

I bought my MBP and I am still waiting :'(

[MacintechStudios]

It's the 256 model. I get about the same fps-wise fullscreen.

[zoulkyud]

Is that a game? You mac poser!! I dont need that. Lol. Anyway I sold my MBP. I am going to get an EEE PC or a dell mini 9. I dont know which yet. I am thinking the dell mini for no fans. Since I will be in iraq and I dont want to dig out sand the rest of my life.

[SebastianK94]

So did you get your MBP fixed? Crysis does run damn well on it though, I'll be purchasing probably the same version that you have in a few weeks I think so this is pretty interesting.

[DavinTerrizzi]

What's the song?

[apocalypseap]

Playing in windowed mode on Vista during gaming is a no-no.

[MacintechStudios]

This is XP and I had to play in windowed mode to record.

[apocalypseap]

Oh it kinda looks like Vista.

Of course the frame rates'll drop during a screen cap so maybe a good camera shot would be better than a screen cap.

[finestspark7]

I'm sorry but that looks absolutely horrible, unplayable. Nice video as always though.

[MacintechStudios]

It does look bad, because the screen capture software did crappy compression on it and slowly decreased the recorded fps from 20 to 15 fps over the course of the video. That's why it looks unplayable. On my end, however, I get 25-40 fps on average. More than playable (I managed to beat the game with that, though the final boss fight was only 10 fps).

Look at my settings in the description.

[finestspark7]

I did look at your settings, however did your previous Macbook Pro not preform better, i can't really remember the video... Also, thanks for the quick response.

[MacintechStudios]

This is the only Crysis video I've ever done.

[finestspark7]

I realized that about 20 min agom i thought this video was uploaded by a different user (i don't really pay attention to the user, as long as im subscribed i watch). I thought this video was uploaded by the user soldierknowsbest. Although my comment still holds its merit, aside from that.

[MacintechStudios]

Figured you mistook me for him lol. Soldierknowsbest didn't have the settings as high as I have them on his old Macbook Pro, so I'm willing to take a small drop in frames for visuals. The recorder makes it look like crap however (if you look at the full size of it you'd see how it does this).

Perhaps I should record it with my video camera to show performance.

[finestspark7]

now that that is cleared up... i should upload a video of this game on either my mac or pc.

[callaway1515]

hey cool video... what's the name of the song?? thanks =D

[MacintechStudios]

It's called Neon. It's under the creative commons.

[neyway]

where'd you get the song at?

[MacintechStudios]

Look on Jamendo (dot) com

[ChrisFromJersey]

not bad for a laptop

any chance you can do a swg review with crossovergames on just the 9400m? :D

[MacintechStudios]

Someone asked for that already. I'm not really using it so much anymore because I do have Windows XP installed, but I'll try a few games on the 9400.

[ChrisFromJersey]

thanks that'd be awesome