New i5 Macbook Pro Gaming Review Part 2

[Johnbfmv1]

well after 5 minrues in minecraft mine heats up like a bitch

[TehROFLcow]

"or as i like to call it... coret."

[RandyPWNZ]

So I was wondering, do you know how it would do on Minecraft? And this one probably not, but would it do well on Fallout games?

[TerryxMasters]

@RandyPWNZ For Minecraft it works great, but I was telling someone earlier even that makes the laptop run hot. And I mean "Sweet Jesus there's dry ice on my lap" hot.

[RandyPWNZ]

@TerryxMasters Aha lol thanks

[SonicXpress]

so for the windows partition, how many gb you actually allocate it? and how many gb for leopard?

[TerryxMasters]

@SonicXpress I think I split it in half, OS X for my videos and music, Windows 7 for my games.

[dagmarthomine]

How do you get the FSP in the corner? And can you do that for all games?.. (I guess you play your games in Windows (bootcamp)

[TerryxMasters]

@dagmarthomine Most games let you do it but every one is different. In UT3 you have to pull up the console and type "stat fps" without the quotes. I think the console is either the tilde, tab, or one of the F keys. F'in keys, how do they work?

[Joe1996BC]

hey do u run windows on ur mac so u can play windows games?

[TerryxMasters]

@Joe1996BC Absolutely. When OSX first got Steam I saw these articles saying that the games ran so much better in Leopard versus Windows, but trying it myself they were a lot worse. Like a good 20-30 frames worse, to the point where I couldn't even play Minecraft without a problem. Though that might've just been a bug in the game itself.

[freakofmhs]

I'm posting kind of late, I just got the same 15" i5 macbook and I keep hearing people say it gets hot, if you were to put a cooling dock under it would it help it at all? Also when you say hot.. is it to the point you can't lay your hands on the computer anymore because it's hot? Or just heats up a little and you can feel the temps raise somewhat?

[TerryxMasters]

@freakofmhs Honestly, I was playing Minecraft on it the other day and the bottom got so hot I couldn't hold it. That's how hot it gets, but it's been that way with every Macbook I ever owned with the exception of the 11" Air - you really have to stress that thing to get it hot. But it's just hot underneath, not so much on top. You can definitely still use it.

[NaSCoMPLeX]

@freakofmhs only wher the hard drive is it gets really hot

[movieluv94]

i'm asumming you're running bootcamp/win7?

doesn't i heat up like crazy and kill your batts?

[TerryxMasters]

@movieluv94 I downloaded refit and I use that instead of Bootcamp so I could get all three on there. And yeah, it gets hot. But the battery life is pretty good all things considered.

[dedng1sec]

how do you have mozilla and the windows?

[TerryxMasters]

@dedng1sec Firefox you mean? Just download it from their website.

[MW2mostwanted]

Windows look good in a MacBook pro

[TerryxMasters]

@ItsKadBuddy It comes with some cooling system, you can hear the fans going a little but it will get hot. I wouldn't put it on my lap that's for sure. But I can't remember it crashing on me since I got it, so it has to be doing something right.

[GICTechTV]

@TerryxMasters hey try SMC fan control for mac its definitely cools down ur mac ! and then via osx go to windows bootcamp the SMC app will still run and while gaming the macbook stays cool :D i love it !

[gsharpshooter80]

OMFG the original UT dude I Love u ps favorite weapon is redeemer !!

[TerryxMasters]

@gsharpshooter80 If UT isn't on every one of my machines, either someone kidnapped me or I'm gravely ill.

[gsharpshooter80]

@TerryxMasters hahaha good description.

[Spacusstultus]

One question: I have the same model that you use (mac 15") !! Is it possible to run Arma 2 in a good looking level?

[TerryxMasters]

@Spacusstultus I've never tried Arma 2, but I don't think it would have a problem.

[JSantana319]

Hey, how did you get wireless internet on Windows 7 with the current Macbook Pro? I installed Windows 7 and the wireless did not show up and it's asking me to use the ethernet to connect online. On the older Macbook it worked perfectly fine and the wireless did showed up.

[TerryxMasters]

@JSantana319 I just put the snow leopard disc in and it installed all the drivers for me. Other than that you might have to plug it in to download them.

[timeless65ps3]

cant wait for my new laptop next year mine going to be a windows 7 with core i5 prosser this is going to be great

[rameez3007]

how do u play PC games on ur mac are u usin paralels desktop coz i dont wanna loose my mac OS

[SHADOSTRYKR]

can u use a magic mouse in windows on mac?

[Medech2012]

@SHADOSTRYKR  Yes on both Mac & Windows (driver comes with Macbook)

[jennyl6789]

it is a macbook pro 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 with 500gb??or?

[jennyl6789]

it is a macbook pro 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 with 500gb??or?

[gautamxxx]

hey terry ca you show me GTA4 running on your macbook pro with FPS

[raketenDK]

if you want to play games why dont you just buy a real laptop? instead of a Macbook ? thats just stupid macs is good for photoshop and such, but why ruin it with installing windows on it, then theres is no point to get a Mac.

[Youngisjoven]

hey when you play these games, how much does your macbook heat up?

[TerryxMasters]

@Youngisjoven It can get pretty hot. I've owned three Macbooks since the Intel ones came out and they all felt really hot. I don't have specific temps, though.

[NooDLES411911]

@TerryxMasters Mine only gets hot where the battery is. The aluminum makes it feel really hot too but it will never die on you.

[AnTiHeRo562]

@TerryxMasters would i be able to play diablo 3 on it? or star craft 2

[TerryxMasters]

@AnTiHeRo562 Honestly I couldn't tell you. I don't play either of those games, I'm more of a FPS guy.

[capacop01]

can i play 3d gaming on this if i bought the nvidia 3d vision kit?

[TerryxMasters]

@capacop01 That I don't know. If it's what NVIDIA used before the 3d monitors came out, then maybe? But it's not one of those new 3d screens if that's what you're asking.

[GamePlayUpload]

haha you install Windows 7 on a MacBook Pro get ready World War 3 :P

[iamOldUncle]

is the 15inch too big?

[TerryxMasters]

@iamOldUncle I thought it would be, but it's actually not that big. That's what she said.

[UhateMacsToo]

wow you only get 40fps? thats a joke and you spent 2000 US HA i get 129 fps at 1920x1200 on my alienware? what a joke apple is crap

[TerryxMasters]

@UhateMacsToo What's with all the hate? You say that like you're the first man to discover that Apple doesn't pack their machines with gaming hardware. Chill out man, it's all good.

[UhateMacsToo]

@TerryxMasters just a tip, your gt 330m isnt running at its correct stock clocks, apple actaully underclcocked the gt 330m , get nvidia tool to overclock or restore them to original clocks, type in gt 330m 512, it runs bad company at high settings, but some how the mac books 1 does,nt u need to overclock it, if you do post a vid thx

[OriginalZero]

whats the performance difference between this and the 9600m GT with 256mb?

[ShakeAndBakeGuy]

What happened to the GTAIV demo? I understand you had to leave, but can we see a video of that? That's probably the only game that I play on my computer and I'd really like to see how it performs on the new MacBook Pro. Nice videos.

[ShakeAndBakeGuy]

@ShakeAndBakeGuy Nvm

[pmoO0]

Thanks for showing real action on your new MacBook Pro, other people just open boxes ;) Mine still takes 5 to 7 business days to arrive. Enjoyed your 3 part review a lot!

[cody8005]

how different would the 320m base 13" perform

[MadeOnAMac365]

@cody8005

You would notice a fairly significant difference there. First off, the 13" doesn't allow for the i5 or the i7 which knocks off about 40% of the processing power, making it significantly slower in computations. Also, while it uses the same graphics card, it only has half of the available VRAM meaning that you will have to turn down your textures significantly. As a gaming device, the 13" probably won't cut it. However, if you won't be gaming, the 13" will be golden.

[kbesner]

Is this in bootcamp?? thx!

[TerryxMasters]

@kbesner Yes, with refit as the boot loader.

[Anticorr]

Great review, thanks for doing it as well as the first part.

[ih80396]

Test gta iv please.

[rufinator007]

In your opinion, is it worth it to buy a mbp with the hi-res screen or should i keep it glossy

[thexmsjoker]

is this mbp with the option high-res? (1680x1050px)?

[TerryxMasters]

@thexmsjoker Nah, this one's the 1440x900.

[RTechstudio]

how hot doesnt get?

[ih80396]

can u test gta iv if you have it?

[TerryxMasters]

@ih80396 I put it in a bonus vid, so be sure to check it out. It should finish processing in a bit.

[nugge7]

Where's Part 1? :(

[TerryxMasters]

@nugge7 Sorry about that. I think the first one took longer to process so this half showed up first. The first part's up now too.