Mac Mini - Battlefield 3

[PsYcHo5mUrF]

hmm 30 consistent fps

[KpopSt3v3]

for a minute... i actually thought that was a real war going on O.O BF3 FTW!!

[NINJApenguinCHIMP]

wow that's actually kind of playable.

[EmoticonMayhem]

@Manrod555 get a PC, mines going strong after over a year, plus, if it breaks out of warranty you can fix it yourself as long as you aren't a complete retard

[EmoticonMayhem]

@CitationMustangFan yeah, but at much higher settings

[CitationMustangFan]

Wow that is quite impressive.. in fact the FPS on a Desktop equipped with a GTX 550Ti is not better.

[VlogginhgBeastas]

How would it run with a 2.5ghz, i5 intel core, 8gb ram and the same grahics as this video

[BeastlyBoltz]

@VlogginhgBeastas probably lil less quick than this is and tbh it plays it brillo

[valonw]

not bad

[mattyschannel666]

good fps for 256 mb card

[mattyschannel666]

if you want frames in bf3 with out shitty fraps open the game open the debug console its the ~ button then type render.drawfps true

[TommyNerdlands]

So it's basically like console gaming lol

[y35n00b5]

@TommyNerdlands yup...pretty good for the class of desktop its made for

[20konto20]

How did you get the frames?

[TommyNerdlands]

@20konto20 With fraps.

[KyuubiNaruto1337XD]

2.7ghz Intel i7?

holy shit you got ripped off, i7's can go 4ghz with the 2600k

[y35n00b5]

@KyuubiNaruto1337XD its the dual core i7 idiot....fucking ignorant people these days xD

[KyuubiNaruto1337XD]

@y35n00b5 why would you get something with and not have it be quad core?

do you seriously buy an i7 and not have it be the prime model bought by so many others?

this is what apple does? they'll call it i7, everyone goes "omg its an i7, must be top of the line" only to acknowledge that its the dual core lower end?

even if it is why is that dual core not topping 3.25?

[y35n00b5]

@KyuubiNaruto1337XD The i7-2620M is a dual core with hyper threading, making its a dual core with four virtual cores. I call it for what it is others would call it a quad core. As of right now the 2620M is one of the best consumer base processors that Intel currently makes. Apple calls the product for what it is, the best for consumers. As for the "lower end" part, the processor speed aka " why is that dual core not topping 3.25?". Well one ask Intel that question. Two do your god damn research.

[KyuubiNaruto1337XD]

@y35n00b5 and you know that hyperthreading only kicks in when its actually supported

Even on games, Battlefield 3 doesn't even support hyper threading

[y35n00b5]

@KyuubiNaruto1337XD Nice change of subject lol

[KyuubiNaruto1337XD]

@y35n00b5 not the top of the line then, you mentioned hyper threading, I'd have any standard 2600 or 2600k over some 2620 whose hyper threading is too far into the future to todays applications. Unless I'm coding the fuck out of something and want it to generate will hyper threading be of use, but before hyperthreading does, the cores will just keep increasing like the i7-3690k

[y35n00b5]

@KyuubiNaruto1337XD Its the top of the line CONSUMER....not top of the line OVERALL....seriously dode...look here for yourself...google "Sandy bridge", click the wikipedia link, scroll down to mobile processors, look at "Mainstream" aka consumer...now look at all the other mainstream processors....Now look at the release date...this is a mid-2011 release...Also dumbass stop comparing a mobile to a desktop..no shit the 2600k is better...ITS MADE FOR DESKTOPS NOT LAPTOPS...lol ignorance xD

[KyuubiNaruto1337XD]

@y35n00b5 >consumer

that is a false buzzword for the most introduced processor, not what the public wants.

I have a 2600 model in my laptop, why not you?

[y35n00b5]

@KyuubiNaruto1337XD now you're just fucking lying and trolling xD

The 2600(k) is desktop ONLY

[KyuubiNaruto1337XD]

@y35n00b5 not necessarily, you can have the proper socket for it, you can run it, would it be a heat problem? maybe... but regardless, when people mention how awesome hyper threading is and don't realize how many applications, games, and software DON'T support it yet, they're talling for some stupid BS apple store geniuses love to pull.

[Vicky6329]

thats windows yah fucking fool!

[Minecraftbuildfest]

Thats a fucking dell

[strpr0wng]

@Minecraftbuildfest The point of a mac mini is that you can plug any monitor into it -_-

(if you don't get it he plugged a dell monitor INTO his mac mini)

[y35n00b5]

@Minecraftbuildfest Monitor = computer?

[HolyShitAccess]

Nothing Vs Mine

[DubuqueRS]

is this max settings?

[Tlnice]

@DubuqueRS not at all

[011mtaylor]

damn how does that mini not melt down

all that power confined in such a small space

[121Souljah]

50 - 60 fps is required to have optimal gameplay, is it possible on a mac?

[xxtrustxx]

I'm pretty sure the settings are set at low. Thats still FAR better than the xbox 360 or ps3.

[Oslokiddo]

@xxtrustxx yeah. but this gameplay is under 30 fps most of the time. that sucks. :P

[xxtrustxx]

@Oslokiddo it was over 20-30 which is fair in my opinion. And the graphics are much much better than consoles.

[Oslokiddo]

@xxtrustxx under 30 fps. = slower responce time from, keyboard,mouse. etc. and lover then taht, and the brain will see it as images. and not video. but yeah. better graphics then consoles. :-) and being able to play this lovely game on a mac is nice

[xxtrustxx]

@Oslokiddo halo plays at 30 frames. Hollywood movies are recorded at 24 frame and I don't see the lag haha

[Oslokiddo]

@xxtrustxx like i sayed. lower then 30. 24 is the lowest framerate you can have to trick the brain into thinking that it is a video and not a slideshow of pictures.

[Tlnice]

@Oslokiddo not true tv broadcast is at 29 and like mt man xxtrustxx said movies are 24

[KeineHobbys101]

how do you play this on mac?????

[denns0r]

@KeineHobbys101 install windows

[KeineHobbys101]

@denns0r hmmmm... i buy my iMac yesterday and i won't install windows ...

[Oslokiddo]

@KeineHobbys101 most likely windows on the mac

[zAnnekz]

How'd you get that? I have a Mac Mini as well, and I didn't know you could update the graphics.

[Ipuffyy]

@zAnnekz the 800 dollar version comes with AMD Radeon HD 6630M build inside

[zAnnekz]

@Ipuffyy Aw man!

[HEADSHOTPROLOL]

YOU RUN THIS???

[Ultiup]

Excuse-me, one question.

Do you think a Mac Mini (2011) whit 2.5GhZ i5, 4 GB 1333mhZ DRR3 RAM, AMD RADEON 6630M can run it ? Or i NEED 8GB ?

[ArmorKingEmir]

Not playable enough

[minecraftyea]

that isn't a mac

[GETAWANKEL]

@minecraftyea its a mac with windows installed

[Actrons]

@minecraftyea I agree.

[HEADSHOTPROLOL]

@Actrons Dude its Parallels Desktop. YOU FAIL

[Lukibojs]

@minecraftyea it's windows on mac ( parallels desktop )

[matthew50cent1]

@minecraftyea Of course it's a mac. he's running the bootcamp

[josuesuero]

@minecraftyea HE IS RUNNING ON BOOT CAMP!!!!

[NutHouseProductionz]

hahaha 1:42

[MrWallabyroad]

Thanks, but the resolution of 1280x800 is terrible :(

Full-HD (1920x1080)= how much fps? I hope you could try that for us, please.

[midwaymonster30]

Still looks better than console. lol

[cinemasvaro]

Internet Explorer!!! :inglip:

[Anoe0001]

MAC MINI IS PRETTY GOOD!! WANNA BUY ONE!



[thinkingcursive]

i would like to know how this was managed, since mine almost died trying this game in lowest res and details ...

[BurntCatMedia]

is it perfectly smooth at 30 frames?

[TommyNerdlands]

@BurntCatMedia Most likely it is a little under that, a few frame rate drops. I could compare this to Battlefield 3 on the 360, it isn't as good as PC, but definetly playable.

[GradientRaptor]

Nice to see this running on a Mac. I tried to play this for shits and giggles on my 2008 Macbook Unibody during the Beta and it was chugging along at about 5fps.

[mattoffthewall]

I literally just got this thing and I love it. Same exact one you have. Glad it can pretty much play bf3 no problem. Now I know it won't have a problem with other some games I was thinking about :)

[Simon66noob911]

you could've just used the drawFPS from BF3

[Octavio2194]

boot camp better buy alienware, do not insult people who do have mac, to use it like mac not like shiity bootcamp

[BigFatPedophile]

@Octavio2194 Rofl Alienware sucks you fucking noob. I custom built...

[Octavio2194]

@BigFatPedophile i have iMac and i respect that and i don't do shity bootcamp

[BigFatPedophile]

@Octavio2194 Oh my god you idiot, you made a choice to get a Mac. How does dual booting your machine make it any less of a Mac? Bootcamp is just dualbooting your Mac with Windows so you can use Windows applications. WINE doesn't always work. Then again, you're probably too stupid to even know what dual booting is. My mistake

[iciconnect]

Very Nice

[ManRod555]

hey i want one of these for christmas. i was hoping you could give me your input for it on gaming since thats the reasoni want it and what settings are you running on bf3. BTW i dont want a pc since pcs are shit and break in like 8 months and they cant get replace because there is nothing compared to apple's service.

[BigFatPedophile]

@ManRod555 If you want a gaming machine build it yourself. I have both Mac and PC, I love Macs but they're just not up to par hardware wise to be playing the latest games. I dunno why you think PC's break quickly, maybe you don't know what you're doing. With PC's if a component breaks the manufacturer will repair/replace that component. Apple does have great service, I agree but PC's are not shit, and superior for gaming. I use both, they're both good systems but for different things.

[RockstarBarbarian]

hey guy my mac mini can run battlefield 3 ?

2,3 GHz Intel Core i5

2 GB 1333 MHz DDR3

Intel HD Graphics 3000 288 MB

Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2

[h4xxorpwn]

@RockstarBarbarian upgrade your graphics card and ram and you will be able too

[Rufucoll]

@h4xxorpwn You can't upgrade the graphics card on a mac mini :(

[Rufucoll]

@RockstarBarbarian You got no chance with the Intel HD Graphics card... not even if you upgrade your RAM to 8GB :(

[xaero212]

@MercilessGunner How would it run on 1920 x 1080 (full hd) resolution? I am thinking of getting Mac Mini & selling my PC, so I get mobility but still can play even the newest games. Would you consider this a good idea?

[planetxdvd]

*THANKYOU* i have been trying got find info on BF3 and i gave up as it requires a 512MB GFX card (according to the system requirement page) glad to know that my little beastie can run it, and even with everything set to low, it still looks goos and very playable!

[LilTigersDaddy]

what is the resolution you are running on?

[IIJazzyII]

Hopefully my MacBook with HD 6490 256mb can run it like this! Thanks for uploading and giving me confidence to buy this game :)

[HLM190586]

nice it can run!

i can't even play left4dead2 on my 2010 model.

[SaLvageClan]

@HLM190586 This is the 2011 model :P