Gaming on 15-Inch Quad-Core MacBook Pro: Left 4 Dead 2 (Early 2011)

[TheAngeli101]

the tank i hate him always tryin to kill me

[olepotti]

would the 2.4Ghz version with 8gb of ram and 258GB SSD make a good difference? Is it worth upgrading if I got money for it?

[moealtalol]

Wow so smooth

[TheJasonxlr8]

Reloading!

[teddy198820]

You suck at this game, your suppose to hit the zombies

[Curtanix]

OMG you suck as hard as Mac does!

[drdrummerman]

@Curtanix guess what? you suck

[DPCB01]

@ImSoAlpha not as good as a 15" but still runs fine on a 13"

[ImSoAlpha]

how does it run on a 13 inch

[julkne]

@ImSoAlpha buy a mba 13 but not a mbp no quadcore no dedicated graphics mbp 13 is useless

[lewisg7756]

@julkne

Not true. I have the high end 13 with 8 gigs of ram and an Intel SSD, and it plays this game well. Native resolution with 2x AA no problem. Not bad for integrated graphics.

[lewisg7756]

@ImSoAlpha

I have the 2011 2.7GHz i7 13" MBP w/ 8gb Ram and an Intel SSD. Even without the SSD, it ran great on here on Steam with the Mac version. Runs slightly better on Windows, but I hate having to put windows on my mac.  Just for info, if you get a 13 inch, buy 8 gigs of ram for 55 bucks from OWC and put it in. It ups the graphics memory to 512mb, which improves the graphics substantially.

[FringeDemon]

I would swear this guy is aiming with the trackpad. *facepalm*

[bullsandmilk]

hi im getting acer laptop 5560 g series specs:Amd quad core 1.5 ghz(with turbo 2.40) 8 gb DDR3 Hd radeon 6650m.Will this thing be able to run per say dunno games like starcraft 2 or 2005-2009 titles on max detailes(excecpt crysis and other games who consume lots of power) and future titles on medium to high?For processor i think its amd sabine A6-3400m dunno really all this stupid names they have at end i cant find the right model.but thats close as it gets with specs.So what you say=

[werty829]

Why do you keep shooting the ground?

[ikeorch7]

that's not left for dead 2, thats the first game >.>

[TFC118]

@ikeorch7 thats the dlc for lfd2 -_-

[ba77ar90]

QUESTION !!!

-my laptop gets to around 70 degrees when im playing WoW .... is tht too high

-whats the limit temprature ( at which i must stop playing )

-what should i do to keep it cool? i use lubbos fan control and fan platform.

PLEASE RESPOND THANK YOU !!!!

[Fob616]

Are you running this in Bootcamp??

[n33dallhelp]

what happens when the frame limiter is turned off? and does the 2.0 ghz model perform any good compared to this?

[jice9395]

uuuuuuuuh isnt that the first L4D??????

[tiggerjayeward]

i dont want to be mean but if you are going to be gaming, you kinda need a mouse, the trackpad or what ever doesnt really let you move around alot

[animefan419]

@tiggerjayeward he probably hasa magic mouse

[VeigerSchimon]

Kill the portapotty fuck yea!

[godzilla2878]

i just bought a macbook pro 15 inch and when i play lfd2 it over heats in 30 minutes with the heat going about 90 and up

[Sk8ordieknarlysk8er]

they sure like to reload

[TheeVenom]

@Sk8ordieknarlysk8er Reloading is a huge part of l4d games.

[guzziman96]

i want this machine.....my dad has macbook pro....i have a fuc***g sony vaio :( WTF ! >.<

[flipkid522]

@guzziman96 OMG SAME HERE!!!! i got this shitty vaio vgn series piece of crap while my dad have a macbook pro shit!!! hahahahaha

[guzziman96]

@flipkid522 Ahahahahahahah shit !!

[AeroFix94]

1:55 to 2:10 why do you shoot the ground?? are you drunk lol!

[PaulHartnett21]

You can play any Valve game on the highest settings. Well, that's my experience. I've got the 2.2 i7, 4GB of ram, High Res display and configured for the SSD cos' i didn't wanna add it myself. It also can play Battlefield Bad Company 2 on high settings smooth as silk, if you just lower the resolution slightly.

[twitch492]

@PaulHartnett21 Thanks man, great to hear!

[TheTorn0utlaw]

Is this Macbook the Latest one to come out or is this just a review on the last model???

[michelsvideos]

I am a top gamer on one well knows shooting game. I would never buy this for gaming. But I buy it for the looks, on my desk, the feel of the metal, much better than other brands, and the screen is good for pictures and internet (Youtube). I like the overall feeling of this laptop. But it is not fast and good at games, but it is possible on it when not demanding much and wanna play on the top ranks, like I do, need a gaming pc (windows) for that.

[JeremyLeroy96]

RELOADING!!!!!!

[JBOYROX]

RELOADING ftw



[halocraftexpress]

im hoping on playing games like call of duty and battlefield and team fortress and other hardcore games on this machine, would there be any lag or anything? currently i'm playing games on my dads imac and there is no lag whatsoever, how would it compare?

[deepsukhwani]

Did u purchase game or get it through torrent or rapidshare?

[MikeyZeov]

@deepsukhwani wow ur stupid.

[lHenry97]

@deepsukhwani wtf?

[lschlachter1]

My computer doesn't even run minecraft... :(

[zeta2099]

@PolakInsignia Yep already saw it in action it runs things pretty well :)

[piplup10203854]

Nice Now I want to play L4D2 on a macbook but i don't have a mac or the game on it :((

[lHenry97]

Is gaming ok with the apple magic mouse?

[MikeyZeov]

@lHenry97 nope, it sucks for gaming,

[DjSkogen]

@lHenry97

In a more detailed answer, the scrolling is too slippery, even when lowered in the settings. The clicks aren't that great too. For gaming, I use a cheap 7$ mouse found in a drugstore that works just fine and that I'm not afraid to break due to excessive clicking.

[DRCAM122]

@lHenry97 I honestly Don't Recommend it, I would go out and buy either a cheap mouse.

[arrisonhay1]

try out portal 2

[EvenHauge]

1:50 blowjob ?

[thegreatconundrum]

@EvenHauge Some people shout out the strangest interjections when under stress

[EvenHauge]

@thegreatconundrum they shure do

[TheAngeli101]

@EvenHauge its watch out for the kids watchin

[zeta2099]

I just wanted to ask if the 13'' is capable of good enough gaming I mean I won't be able to buy the models with AMD graphic cards but i also don't want the old MB white. So I just wanted to ask is it possible to run the games or will be impossible to run them with the Intel sandy bridge?

[AnimalCrossingFor3DS]

@zeta2099 The same guy did a video like this with the 13". It runs MW2 pretty well, from what I saw.

[Jigsaw5999999999]

good frame rate

[TONYwantsGAMEPLAYS]

should i buy this macbook pro or 13'' or imac 21.5''

[TheDsihelp]

@TONYwantsGAMEPLAYS for gaming, get the imac. the 13 inch is kinda slow

[TONYwantsGAMEPLAYS]

@TheDsihelp what about the macbook pro 15''

[morbionicle]

dude... you're a lousy shot...

[THEDOG13579]

looks great! im thinking of getting one of this model

[Smithtss]

are you gaming on mac os Snow leo

[iDiggMGL]

I'm having a hard time trying to decide if I should just get a 13" dual-core i7 MacBook Pro and a windows computer for Battlefield 3 or a full on 2.3GHz quad-core i7 17" MacBook Pro and just instal Windows. I kinda wanted to play Battlefield maxed out though......

[ankitpasi1]

@iDiggMGL Macbook Pro corrodes. Trust me, I just bought one 5 weeks ago and its showing "pitting" around the keys because of gaming. Google up "pitting"; it's where the aluminum corrodes due to excessive exposure to skin(read:oils+sweat), which will happen if you game on it(anxiety increases and some level of constant exposure to sweat happens)... I turned from enthusiastic owner to disappointed with it. Plus, warranty doesnt cover pitting as its only cosmetic...

[iDiggMGL]

@ankitpasi1 I already have a MacBook Pro and have been gaming on it. I've yet to experience any problems. You think it might be that you sweat a little more than others? Maybe I haven't experienced this issue because I also clean my computer like crazy. I didn't pay $2,700 so it could look disgusting.

[ankitpasi1]

@iDiggMGL Guess what. I, too, didn't pay around $2500 for it too look "disgusting". You make it sound like it's my fault my macbook pro got pitted. Well, could I and should I, as a consumer, be expected to control my sweat(which is impossible) or clean the laptop after every use? Yea, I bet thats hard for your tiny brain to process, huh? Take your time. Fucking ignorant cunt.

[iDiggMGL]

@ankitpasi1 Geez, calm the fuck down. Just because you read an insult doesn't mean I meant it as an insult. I simply just asked the question if you sweat more than other? Fuck, it's not so out of the ordinary for one to sweat more than others, it happens. I also don't know if you clean your computer, you expressed no details, hence me being the one who has to pose reasons why your computer did what it did but mine doesn't. No need to be a dick about it, shit.

[zshobuz]

@iDiggMGL macs are notoriously bad for gaming unless you spend serious cash

[iDiggMGL]

@zshobuz Well, I only deal with serious cash.

The way I see it, I have 2 options:

1. MacBook Pro 13" (Intel HD Graphics 3000 348MB) + M17X (AMD 6970 2GB)

or

2. 17" MacBook Pro 17" (Intel HD Graphics 3000 348MB and AMD 6750 1GB)

I wamt to play Battlefield on the best settings possible but having a cutting edge video editing machine is #1. Even the 13" MacBook Pro has more power than my current computer, but not by much. I might go with the second option. Who wants to carry 2 machines?

[DRCAM122]

@zshobuz My iMac runs TF2, L4D2, and a lot of other games just fine.

[BTIXist]

1:57- 2:10 Holy shit invinsible zombies!?!?!?

[ibanez0830]

happy i went with high res display. huge difference

[x1337H4CK3Rx]

This is the game to test stability & lag lmao! I lag on Xbox 360 with Left for Dead

[chronocream]

Looks awesome.

[therandygoat]

Isn't this Left for dead 1? The skins/other players are not LFD2 at all.

[PitFan150]

@therandygoat It's actually L4D2 but with the DLC "The Sacrifice" and it lets you play as the original survivors

[therandygoat]

@PitFan150 Aha, I see :)

[cforcrime]

get my macbook pro 17 inch; quad 2.3 ghz 128 gb ssd and 8 gig ram. enough said.

[juandv93]

you can do this in a 17 in ?



[o0YumRamen0o]

just found out that you had a video in the past testing Crysis on 27inch iMacs.

Why didn't you test Crysis on the new Macbook Pro 15inch? because that would really put this machine to the test!

[sorenstudios]

Why is Zoey in here? Isn't she only in L4D1?

[Freshbott2]

How's the temperature? People have been saying that even when running non intensive applications they're fans are maxed out 'cause it's at 90 or so degrees C.

[alfalfalaffa]

oooooooh I can't wait untill I get my new macbook!

[JRillan]

@TheCas95 I believe it is on Mac OS X, considering L4D2 can be run on that Operating System.

[quest8899]

what has better graphics this or xbox 360 at 1080p?

[danhellerjr]

The quad core MBP's are not for gaming. They are very powerful laptops intended to do things usually reserved for high end desktops. All playing games do is test the VPU. A computer with a simple dual core and a good video card can play games just as well if not better. What makes the new MBP's different is that they can do it all. Fast. Without being tethered to a desk.

[Creepyzombie007]

@danhellerjr Your ABSOLUTELY right !!

[derallter]

It's fun to see how Mac fanboys react as soon as their macs can do something that PCs have been doing for ages. Play games.

[samm565]

crysis please or demo of crysis

[themightychau]

does the glossy display get annoying?, i noticed i could see your hands in the reflection

[JasonsCatKilgore]

L4D2 is just an example of a really good port, not exactly a bench mark test. I run the game with the same settings on a 13" MacBook Air. Besides a 30 second bout of laggy-ness when the app first loads, it plays flawlessly. What would be interesting to see is you running some games via bootcamp (Dead Space 2, Bulletstorm, Black Ops, etc).

I'd be especially interested in seeing the new 13" integrated graphics put through a real test. People keep saying it's better, but I haven't seen proof.

[wizrish]

@JasonsCatKilgore

yeah. even i wanna see some bootcamp videos for programs like the cad , photo editing softwares and high end games

that would be something that people would undergo a lot

[GuiltyUniverse]

resolution?

[lonewolf604]

how would this fair on the 6490?

[Speedygi81]

That tank is freaking tough to kill,

[eeeeeeee99eeeeeeee]

would be smoother with 4x AA or less IMO. Seems less than optimal frame rate.

[FleemingFleemer]

Omg, I wouldn't like that game! I hate scary games! Its freaking me out! I can't play em alone either :/ I'm not even kidding..

[brycelancer]

@FleemingFleemer Left 4 Dead actually isn't scary, just simply addictive and fun to shoot shit out of the zombies... you'll realize that after like 5 minutes of gameplay.

Go for penumbra for real scary shit.

[FleemingFleemer]

@brycelancer Yeah, but I havent even finished Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare ;D

[blehblehblahblahbleh]

Does this game run as well as it does on the 13 inch MacBook pro with these same settings?

[ATLMember]

Turn off vsnyc...

[mangaeva]

how come we dont hear yor fans going all loud tldtoday? :o

[x3iDREAM]

could you try playing left 4 dead 2 on bootcamp window 7 ?

I wanna know if it lags a lot or not !

[bobothetwit]

@taypuc31 ok that makes sense. I wish apple would offer the 900p screen in matte. I'd get that in a few heartbeats :)

[Devikvampire]

Try GTA 4.

[ahsan101]

I tried out this game today on the same model macbook pro. Performance is great but holy crap mine gets freaking hot! Im reading CPU temp at 85C ! i cant even touch the top left corner. Not only that but the fans go to 6500 rpm from 2000!! I can barely hear the game lol. Is it just me? Should i call apple on this one?

[wywern209]

@ahsan101

completely normal. geta cooling pad or soemthing. you should feel the heat. the aluminum casing a is a giant heatsink.

[DWebster01]

can get get an fps rate while playing starcraft 2 on high settings or ultra if possible? thanks

[bobothetwit]

why is it that 1440x900 looks good on a natieve 1440x900, but looks bad on native 1080p/?

[taypuc31]

@bobothetwit Because the pixels don't match up. just like if you do 720p on a 1440x900 monitor you'll get the same result.

[0BDK0]

Most boring game ever made.

[EpikkuFeiru]

@0BDK0

Oh hell no, with your friends Left 4 Dead is one of the most fun games out there.

[icy1007]

Is this the OS X version of L4D2? or are you running it under Boot Camp? I wish you had showed the desktop before starting the game to avoid all the questions about which OS you were under. I really have no interest in playing games with Boot Camp on my Mac. I want to play under OS X if possible.

@ Hellhelium11231995 - Obviously it's the "Steam Version". You can't play L4D2 without Steam.

[Davidahheee]

@MrAlexanderXII i didnt know ok and btw i asked another question. If you don't know what i'm talking about, then go to la la land

[Superbustr]

@Broojo02 You said that macs allow you to smoothly adjust the screen brightness, in my pc laptop you can easily reduce the screen brightness to your liking if you don't want to reduce it in chunks.You just have to go into settings and modify it there. You also said that macs have backlit keyboards which makes macs makes look better, my windows laptop also has a backlit key board so whats your point.The trackpad makes a computer more portable but mouse easier to use.Macs look betr pc giv mo funct

[mobius1aic]

Oh, and is this the Mac native version of L4D2, or Windows version?

[andazrai]

Reloading, reloading this is just ridiculous in this kinda zombie game..

[epizowningyou]

I can't see fps !

[TheRatchetkid]

arent zombies supposed to be super slow ?

[brycelancer]

@TheRatchetkid L4D zombies are aftermath of the "Green flu" pandemy. They're not walking dead (even when the army says that, "whiskey delta"), just infected of the virus that makes people go maaaad.

[zshobuz]

@TheRatchetkid they arent zombies theyre infected, zombies = dead ppl back to life, infected = were alive now have disease

[TheRatchetkid]

@zshobuz welll they look like zombies. and they're body is all rotten and shit. ur muscles turn to liquid if u look like that so there is no way u could run like that.

[Eykdran]

@TheRatchetkid If they can dance, what stops them from running?

[ILTJtv]

@TheRatchetkid they arent zombies, they are "infected"

[Max11Seven]

@ILTJtv Yes, and the infection turns you into a zombie....

[1a2bize]

@TheRatchetkid you dont imagine how fast are zombies in this game!!!

[baikoleda1]

@TheRatchetkid why all games are diferent in Hl2 are slow L4d Stupid but Fast and in Dead Rising bouth Dum but some are Fast but stupid like the Gas Zombies

[LamaPaj]

@TheRatchetkid 28 days later.

[anzixu007]

OMG u are so bad playing LFD 2. Are u using the mose pad??? 

[KoolAidManOG]

Turn off v-sync next time so we can see how high it goes. :)

[KalleMickelborg]

V-sync...

[Unrated48]

Soo... Apple laptops are becoming real gaming beasts? Where could I get a nice affordable non-mac laptop ( around 1200 ) that's very good for gaming? I want 15" + screen :)

[jeehoondevil]

@Unrated48 the answer to that would be yourself. Just get a regular cheap pc computer. Then, start buying your hardware, ram, graphics card, this should equal to like a thousand dollars. Google tutorials on how to replace the new hardwares you bought to the one your computer came with. And done. you know have a beast computer that can play almost anything.

[mobius1aic]

@Unrated48 You can find much more powerful graphics in Windows laptops for much less than the Macbook, but the 6750 really is quite powerful in the grand scheme of things. This is especially as such when compared to the antiquated consoles and much more so than the previous Nvidia graphics (GT 330 IIRC). So realistically, it should, in all DirectX game related applications (on Windows of course), it should run anything twice as fast AT LEAST........but three times as fast is plausible.

[hellobiggie]

do you pay for online?



[Bullshot]

Hello,

Is this the native OS X Steam version, or under Windows via Bootcamp?

[Hellhelium11231995]

@Bullshot its a steam version native if your read his comment above

[waseem1173]

must be weird playing FPS games with a laptop mousepad

[Superbustr]

how much did that cost because I got a sony vaio windows 7 laptop with

i7 2.93ghz processor 500gb hardrive and 16 inch screen for $1300 dollars my graphics card can play crysis on medium very well but it kinda sucks so...

Iv look at the macbooks and apples laptops and they are over priced by around $300

[toocoolforu]

@Superbustr About 2,100 $, If you're looking for performance, go for a PC. If you're looking for the best built laptops and quality OS, go for a mac.

[TalesOfWar]

@Superbustr There's more than $300 worth of extra little things that make up for it, like the OS and included software. Nothing beats iLife in it's product category or price point. OSX is just so nice to use, it's so smooth and well integrated and doesn't seem disjointed like Windows does from time to time. It's personal preference of course, but I enjoy it far more than Windows and don't regret paying what I did for my Mac when I could have gotten a more "powerful" PC.

[Broojo02]

@Superbustr Pretty much, macs work better I find, Ive never owned a mac, only tried out other peoples but it really does feel a lot better.

For instance when you increase or decrease the brightness of your screen on a regular laptop it does it in chunks while on the mac its veeery smooth. It also has nice quirks like backlit keyboards which can also be adjusted, an excellent (and I mean excellent) trackpad that has just the right traction and great clicking feel and a very smooth working OS.

[AwesomeTeeVee]

Blowjob XD ?! WTF AHAHAHHAHAHAHA XD

[IAmCjcj11]

Please try Starcraft 2, also, if this was Nazi zombies you would be dead by now lol. I always hate it when those zombies sneak up behind you when your not lookin.

[ziad1234]

could u try starcraft 2 please? (if u have it that is)

[amaarzzz]

1:50 blow job!! half life 2 is better dan left 4 dead

[ErlendMalvik]

this is left 4 dead 1

[toocoolforu]

LMAO "Blowjob!" 1:50

[AssJack9]

LOL, at 1:50 it sounds like she's saying "Blowjob!"

[robertonator101]

@AssJack9 HAHAHHAHAH

[kesadisanatindonesia]

looks like left 4 dead 1

[LOLFACEGUY]

so smoove

[venichen1]

oh yeah you should disable v-sync, that butchers the FPS.

[orospakr]

how hot is it getting during gaming sessions, particularly underneath?

[venichen1]

is this the mac or windows version?

[TheDougheyMan]

not the best aiming are you jon?

[fishcomputer33]

and my 909 dollar laptop destroys this >:]

[k0r3andud3]

@fishcomputer33 I'd like to see a new PC laptop that has the new Sandy Bridge i7 quad core, 1GB ATI 6750M GPU, and an LED screen for 909 dollars. Just try playing games in Windows; DirectX has superior performance to OpenGL and OpenCL.

[qtel55]

@k0r3andud3 And?

[lukiegreenyboi]

GREAT GAME

[ragfaggalaxy]

how much FPS?

[CSSSharks]

Is he using a mouse or the touch pad?

[MrVinney96]

@CSSSharks the touchpad.

[CSSSharks]

@MrVinney96 Ok thx:P

[dragonknightsages]

I know many people have asked, but pls try Starcraft 2

[coffeefield]

@dragonknightsages no SC2 FOR MAC :(

[dragonknightsages]

@coffeefield There is. i played it on my fren's 13 inch. But tts the 2010 model

[coffeefield]

@dragonknightsages really damn mah cousin tricked me damn gonna kill him >:D

[swicked4911]

I don't think Jonathan (sorry if I mis-spell!) is much a fan of bootcamp...

However, i've taken the liberty in suggested some Mac-based games he possibly could test. benchmark, simply thumbs up if you agree to get it seen.

- StarCraft 2. A must.

- World of Warcraft, you can get a trial @ the website i'm sure.

- More Source games (CSS, TF2, etc)

Of course these aren't needed, they seem to be the most popular requests, and you don't need to do any really you work hard as it is.

Thanks mate!

[Shazzyb0y14]

@tidtoday i wanna no ur real name plz??