PC vs. Mac : Is Mac or PC Better for Games

Here are some tips that will help you decide on either a PC computer or a Mac computer for games in this free video clip.

Expert: Douglas Willott
Bio: Douglas Willott is an actor and improviser from Seattle. He is a long-time member of Jet City Improv, having starred in and directed various shows for over ten years.
Filmmaker: randy primm

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[Bitom10]

i wanna see you play Crysis 2 or even GTA IV on mac ! XD

[carefulwiththat]

@willzawsome

I've used a mac for a year in school. It's nothing special, in fact I found it to be very under-whelming. Mac OS is pretty simple and looks nice, but that's all I can say. I found I could actually do way more on my P.C. (gaming to be specific). Macs are easy to use yes and have some good programs, but it doesn't justify the hype or price.

[minecraftlulzar]

@Bitom10 if there even exist those games for mac

[advsoft]

Myhahaha this video is useless.. are you starting another spammy war or what? Everybody knows that PCs are better for games/work/compatibility/music­/movies/piracy/clocking/hackin­g/and every possibly other thing

[Fireice1337]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but PC's have always been dominate for gaming. As far as I know, only in the last couple of years have Mac's been able to play games. The Mac Operating System I find to be very basic, and Windows 7 is definitely a stable OS, unlike Vista. (Although I've never had Vista crash on me before). Anyways, Macs just can't seem to handle high performance tasks, they seem to focus on getting the highest resolution. All you can do is the browse the internet and produce media.

[552Industries]

@Bitom10 Just do a search on YouTube. My 13" MacBook Pro can run Crysis 2 and GTA IV native res, medium/highest settings with minimum of 30 FPS.

[NileMxpx666]

mac isnt for gaming. it can play some games but its not hardcore.

for mac users that say i can play crysis 2 with bootcamp, playing at medium or high quality or using directx 9 is not really saying it can play it, you just are barely to play it. no mac as in right now has a GPU better or the same as a ATI 6990 or GTX 590 and you cant have 2 or 4 cards. so pc gaming has much more limits then a mac and you can over clock the gpu to run faster and you can use water cooling and you cant in a mac.

[NileMxpx666]

@InterracialPlayerz what quality setting do you play at and whats the FPS?

[NileMxpx666]

@WMVideos20 my pc has 512mb and its not even a hardcore gaming pc, a ATI 6990 has 4GB of GDDR5 and a GTX 590 has 3GB of GDDR5 memory and pcs depending on the mother boards can run 4 cards at the same time lol so thats like 2 mac pro fully loaded with half the price lol or the same.

yeah you run windows from bootcamp but remember you are limited. if you play crysis 2 on bootcamp. i doubt you can play it on extreme quality and playing at 60 or 80 FPS lol

pc is far better then mac in gaming.

[carefulwiththat]

@megafunky5 My windows machine is fast and efficient. Windows requires some more up keep and optimization, but windows 7 has never crashed on me... never. It's all about preference. There's a lot of general misconceptions, but in the end it's about the software you like, and what fits into the intended use the best.

[megafunky5]

@carefulwiththat ppl buy mac bcause their fast and efficient unlike windows which always crashes.Sooo mac and windows has it own unique features and functions.:D