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I have a macbook and would like to play a game that requires a video card ATI (1600) or Nvidia(7300) but mine only has a GMA950 and so i can not play it. Short of buying a new comp is there any way i can play this game (it's Command and Conquer 3)?

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Unfortunately, you're stuck with those integrated graphics. Nothing short of a new machine will get you a graphics upgrade.
 
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I have a macbook (not pro) and without relizing it bought a game that requiers a video card of nvidia or ATI and mine is a GMA950 (not that i really know what any of that means). Is there anyway (short of buying a new comp) for me to fix it and play the game.

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What Game is this so we can better help?

Saw your other thread.

It clearly states in the specs that the MacBook has integrated graphics. For real gaming you never purchase a machine with an Integrated Graphics chipset.
The Macbook is a fine computer and even will play some games. Have you tried the game on the Macbook? Will it not even install?
 
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he wants to play C&C 3. very new game, high system requirements, even on low settings on boot camp or played natively through mac your computer would cry. sorry buddy, but its not gonna work well.

BUT what you can do, is buy C&C the first decade. It has ALL prior C&C games and IMHO are all better than C&C 3. Plus it is wicked cheap at around 30$

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CPKIT6/?tag=macforums0e4-20
 
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I dunno chat, C&C3 is a pretty good game, much improved over Generals.

As for getting C&C3 to work on integrated graphics, it's possible that the game would work at low settings since the C&C games are known to scale really well across a whole variety of configurations.
 

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