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<blockquote data-quote="ToddG" data-source="post: 287353" data-attributes="member: 23228"><p>Specifically ... I run NWN2 on my MBP (2.33 C2D, 256M ATI X1600, 2G RAM) at medium-to-high video settings without any problem. For all intents and purposes, you can pretend than an Intel-based Mac <u>is</u> a PC for gaming.</p><p></p><p>If you get a higher-end Mac (like a Mac Pro) with a better video card and faster processor, it will play games even better.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Boot Camp is a necessity. Parallels, at least presently, does not emulate Direct3D which means the vast majority of games won't play on it to begin with.</p><p></p><p>When dual-booting to XP using Boot Camp, your computer is essentially a PC. It's running WinXP natively just like any other Intel-based computer. The difference is that when you're done playing, you can boot over to the Mac OS X side so you can get the rest of your work and play done in a safer, more user friendly environment.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>WinXP cannot read an OS X partition. If you got a virus while running WinXP in Boot Camp, your worst case scenario is that your WinXP installation/partition will be lost. In a sense, it's like running your games on a separate computer. You might lose your installs and savegames, but if you <strong>only</strong> play games on the WinXP side (which is what I do), you never have to worry about losing anything important or having your computer crash completely.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>To run BootCamp, you must have an Intel-based machine so the G5 is out.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's like saying "if you want to use Office, get a PC." Not a lot of people here would trumpet that. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ToddG, post: 287353, member: 23228"] Specifically ... I run NWN2 on my MBP (2.33 C2D, 256M ATI X1600, 2G RAM) at medium-to-high video settings without any problem. For all intents and purposes, you can pretend than an Intel-based Mac [u]is[/u] a PC for gaming. If you get a higher-end Mac (like a Mac Pro) with a better video card and faster processor, it will play games even better. Boot Camp is a necessity. Parallels, at least presently, does not emulate Direct3D which means the vast majority of games won't play on it to begin with. When dual-booting to XP using Boot Camp, your computer is essentially a PC. It's running WinXP natively just like any other Intel-based computer. The difference is that when you're done playing, you can boot over to the Mac OS X side so you can get the rest of your work and play done in a safer, more user friendly environment. WinXP cannot read an OS X partition. If you got a virus while running WinXP in Boot Camp, your worst case scenario is that your WinXP installation/partition will be lost. In a sense, it's like running your games on a separate computer. You might lose your installs and savegames, but if you [b]only[/b] play games on the WinXP side (which is what I do), you never have to worry about losing anything important or having your computer crash completely. To run BootCamp, you must have an Intel-based machine so the G5 is out. That's like saying "if you want to use Office, get a PC." Not a lot of people here would trumpet that. :) [/QUOTE]
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