Oblivion Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 I Was Thinking To Buy A Apple Machine For Gaming? Is It Designed For Gaming Or Only For Graphic Rendering Or Other Graphics Related Work? If Gaming Can Be Done Which One To Buy? Budget No Problem At My End :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted April 19, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2004 If budget is no problem then buy yourself a Dual 2Ghz G5 with a 23" Cinema Display and send me the same thing while your buying ;) Macs tend to be known for graphics, though majority of games do work on OS X :) Radish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Veteran Posted April 19, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2004 Yeah what Radish said - and make sure you get the Radeon 9800 Pro (or XT if they make a mac edition). 2x 23" displays would be sweet too :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danrarbc Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Majority? Maybe a majority of the recent big games is the best way to phrase that, because it's not a majority overall by any means ;) If budget is not problem buy what Radish said plus a nice gaming PC, two great gaming machines and all the games you could ever want :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 If you want a system for gaming, Macintosh is not for you. My suggestion, if you want a Mac and want to game on the side, get a PS2/xbox/Gamecube and buy a cheaper Mac. If you don't care about the Mac and just want to game, buy a nice PC or a game machine. But above all DO NOT buy an Apple lcd if you plan on gaming a lot. They are rated at over 30ms, so ghosting will be constant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theDose Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 better monitors currently available: http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1918 http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmove Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 i Think that's not a good idea to use a mac for gaming :/ Use a pc ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 actually. there are really few good games out for macinstoshs. i mean warcraft and tony hawk 4 have been hybrid but hrm...well....either get a low budget pc for gaming or a console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbiotic Hat Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 gaming mac = oxymoron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oik Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 But above all DO NOT buy an Apple lcd if you plan on gaming a lot. They are rated at over 30ms, so ghosting will be constant. source/proof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueJawa Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 source/proof? i was using one today, it ghosts awfully just from moving a window back and forth on the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted April 20, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 20, 2004 source/proof? Apple seems to go out of its way to not mention their refresh rates. That isn't a good thing. http://www.apple.com/displays/asd17/ http://a480.g.akamai.net/7/480/51/7e7773db...Displays_DS.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihchiun Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 i suppose it's just as good as PCs.. for those games that actually work with macs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oik Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Apple seems to go out of its way to not mention their refresh rates. That isn't a good thing.http://www.apple.com/displays/asd17/ http://a480.g.akamai.net/7/480/51/7e7773db...Displays_DS.pdf i realize that, which is why i would like to know how superfula knows they are rated at over 30ms. my guess is, they are 30ms and he has no idea what he's talking about. roguejawa: i have a 30ms monitor, and it ghosts to just from moving a window back and forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatCat Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 gameing on a Mac? ha!, Halo , Warcraft III are the last games I heard of working on a mac, maybe something newer now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeR Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 MAC's are not for gaming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oik Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 (edited) gameing on a Mac? ha!, Halo , Warcraft III are the last games I heard of working on a mac, maybe something newer now. :huh: perhaps that is because you have no idea what you're talking about? since apple store links aren't 'postable', here are some titles that most people are interested in: Age of Empires II Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn BloodRayne Civilization III Command and Conquer Generals Ghost Recon: Desert Siege James Bond Night Fire Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast Lord Of The Rings - The Return of the King Max Payne Medal of Honor Deluxe Edition Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Unreal Tournament 2004 WarCraft III X-Plane and that's just from the action games category. and that's a summary, not every game listed by apple. and then you have those other games, like snood or whatever. and then you have simcity 4 and the sims + every expansion pack i've ever heard of. *if any of those games are from like 1999, don't hurt me. i'm not a big gamer and just posted the ones that i've heard of at one time or another. Edited April 21, 2004 by oik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted April 21, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 21, 2004 i realize that, which is why i would like to know how superfula knows they are rated at over 30ms. my guess is, they are 30ms and he has no idea what he's talking about.roguejawa: i have a 30ms monitor, and it ghosts to just from moving a window back and forth. 30ms is horrid for gaming. 16ms is tolerable and 12ms is desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oik Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 30ms is horrid for gaming. 16ms is tolerable and 12ms is desired. lol, it's never bothered me... like if i am paying attention to the fact that i can drag something and ghost, then yea, it bothers me, but it's not something i'm worried about as i try to hit the handbrake just right to make it around this corner without hitting anything. KeR: WOOT MACS SUCK I R TEH 1337!!11! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted April 21, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 21, 2004 lol, it's never bothered me... like if i am paying attention to the fact that i can drag something and ghost, then yea, it bothers me, but it's not something i'm worried about as i try to hit the handbrake just right to make it around this corner without hitting anything. Reminds me of the lines across Apple Trinitron CRT monitors. The 16" display had one line of dead pixels and the 20" had two lines of dead pixels. People used to own those monitor for years and didn't notice them. Then once you point them out they can't stop staring at them. I know, it was mean of me. :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniacidz Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 LOL@gaming on Mac Anyhoos, heres something i saw a while back http://www.bandwidthbandit.org/pics/other/applegamer.wmv Also right click and save as. Still funny IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redestium Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I suppose it could work, some new releases are coming out for both now. However I wouldn't buy (oops almost typed build there, lol) a Apple computer for gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oik Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Reminds me of the lines across Apple Trinitron CRT monitors. The 16" display had one line of dead pixels and the 20" had two lines of dead pixels. People used to own those monitor for years and didn't notice them. Then once you point them out they can't stop staring at them. I know, it was mean of me. :devil: haha, nah, my friend pointed it out too, and it just doesn't bother me, at all *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomn Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Reminds me of the lines across Apple Trinitron CRT monitors. The 16" display had one line of dead pixels and the 20" had two lines of dead pixels. People used to own those monitor for years and didn't notice them. Then once you point them out they can't stop staring at them. I know, it was mean of me. :devil: Uhh, all Trinitron monitors have those lines, and they arent dead pixels. It's not some problem with Apple engineering, it part of the technology of all Trinitron monitors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redestium Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Uhh, all Trinitron monitors have those lines, and they arent dead pixels. It's not some problem with Apple engineering, it part of the technology of all Trinitron monitors Yeah, those are suspension wires that do something that I forget. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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