Mac Versus PC

Steve

Steve

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I haven't owned a Mac since 1988. I'm looking at purchasing a new system soon and I'm considering going back to the Mac platform. Are they good for gaming? Anyone have one?
 
Steve

Steve

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I saw this when it was posted. Platform security and stability are what interested me in the Mac, but not if I sacrifice a lot of performance for it. My next machine will need to run the latest gaming titles for the next two years at least. Running OS X on the PC will not solve the security issues with Windows.
 
Steve

Steve

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vraiblonde said:
Mac sucks. Get a PC.
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Thanks for your technical assessment! :lol:

Macs were great until Microsoft stole the windows concept and built the PC juggernaut. I'm looking for a way to avoid PC security issues while retaining PC software performance. Virtual PC for Mac OS X is pretty pricey when you factor in the cost of the XP OS you have to buy to overlay on Virtual PC. The combined version runs $250+.

I'll probably just end up getting a Dell XPS.
 
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Schizo

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crabcake said:
Quit gaming and you won't need to buy either. :neener: :lol:
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NAH! Keeps us young.

So... Steve, what graphics card are you getting with your rig. I just got a nVidia GeForce 6600 GT, 128mb and upgraded to 1gb RAM. Made a huge difference on Far Cry and Joint Operations.
 
Steve

Steve

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Schizo said:
NAH! Keeps us young.

So... Steve, what graphics card are you getting with your rig. I just got a nVidia GeForce 6600 GT, 128mb and upgraded to 1gb RAM. Made a huge difference on Far Cry and Joint Operations.
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I upgraded my youngest computer to nVidia 5500 in the summer, still at 512MB. The boost helped with the game du jour, MoH: Pacific Assault, but I've about reached the limit in performance without a chipset and power supply overhall. So...

I just loaded my Dell cart with an XPS 600, dual-core 3.0 GHz D processor, 2 GB RAM, and nVidia 7800 GTX. The bottom line in game performance still rests with video card, processor speed, and RAM, so this configuration at $2500 should last me awhile, with room for expansion in the future when component prices come down. I could have thrown in a faster dual-core chip and dual video cards, but the price became prohibitive at $3700.

Now I just have to be patient and wait for holiday deals and discounts above the free 19" flat panel monitor they're offering now.
 
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Warron

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I think MAC's still lack badly in the game area. Far fewer games are released on MAC and most that are released come out well after the PC release. I don't even know who sells them anymore. None of the big places seem to.
 
Pete

Pete

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:whoosh:
Steve said:
I upgraded my youngest computer to nVidia 5500 in the summer, still at 512MB. The boost helped with the game du jour, MoH: Pacific Assault, but I've about reached the limit in performance without a chipset and power supply overhall. So...

I just loaded my Dell cart with an XPS 600, dual-core 3.0 GHz D processor, 2 GB RAM, and nVidia 7800 GTX. The bottom line in game performance still rests with video card, processor speed, and RAM, so this configuration at $2500 should last me awhile, with room for expansion in the future when component prices come down. I could have thrown in a faster dual-core chip and dual video cards, but the price became prohibitive at $3700.

Now I just have to be patient and wait for holiday deals and discounts above the free 19" flat panel monitor they're offering now.
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:whoosh:
 
Pete

Pete

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Steve said:
:poorbaby: At least you know you're not a techno-geek.
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Nope, I do ok but when you start talking about dual core crynogetically cooled microprocessors with flux capcitor based giga memory bubbles hot synched to a 1.21 gigawatt video card with 1.6 bagillion microraster with a 5X DVD cup holder I am lost.
 
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Schizo

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Dell XPS 600 Pentium® D Processor 830 with Dual Core Technology (3.0GHz, 800FSB) T830H [221-9509] 1
Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition WMCE [420-5586][313-7222][412-0721][420-4927][420-5460][420-5476] 11
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Mouse Logitech® MX™ 518 Optical Mouse (ships separately) MX518 [310-3799][A0474991] 12
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Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0 AAREAD [412-0705] 15
CD or DVD Drive Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable DV16DVR [313-3694][420-5265] 16
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Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No Productivity Suite - Corel WordPerfect® word processor only COREL [412-0803] 22
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Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience SEP [412-0865] 399

TOTAL:$2,438.10
 
jazz lady

jazz lady

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Personally, I think the Mac runs circles around PCs in any graphics-intensive program. You will rarely see a graphics artist use anything BUT a Mac and many serious gamers use them. The big downfall is the availability of programs to run on it. By keeping the system proprietary, Apple shot itself in the foot.
 
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Schizo

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Steve said:
Oh!...Thanks...I think.
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Just run your configuration with the discount. BTW, too bad Dell does sell AMD systems yet... their dual core rocks!
 
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Schizo

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jazz lady said:
Personally, I think the Mac runs circles around PCs in any graphics-intensive program. You will rarely see a graphics artist use anything BUT a Mac and many serious gamers use them. The big downfall is the availability of programs to run on it. By keeping the system proprietary, Apple shot itself in the foot.
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Too bad Apple isn't selling OS X for x86 PC's even when they switch to the x86 architecture. :-(
 
jazz lady

jazz lady

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Schizo said:
Too bad Apple isn't selling OS X for x86 PC's even when they switch to the x86 architecture. :-(
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Exactly. Now they're shooting themselves in the other foot. :ohwell:
 
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