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High end Mac mini and Windows games?
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italy77
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May 17, 2006, 06:28 PM
 
If I buy a high end Mac mini, do you guys thing the graphics card (Intel GMA950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory) will be enough to play Windows games (like FEAR) after I load bootcamp on?
     
breakbeat46
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May 17, 2006, 06:32 PM
 
No, not for games. Dont do it.
     
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May 17, 2006, 07:14 PM
 
The Mini is great at many (MOST) things, however intensive 3D gaming is not one of them.
20" iMac (Intel CoreDuo)
- 2 GB's of RAM
- Logitech X530 Sound System
     
hookem2oo7
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May 17, 2006, 07:20 PM
 
not even close...especially for FEAR. i have a dual-core 2.4ghz athlon 64 machine with a 256mb pci-e radeon x700 and it has a hard time running fear at playable framerates. the mini's integrated graphics would probably get < 5 frames/sec in FEAR
     
   
 
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