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Just bought a 24" iMac & MacBook
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Peter
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Jan 19, 2009, 02:20 PM
 
super excited.

Will arrive in 3-5 days or so Got the 24" iMac w/ 8800 and base MacBook.

I was going to wait for the new CPU - but I'd only care if it came out within a month of me getting it ... and I could just exchange it.

The 8800 is a pretty decent graphics card too, right?
we don't have time to stop for gas
     
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Jan 19, 2009, 07:39 PM
 
The 8800 (Mobile) was a great card, when it launched over a year ago; technology moves on. But with a Mac it's not like you have any better choice for gaming.
     
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Jan 20, 2009, 10:11 AM
 
8800 will play current gen titles pretty well, as in Medium-High settings at native resolution, from what I've seen (Far Cry 2, Dead Space, Left 4 Dead [and other Valve releases], Fallout 3 and COD5).
Macbook Pro + Sawtooth
     
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Jan 20, 2009, 10:15 AM
 
cool. I don't game that much anyway. Team Fortress 2 mostly
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Jan 21, 2009, 08:22 PM
 
With TF2 you can run at full res (1920x1200), but you won't be able to push the quality (FSAA/AF) too high.
     
   
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