I'M MAD! Majority of games/apps require 2 GHz Intel Core Duo...D:
So to start off, I have a Mac OS X 10.6.8
Processor 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo
Memory 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
What I want:
To be able to play games/apps
"Why can't you?"
Because they require 2 GHz Intel Core Duo
So my question is:
IS THERE A WAY I CAN UPGRADE TO A 2 GHz INTEL CORE DUO???
...it makes me frustrated that I have the required OS version yet I still can't play games or use simple apps because of my stupid processor...
What I've already tried (so don't suggest this):
Wine (so that I can open windows required games)
Updating all my software
Getting rid of unwanted files
Downloading X11 (to run Wine)
Watched tons of tutorials on downloading desired games/apps correctly
EVEN BUYING A NEW COMPUTER (this one)
Repeating the above tactics on my new computer
What. must. I. Do. Please tell me !!
Nana-san wrote:
I am a gamer, and as one I very much know this. However, it is absurd that I can't play something as simple as elsword or any of those 2011/2012 MMO/RPGs...also, I can't even use the application sketchup to design 3D projects, and that is a problem as a game designer. I can't even download most apps in the App Store that are specifically in the 10.6.8 category .-.
Get a PC. They are the best gaming machines on the planet. Macs are not gaming comps.
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Hi
Am I doomed, Have I commited a crime, Am I going to be dissapointed? I am getting worried here, as I sit glaring onto the screen of my new Intel Core Duo 20", and staring even harder at the lovely black box of my Motion 2 Software which I can't do anything with!!
Hope some of you have some thoughts here, I am a new mac user. Previously I have been a keen amateur in video work, using premiere on a windows pc.
I have decicded to make the leap to doing video on a mac and to learn FCS
I have just bought my first Mac, (a intel core duo 20" standard set up). I also (a week before getting the iMac) bought Motion 2. I didn't have the choice to buy a powermac, as they are way over my budget, especially as I would have to buy a separate screen.
So my budget conscious plan was to buy Motion 2 (which i have), Buy a mac (which I have), order final cut universal upgrade, (which means I end up getting FC Studio for £300 instead of £900) and whilst waiting for studio to ship I could begin learning motion.
Alas, as I have now found out, Motion doesn't run on my intel iMac (it doesn't even start up). Through this forum I have now found out why - although to be honest the tech support guy at apple i rang had no idea why it wouldn't , and to be quite frank he should of know know shouldn't he, as he works for mac for petes sake!!
Anyway, heres my question. I am now worried that even when I get my universal copy of FCS I am going to be dissapointed.
Is my intel iMac going to struggle to run the FCS apps? (especially motion)?
Is the graphics card (an ATI X1600) up to the job? (i had the basic 128mb)?
What kind of ram am I going to need? - the max I can have is 2gb?
It may be the case I am stuck with what I have got, as its now a week old, and don't think I am allowed to return, just because I may have made the wrong buying decision.
I really regret not having the 256mb video card version, and I should have researched more. But I bought on impulse from PC World, and the bloke didn't have a clue, and he never even mentioned the other option.
I am now wondering if I shoud have just bought a refurbed iMac (not intel) or even a second hand powermac.
Anyway - some opinions from you guys on whether I have a system that is going to be able to run Motion and FCS Universal, or whether I am in for a rocky road ahead would be good at this stage?
Advance thanks
PopSynicWelcome to the family. While we sympathize with your situation, we're seeing a lot of it these days. We're mostly sorry you Intel buyers didn't spend more time doing better research before spending all your money.
Buy the universal update package, you have no choice, but look carefully at the specs on the iMac's graphics card and compare them against the requirements for Motion. I don't use an iMac but the card may not be up to the task and I don't know if it can upgraded; you may never be happy with the iMac's performance.
If Motion is crucial to your plans to make a living in video and motion graphics creation, you have no choice but to buy a properly equipped machine. Think of it like gaming on a PC. If you want to compete in the coolest games, you buy a PC that is hacked for gaming. If you want to do Motion, you must buy a Macintosh made for the task.
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