Is 8.1 optimized for gaming?

A question came to my head I know that 8.1 is for business, but does it have optimizations for gaming?

Hello WolfyGames,
There are several benefit to use Windows 8.1 compared to Windows 7.
For example:
1. Windows 8.1 can increase system speed due to resource saved in Aero of Glass effect in Windows 7
2. Windows 8.1 can use touchscreens, it is good for gaming experience
3. Secure booting on UEFI systems is also included with 8.1, making it much harder for rogue malware to infect the bootloader. It helps to increase the system and gaming experience in an indirect way.
In conclusion, windows 8.1 is a good choice for you.
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So I have a Mid 2009 MacBook Pro. I am puting Windows 7 via Bootcamp Assistant on it soon. I am going to be gaming on it. I am not planing on upgrading the Mac itself, as I have already done so. I want to know like is there settings to put it on so games run smoother? Or apps to download? Also how can I make the display better on my monitor. I am getting monitors this monday but today I plugged it in to a 46 inch tv and noticed it looked like it was hookey up via VGA. Is there settings for that to. Thanks in advance

Depends on what games you are wanting to play. Games like battlefield and call of duty are alright on there but your frame rate will not be brilliant unless you run on minimum settings. If your looking at playing more high end graphic and performance depending games then your really better of just buying a gaming rig. There are however numerous amounts of tips and tricks that you can find on google to optimise performance on windows 7. But at the end of the day you can only do so much.

Configure a new 27" iMac for gaming help

My gaming computer right now is a first generation version 1.1 Mac Pro from 2006 That is more than a little long in the tooth despite having a video card upgrade to ATI 4870 in 2010 playing the beta of Elder Scrolls Online this month it chugs at just less than 30fps in to 1920x1200 it drops to under 10fps at times.
So it is time for a new computer as it is passing into the realm of no longer being able to keep up to date and due to its mother board design it is limited to osx 10.7 and under bootcamp win XP is the newest it will run
I am something of a mac diehard having bought my first Mac March of 1984 and though I no longer work on my PC (retired) I enjoy playing computer games for a few hours each day. Looking forward to Elder Scrolls Online in a few days and enjoying the improved flow of osx games seen over the last few years (but I do play games like skyrim and the fallouts under bootcamp and XP sp3.
So my target system seems to be a new iMac 27" at just under $3,000
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16GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2X8GB
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while I doubt I will get the 8 years between systems that this old pro got me it should be fine for the next 3 to 5 years
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So run with the antique Mac Pro 1.1 at medium to high graphics ( low in crowded areas ) with most of the other graphics options turned off at best for the next year or blow the tax refund on a high optioned 27" iMac
I thought of trying to find a last version Mac Pro tower used on eBay as that would mean I could just swap over all my FireWire 800 stuff and not have buy the thunderbolt converters but I do not have a good feel as to how good the last version Mac Pro will be as a gaming computer hence my question here and I will also post this over in the Mac Pro forum if it is thought to be a good idea to go with the find a last years Mac Pro idea
Thoughts?

Of course! And XP is no longer supported after this spring this is what I am stuck running on my no longer upgradable Mac Pro. I will of course install the windows 7 pro 64 sp1 that I run on my 2009 mac book pro under boot camp.
Either I find a good last model Mac Pro (I think September 13 is the last version) or I go with the 27" iMac outlined above. But either way it is about a $3,000 spend, all I am seeing on the refurb list at the apple store here of late are 2012 vintage pros, so I guess if I want a last version pro it will be eBay.... That always bothers me as I have not had the best luck getting stuff there.
And that is why I am asking about the loaded iMac 27 as a gaming machine

G4 MDD for gaming (Tiger & some classic) single v dual questions . .

I'm setting up a computer for gaming.
OS X 10.4.11 (or 10.3 if thats better suited?)
Unreal, Icewind dale, Giants, Sacred, Shadow Bane, etc . .
All the older games 00 -04
Would it make more sense to use a 1.25 single cpu vs 867DP or 1Ghzdp?
Since tiger does not spport dual core, I'd assume most of the games don't either?
I know the 1.25 (or even a 1ghz single) runs much cooler than the dual under load.
Basically is a dual a waste without using Leopard or software that supports multi core cpu?
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Message was edited by: Patrick Bagdasarian

When you say tiger is dual processor aware, how is it and when does it benefit?
Multi threading is supported in dual processor machines, allowing for the distribution of tasks (within one or with multiple tasks), making for faster performance. Boot, OS background services and processes, multi tasking, etc., are all improved and utilize the OS X multi processor/multi threading ability.
Granted, the processes are relatively rudimentary (as compared to forthcoming OS versions), but the support is there.
A major factor is that accompanying software must also be multi processor aware to gain benefits beyond OS X functions.
also how does this matter if the game is not dual processor aware?
No (or little) benefit will be derived from multi processors with SP processor optimized software.
Some CPU intensive gaming will be improved, simply due the the multithreading ability of the OS X core services.
Some DP aware software define which tasks are broken between two processors. In the case of UT2004, the audio portion is assigned to a separate processor, to allow more computational power of the other processor to be applied to graphics.
Other software simply allows the OS services to assign threads as the system protocols dictate.
This is only possible with a multi processor aware OS.
Actually, the ability of the OS to be DP aware began in OS 9. 3rd party software, however, was slow to take advantage of the ability.
Currently, multi processing aware software has to add multi core awareness to gain full benefit of current machines like the Mac Pro.
This is one of the big areas of development in OS X 10.6.
(When I used the term dual core, I just meant dual processors as in the mdd series)
I figured that you know the difference, but many don't. Keeping the terms straight is for the benefit of clarity and for all readers.

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My iPhone 4 no longer connects to my car or alarm clock after a recent sync to my computer. The message at I get when trying to. Connect is "this accessory is not optimized for the device" or something like that. Anyone know how to fix this?

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So i've got a choice between these two models -
£1329.60
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Apple care
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Hello there! I currently have a 2011 13" Macbook Pro with
Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB
16GB RAM
500GB Harddrive
and a 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5
I really like to play video games but with this current setup ^ its very sluggish and I get very low FPS
I'm considering getting the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display and with the 3.0GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz
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Will this computer be able to handle a constant 60fps in most games? (Borderlands 2, portal 2, Bioshock Infinite)
And I've heard other places that this computer also has a Nividia graphics card that it switches over to when you play anything that requires more than the Intel 4000 that it comes with.
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Hi there!
No it wont.
Macbook Pro's hardware are mediocre for gaming. In your specific case, the 13" does not offer the possibility of a dedicated graphics card, only comes with Intel Iris. The 15" one does, the NVIDIA GT 750M with 2gb, yet it's weak for gaming above 40-50 fps, also dual-core processors are not very powerful these days either and you will most likely experience heating issues on intensive gaming sessions. If you like gaming Mac is not very efficient for it, unless you get a mac pro, but of course you would loose portability. The 27" iMac can be set with the GT 780m, it has 4gb but its still weak since its a mobile graphic chip as well, even the 5k iMac uses almost identical hardware setup than the regular iMac but with an AMD chip (also 4gb ram), while the 5k looks great with such hardware it is unable to handle smooth gaming on that resolution as well.
Dont get me wrong, I'm not here to trash Apple, at the office we work with around 8 to 10 macbook pros but none of them, not even high end ones are able to game smoothly, in fact, some games run better on windows via bootcamp than OS X.
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It helped earlier but it has come back again. I don't know what to do. I tried what you said earlier but this time even this is not working either. And quite intrestingly my phone won't turn off. I turn it off, it goes off and then restarts on its own and then keep giving the same message again and again.
Could it be a charging cable, is there any chance that the cable which was working fine one day could turn to be "incompatible" with iphone the other day????????
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