CoD on Mac Pro, Bootcamp, Win XP SP3 vs Win 7 x64

[Oldschool61]

Originally Posted by MOG_Rumboy

lol. here we go... pc users just cant help it! I wonder why they read threads about macs? They just wish they could afford our machines.. lol.

i7 win7 64 in bootcamp just the hd4850 (off top of head - not on it now). Runs ok but I need to work on the resolution for the 27inch screen.

Why would I want to over pay for my hardware??? I like my money and I think Steve Jobs has enough already. Only difference now with mac and pc is the os and price for components. PC cost less for the same mac equivalent. If you own a mac and want to run mainstream software you have to run a windows shell so what is the point. Mac has the nice WALLED in garden so you cant do the same as with PC. And typically, pc builders are smarter than mac users.
Case closed!

[swiss]

Originally Posted by Oldschool61

Why would I want to over pay for my hardware???

Because:

- it's so cool "being part of it"
- they are made of aluminum and glas
- Macs are idiot proof, whenever they fail, they sell it as a feature
- they dont have edges[just like the users]
- they are made of aluminum and glas - have I already mentioned they are incredibly cool?

Take a look at the mac homepage - what do reckon? They don't mention the tech specs of product, but the cool looks and the fact the use Al and glas.

The product itself is just overpriced, but it's the users I feel really sorry for.

Over 'n out.

[Oldschool61]

Originally Posted by swiss

Because:

Take a look at the mac homepage - what do reckon? They don't mention the tech specs of product, but the cool looks and the fact the use Al and glas.

The product itself is just overpriced, but it's the users I feel really sorry for.

Over 'n out.

I had to laugh at the "but the cool looks and the fact the use Al and glas.".
reminded me how how simple babys are to please, just jiggle something shinny in front of them and they stop crying and play with the shiny aluminum

[Georgio41]

I'm guessing that while you were still in nappies I was building PC's when it was still very much a dark science, so don't give it all the 'smarter than thou' crap.
Mac users use the platform generally because they'd more rather be using their equipment than delving into the insides trying to suss out wtf the burning smell is coming from....

NOW the case is closed.

Originally Posted by Oldschool61

Why would I want to over pay for my hardware??? I like my money and I think Steve Jobs has enough already. Only difference now with mac and pc is the os and price for components. PC cost less for the same mac equivalent. If you own a mac and want to run mainstream software you have to run a windows shell so what is the point. Mac has the nice WALLED in garden so you cant do the same as with PC. And typically, pc builders are smarter than mac users.
Case closed!

[Oldschool61]

Originally Posted by Georgio41

I'm guessing that while you were still in nappies I was building PC's when it was still very much a dark science, so don't give it all the 'smarter than thou' crap.
Mac users use the platform generally because they'd more rather be using their equipment than delving into the insides trying to suss out wtf the burning smell is coming from....

NOW the case is closed.

Sorry but I have building PC's and such since the early 90's. Todays Macs are PC's running a locked down proprietary OS is all. They dont run any better than PC's they just cost more for no real reason other than to make people think they are getting something superior which they arent.

[Codex]

Originally Posted by Georgio41

I'm guessing that while you were still in nappies I was building PC's when it was still very much a dark science, so don't give it all the 'smarter than thou' crap.
Mac users use the platform generally because they'd more rather be using their equipment than delving into the insides trying to suss out wtf the burning smell is coming from....

NOW the case is closed.

Mate at high school I was using a Wang the size of a 700L fridge and Punch Cards ... ROFL

http://grossenouille.blogspot.com/20...volved-in.html

[jzbdski]

Ok enough of this crap.

Different people choose different tools for different jobs, we all have a preference and that's fine.

The question I'd raised was in relation to bootcamp -which is natively running windows on the hardware with no translation / interpretation / virtualization or emulation layer.

It seems like the answer may well be to try running Win 7 64-bit and DX10 or 11 to see if that improves over the woeful performance of XP-Pro 32-Bit and DX9 -which, incidentally, seems to run CoD equally poorly on 'native windows PC' hardware.

So that's it really then, thanks for all the helpful suggestions and for those of you who've given me a laugh with your, erm, 'interesting' views...

I'll post how whether the change in OS helps out when I've upgraded.

If I may ,humourously, poke a wee bit of fun at our windows colleagues, I have found it slightly bizarre that there seem to be rather more versions of Windows 7 than I was expecting -each with different parts of the OS enabled /disabled for increasingly steep prices. At least with OSX you get the one version (server excluded) and it costs a fraction of the price.

At the risk of starting another flame war, as all I'm likely to be doing is running a couple of applications under win7 is there any merit in buying anything other than the 'Home Premium' (is there a 'Home Basic' or 'Home Starter' ?), obviously x64 ?

Cheers

[FlushMeister]

BAM!!!!!

My 6000 dollar 2011 macbook pro didn't fit in frame...

[Flying Pencil]

Originally Posted by FlushMeister

BAM!!!!!

My 6000 dollar 2011 macbook pro didn't fit in frame...

Is that FW190 on your Canon??

I wish I had half the money for your 'pit to get me a new one!


And you have a VERY nice office too! VERY VERy nice!

[FlushMeister]

Thanks man, I just posted it to ease up the mood in the thread Yes the FW 190 is my alltime fave ever!

To be honest, I would never spend that money if I couldn't write it off the company, luckily the new sandy bridge rigs allows for a very affordable strong gaming PC.

I use all this stuff for work, so i get the money back in a way, but would never buy it "for private use", but macs are gorgeous, and for some people they give a good, stable working-environment where I can focus on my job...

Originally Posted by Flying Pencil

Is that FW190 on your Canon??

I wish I had half the money for your 'pit to get me a new one!


And you have a VERY nice office too! VERY VERy nice!