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

[Codex]

Just for kicks I did a component price comparison:

$209.00 Intel Core i5 2400*
$105.00 Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX
$29.00 Microsoft Comfort Mouse 4500 Grey
$49.00 Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
$69.00 Antec New Solution VSK-2000 Case
$499.00 ASUS VE278Q 27 ASUS VE278Q 27" Widescreen LED Monitor
$139.00 HIS ATI Radeon HD5770 1GB
$149.00 Pioneer BDR-206 Blu-Ray Disc Writer OEM
$69.00 Antec Basiq 500W Plus Power Supply
$105.00 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 OEM
$69.00 ASRock H61M-VS Motherboard B3
$58.00 Kingston ValueRAM KVR1333D3N9/2G 2GB DDR3

Total: $1549.00


27-inch iMac
2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
1TB Serial ATA Drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB GDDR5 SDRAM
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) & User's Guide
Magic Mouse
Country Kit

Total: $2199.00

* Tried to match the iMac's CPU as best I could but I'd say the new socket 1155 i5 would kick the iMac's arse. My favourite supplier no longer stocks 1156 CPU

[jzbdski]

Well what can I say...

The difference between XP pro and Win 7 84-bit is quite remarkable.

I tried the training mission briefly with all graphics options set to default -except for the epilepsy filter and the game played really well, good frame rate -and you could see the rings in the sky -I didn't even know they were there before !

So it looks like the step up to win 7 and DirectX 10 has made a considerable difference.

The OS itself seems snappier than XP but still feels like a poor copy of OSX -it just feels a bit flakier and still not quite as fluid and responsive... It's not dreadful but I'm just glad that I don't have to spend the bulk of my time in its grip.

Worth it for the improvement in Games performance though !

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions, and for the laugh at the more tangental observations...

In fact I meant to say in response to Oldschool's comment about the Mac Users not knowing one end of a screwdriver from the other that one of the great things about the Mac Pro is that you don't need to use a screwdriver to change a hard drive !

Cheers

[Oldschool61]

Originally Posted by jzbdski

Well what can I say...

The difference between XP pro and Win 7 84-bit is quite remarkable.

I tried the training mission briefly with all graphics options set to default -except for the epilepsy filter and the game played really well, good frame rate -and you could see the rings in the sky -I didn't even know they were there before !

So it looks like the step up to win 7 and DirectX 10 has made a considerable difference.

The OS itself seems snappier than XP but still feels like a poor copy of OSX -it just feels a bit flakier and still not quite as fluid and responsive... It's not dreadful but I'm just glad that I don't have to spend the bulk of my time in its grip.

Worth it for the improvement in Games performance though !

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions, and for the laugh at the more tangental observations...

In fact I meant to say in response to Oldschool's comment about the Mac Users not knowing one end of a screwdriver from the other that one of the great things about the Mac Pro is that you don't need to use a screwdriver to change a hard drive !

Cheers

I bet you have to buy proprietary overpriced hardware!!

[KoD DEAD ON!]

Originally Posted by Oldschool61

I bet you have to buy proprietary overpriced hardware!!

Old School has reminded why I use a Mac ...... I don´t have to waste my time, with having to deal with irritating door to door preachers of backward religions, trying to sell me all types of Gods and repentance, with all sorts of combinations .... when all I need is the one .....

An old british race car engineer´s proverb .... " Why make it simple .... when you can make it HARD ..... there´s no fun in THAT !!!" ... I think JAGUAR maybe...?

(I've got an old XJS ....by the way ... I know what I'm talking about .... LOL)