Can I run Half-Life 2 on my mac with these specs?

Nick Blouin

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Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
 
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Well what is your graphics card? And probably yes, HL2 is very old and it is well optimized for playing on most systems....I could max it on a GeForce 210 5 years ago....(1440x900 res of course)
 
its a mac... which means it likely is onboard graphics.

(have you seen macs ? walk through an apple store some day. not a single one of them has an actual graphics card... every single machine in the store will be running intel hd graphics of one type or another... and you'll be stunned at the prices they were asking for those machines)
 

HugoStiglitz

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almost all models of Mac's are available with discrete graphics (GT650M upto GT680MX)
MacBook Air and Mac Mini are the only ones without that option. and run the HD4000 (still able to play HL2)

almost all of their previous models apart from the base models had Discrete graphics included also.

Nick Blouin if you click the apple symbol in the top left then click About This Mac, then press More info it will list what graphics you have.

My Portable is a MBP 15" Mid 2009, 3.06 Core 2 Duo, 8gb DDR3, Nvidia 9400M 256MB. and its quite able to run HL2 without issue




 
and not a single mac in any mac store i've been in has had a gpu.

I'm sure you can get them with gpus, but it's not standard. And i'm sure you have to pay a premium. So when the OP posts his system specs and it doesn't include a gpu i simply assume he doesn't have one. because nothing in a mac store comes with one. (at least not in the 3 I've been in)

i make no claims of expert knowledge of the mac lineup of products, i can use them, trouble shoot them, and have to be familiar with them because my clients come to me with questions about mac stuff because i'm a "computer guy". But i'm no mac salesman.
 

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I'm not a fan. i wouldn't say i'm anti-mac. I'm more pro-value. and almost nothing Apple makes is close to worth the premium they charge. They're generally very well made, pretty to look at, and include a lot of useful features no one else thinks to put into the same form factor. That doesn't mean they're not overpriced for what you get.

My fav mac device is the i-pod nano. That is a fun device, and one i'd love to own, its ideal size, quality, and has a rich feature set. But i couldn't possibly justify spending $150 for it. I love the device, and if i was rich i'd probably own one. But i'm not, and i won't.

I'd like to say browsing the apple webpage it jogged my memory and i will correct myself. there was one computer in the store with a gpu... and when i see a mac pro for sale with a quad core Xeon and Radeon HD 5770 graphics for $2,400 i still think "INSANELY OVER PRICED" (who builds a pc with a xeon cpu... an industrial chip, and then sticks a 4 year old gaming gpu into it? Seriously? where is the firepro or quatro? The whole mac pro concept makes no sense)

That one exception to the rule aside, when there other desktop options are the AIO screen units (all intel hd graphics) and the Mac Minis (all intel hd graphics) and every one of them is an insanely over priced unit... (1000+ for the AIO, 600+ for the mini) it's hard to imagine too many people have a "mac" with a gpu.
 

HugoStiglitz

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Hi Nick,

you must click the More info button when your on the about this mac page.
 

HugoStiglitz

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ingtar33

Its all about the target audience. apple does not target gamers, a lot has to do with the fact most games are not made to run on OSX but most gamers are also fairly versed in hardware and more likely to build their own system. (so weather it's apple, dell, HP doesn't matter)

1) Middle/Upper income folks who are willing to pay a bit more for a better user experience. paying 500 more for a computer is not a huge deal if you have a decent income.

http://appleinccasestudy.weebly.com/apples-target-market.html

just because you don't see the value and think it's over priced doesn't mean others see it the same way. Things like worldwide servicing, price (doesn't matter where you go there will be no more than $100 diff from place to place. this means people don't feel the need to shop around to find the best deal and instead deal with a company they like or get the best support from.

this again comes down to who buys a mac. if price isn't so much an issue and its about software, support, usability & aesthetic design then why not?

Most computer users don't care or even know what CPU or how much RAM something has, does it do what they want? can they make cool picture slide shows? can they do basic video editing easily? is attaching a photo to an email and resizing it trouble free?

Myself I will always have my powerful desktop PC for playing games and video editing. I also have my Mac Book Pro, 13-15 inch don't care about GPU, as its for when I'm not at a desk (home or work) its for airports, the couch, when I CBF'd turning the big one on. battery life is 4-7 hours, it's boot camped so I can run windows apps / games If I need but its only booted to win 5 or 6 times a year.

My Parents. Win Desktop for Dad (likes FPS Games), MacBook Pro for as she takes it everywhere, loves to play with photo's in iPhoto, email and internet.

Horses for Courses.
 

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