I bought the Mac about two months before the summer of '09. Its a 15 inch with 2.66 GHz intel processor, and 4 GB of 1067 MHz RAM. The discrete video card is a 9600m GT but i would like to beef that up a bit!!! Any suggestions? Serious answers only please.|||You can not change laptop graphics cards. They're integrated onto the motherboard. You will in no way be able to "beef up" anything but the laptop's RAM. That is unless you want to buy a whole different laptop, which I'm sure you'd rather not do.|||The very best that you could do is find out what better card may have been put into another mac. Other than through Apple, there is NO support for video cards.
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Friday, May 4, 2012
So I want to buy The Sims 2 for mac, but my computer's video card is the ONLY spec not met...?
I have a Mac OS X Tiger edition, and everything else about this machine exceeds the system specs for the game--except the video card. The game doesn't support the Intel GMA 950, and I'm confused as to what this means. Does this mean that the game won't play at all? Or does it mean that it will still play, but with a lower FPS? Be merciful in answering, I'm naught but a teen with a low understanding of technology.|||the game wont play on macs the video card is to weak ---macs has never been knwon as a game machine
Friday, April 27, 2012
Can i get a better video card for my MAC?
i have a mac power pc g4 with 2 gigs of ram and a radeon ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with 32mb of video ram
i play world or warcraft and it doesnt run very well i was woundering if their is a better card i could buy that would work for this mac?
its a agp slot if that helps|||yes just look for a mac edition video card
i play world or warcraft and it doesnt run very well i was woundering if their is a better card i could buy that would work for this mac?
its a agp slot if that helps|||yes just look for a mac edition video card
I need a computer to edit digital video. I like Macs, but don't like the prices and video cards confuse me!?
I wonder if I can get a mac mini and have it do what I need. I want to edit my home movies and watch stuff on you tube. How big of a graphics cards do I need without going broke?|||You'll be fine with an integrated card.|||You should first look at the digital video editor software programs out there first. Find what you want/need first. Some may only be available for a Mac or PC.
After you decide on the software, then check the System Requirements for the software. That will tell you what video card, memory, processor, etc, you need.
Once you have your system requirements, then you can look for a computer that matches or exceeds these requirements.
After you decide on the software, then check the System Requirements for the software. That will tell you what video card, memory, processor, etc, you need.
Once you have your system requirements, then you can look for a computer that matches or exceeds these requirements.
Would this mac’s video card be ok for me?
I was looking at macs and I found this Imac:
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Desktop-Display-MA877LL-SuperDrive/dp/B000R81W7U/ref=pd_bbs_sr_6?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1215302991&sr=8-6
It has a 256MB video card and that will run all of my games. Most of my games only require 64MB and only a few of my games require a 128MB so this card will be fine for what I do now. If I buy a mac I want it to last at lest 5-10 years so I’m a little concerned about that video card because the technology in games are advancing and I can’t upgrade the video card. My favorite genre of game is strategy (my all time favorite game is civilization IV) and I don’t think strategy games will ever be considered the best in graphics. So do you think this mac’s video card would be ok for me?|||lol. 5-10 years is pretty optimistic. computer technology approximately doubles in capacity every 2 years (moore's law)
This has been true for the last 30 years.
the machine has an ati radeom 2600 pro which is a slower chipset than the 8600gt commonly considered a low end card in PC's.
If you are a gamer, this machine is really not much good as far as "future-proofing" goes.
Probably not the answer you were looking for but it would be a shame for you to spend $1200 and find its a paperweight as far as playing games in 1-2 years time.
You can get macs with an 8800gt or gs (the gt is better). this would be a better fonfiguration to look at if you want gaming longevity.|||it maybe but idk because the games r going to change so much in the next 5-10 years. you need a new computer like every 3 years now to even try to stay with the latest technology to support everything. Its just to hard to say.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Desktop-Display-MA877LL-SuperDrive/dp/B000R81W7U/ref=pd_bbs_sr_6?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1215302991&sr=8-6
It has a 256MB video card and that will run all of my games. Most of my games only require 64MB and only a few of my games require a 128MB so this card will be fine for what I do now. If I buy a mac I want it to last at lest 5-10 years so I’m a little concerned about that video card because the technology in games are advancing and I can’t upgrade the video card. My favorite genre of game is strategy (my all time favorite game is civilization IV) and I don’t think strategy games will ever be considered the best in graphics. So do you think this mac’s video card would be ok for me?|||lol. 5-10 years is pretty optimistic. computer technology approximately doubles in capacity every 2 years (moore's law)
This has been true for the last 30 years.
the machine has an ati radeom 2600 pro which is a slower chipset than the 8600gt commonly considered a low end card in PC's.
If you are a gamer, this machine is really not much good as far as "future-proofing" goes.
Probably not the answer you were looking for but it would be a shame for you to spend $1200 and find its a paperweight as far as playing games in 1-2 years time.
You can get macs with an 8800gt or gs (the gt is better). this would be a better fonfiguration to look at if you want gaming longevity.|||it maybe but idk because the games r going to change so much in the next 5-10 years. you need a new computer like every 3 years now to even try to stay with the latest technology to support everything. Its just to hard to say.
Do i need a video card for my mac if i want to play a game?
i want to buy the sims for my mac and i was wondering if i needed to add a video card or anything like that. this will be the first game i buy for my mac so im not sure if i already have the video card or not is there anyway i can find out btw i havent added any chips or anything like that since i bought my mac|||yes, but your computer comes with one already, and the only need to get another is if the game demands more.|||Any computer, whether it's a PC or Mac, needs a video card.
Yes, you might need to change/upgrade your video card to play graphic intense games.
Yes, you might need to change/upgrade your video card to play graphic intense games.
Can you change the video card on a mac mini?
I need a new computer and really want to change to mac. However, I need my research and found that I won't be able to play The Sims 3 on it because the graphics card is not supported and does not work with those types of games.|||MAC OSX in general doesn't support a lot of gaming. If you ask me, unless you absolutely need the MAC for some unreasonable functionallity, it's not worth the sticker price. But to answer your question, not it won't work natively if you swap cards because the way the OS is developed. Your OS when first shipped on that MAC contains a hardware profile and if you attempt to replace a part that is not exactly the same as the previous, it freaks out (won't turn on). You have to alter the OS hardware profiles in a fashion to where you're actually able to perform mods like that in most cases.
Edit: Tallest Skil, there is no reason to treat people like dog sh*t just because they are unware of features or support for a system. Be reasonable. If you're going to act like that, then don't answer the question out of dignity.|||Sorry, the Mini has an integrated video card. The only parts you can change are the hard drive and RAM. Having done this myself, I can confirm that it's a pain. I repair computers for a living and normally replacing the HD and RAM takes me 5 minutes. On my Mini, it took nearly an hour, most of it spent swearing. For once I thought about just paying someone to do it for me.
Unfortunately Macs aren't much for gaming and the Mini is the cheapest one for a reason. You might check the iMac line to see if any of them will meet the specs.|||No, of course not. Have you even looked at a Mac Mini? There are no cards small enough to fit in the case, and it's not even a CARD. It's a chip that is soldered to the logic board.
AND YES, IT FRICKING DOES WORK WITH THE SIMS THREE. My gosh, are you really that dense? You even had the specs to compare side by side and you think that it doesn't work? PATHETIC.
IT. WORKS. FRICK'S SAKE.|||No, the graphics chip is soldered to the logic board.
Edit: Tallest Skil, there is no reason to treat people like dog sh*t just because they are unware of features or support for a system. Be reasonable. If you're going to act like that, then don't answer the question out of dignity.|||Sorry, the Mini has an integrated video card. The only parts you can change are the hard drive and RAM. Having done this myself, I can confirm that it's a pain. I repair computers for a living and normally replacing the HD and RAM takes me 5 minutes. On my Mini, it took nearly an hour, most of it spent swearing. For once I thought about just paying someone to do it for me.
Unfortunately Macs aren't much for gaming and the Mini is the cheapest one for a reason. You might check the iMac line to see if any of them will meet the specs.|||No, of course not. Have you even looked at a Mac Mini? There are no cards small enough to fit in the case, and it's not even a CARD. It's a chip that is soldered to the logic board.
AND YES, IT FRICKING DOES WORK WITH THE SIMS THREE. My gosh, are you really that dense? You even had the specs to compare side by side and you think that it doesn't work? PATHETIC.
IT. WORKS. FRICK'S SAKE.|||No, the graphics chip is soldered to the logic board.
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