BIG KROK V8 SS wrote:I didn't indicate that until afterward. The red, yellow and green buttons were tiny, not just because of the setup, they are even small on the 27" imacs in my library.
You are of course correct, but even without knowing the fact that the mac had a smaller sized monitor, the humor in you blaming the size of images on your screen on the Mac operating system instead of on the size of your screen or the resolution of the monitor remains. finding out afterwards that the mac you bought had a smaller screen than your previous laptop just makes it funnier.
It is like if I told you I had a Ford truck but it broke down so I bought a Chevy then I complained that I didn't like the Chevy because it had no power and couldn't haul much. Obviously you would wonder about which model Chevy I had and not think the problem was specifically because it was a Chevy. Then when I told you my old truck was a Ford F-450 XLT with a 6.7L engine, and the Chevy I bought was a Colorado with a 2.9L engine you would LOL.
External System Details:
System Name and Type: Desktop - XPS 8300
Monitor: 24" Widescreen Full HD
KeyBoard/Mouse: Dell Consumer Multimedia Keyboard/ Dell Laser Mouse
Speaker: Bose Corporation Companion 2 Series II Multimedia Speaker System
Internal Performance Components:
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-2600 processor(8MB Cache, 3.4GHz)
Memory: 8GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs
Hard Drive: 500GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
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Overall that's a very fast machine, especially the CPU. You'll notice a huge difference from what you had.
If you want to play super-new games in high resolutions, the only thing you'd have to upgrade at all is the GPU, and it should be sufficient for older games or moderate detail levels anyways.
Myth of course will run like a dream on it OpenGL or DirectX 11 will both work well on that machine, so choose one of the two (avoid Direct3D or Software).
Lol @ parents comment. Wouldn't you think I would have gotten a new computer a long time ago instead of continuing to play on my 6 year old Dell Inspiron laptop with 1GB memory and integrated video card?
Yes, OpenGL is the best imo, and I believe the high-resolution maps are scripted for OpenGL more than DirectX 11. But I'm sure it will look impressive either way. The only thing I'll have to adjust to is being back on a desktop for myth. My ALT key will be further to the left because no Function button on the keyboard, meaning presets will take a feel for getting used to. My current ALT key literally has a crater in it from using presets. I could put a marble in it, shake my computer around, and it would stay put inside the crater. Yeah, I'm pretty awesome like that.
Myth will most likely be the only game I play, but I'm sure I might actually try out some new games since my computer will be quite capable. I got a TV Tuner with it too though so I'll be playing around with that as well. The one new Need for Speed game looks awesome, don't know if its available for PC yet or not. It has all the current muscle cars and other badass cars in it. My old Myth racing wheel will come in handy.
Okay, looked at the screenshots for this game. This would be the newest game I would have ever purchased since Perfect Dark N64. But seriously, it looks that good, I don't see how I can't buy it.
BIG KROK V8 SS wrote:
Yes, OpenGL is the best imo, and I believe the high-resolution maps are scripted for OpenGL more than DirectX 11.
OpenGL and DirectX 11 will look nearly pixel-for-pixel identical. If you find any visible differences between the two, take a screenshot because we'd be interested in seeing it
NFS The Run uses the new Frostbite 2 engine that was written for Battlefield 3 (a beautiful looking game), so I imagine it looks great. As you mentioned in the other thread though, NFS games do tend to be very arcade-y in gameplay.
NFS games are categorized as either simulation or arcade. I had the 2nd NFS ever made, NFS 2, and it was definitely arcade. I remember downloading an older simulation one, porsche unleashed, and it showed car damage, and took on damage and factored in that when driving. plus you could add parts to them and upgrade, etc. i liked that better, but like i said, the car list on the new one is just extreme. i hope it doesn't play like crap.
some guys on amazon reviewed it and said that it was limited to 30fps, and it didn't feel smooth like playing it on a console or whatever.
BIG KROK V8 SS wrote:NFS games are categorized as either simulation or arcade.
Right, yeah. The "shift" series are the slightly more simulation ones, but even then they aren't as "simulation" as Forza or Gran Turismo. Again though, definitely check out the Dirt demo - you might dig it, like me
BIG KROK V8 SS wrote:
some guys on amazon reviewed it and said that it was limited to 30fps, and it didn't feel smooth like playing it on a console or whatever.
Hmm that would surprise me if that was the case on PC. Not really any point in limiting the FPS outside of consoles...
I used to play the old Age of Empires game from download. It was pretty cool. Takes resources into consideration, and a lot less emphasis on battle strategy compared with myth.
OpenGL or DirectX 11 will both work well on that machine, so choose one of the two (avoid Direct3D or Software).