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scarlet Vavoom
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Join date: 30 Mar 2006
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05-26-2006 05:10
I would like to up the performance of my Macbook Pro. I have read the posts on how to run a faster Mac. Not sure they pertain to Macbook Pro's. In crowded area's with lag I GET ABOUT 5 FPS. In lag free area's I run about 10-11 fps. What settings should I be using for best performance?
Thanks,
Scar
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Dani Frua
Bilingual Mac/Win
Join date: 9 Nov 2005
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05-26-2006 08:58
Hi there, I find that the biggest single difference is to minimize the draw distance.
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Polymerase Enzyme
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Join date: 9 May 2006
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1.10 is Universal Binary
05-26-2006 10:50
New version is Universal Binary and shouldn't have to run in Rosetta. So it's supposed to be a lot faster. Us PPC folks would love to hear you report back on your performace!
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scarlet Vavoom
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05-26-2006 11:08
Well, I have been on the Alpha UB since it came out so I don't see that much of a difference. Maybe someone who was not can report on that?
Oh, my draw distance is 96, should it be lower?
Thank you,
Scar
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Dani Frua
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05-27-2006 05:50
unless you are looking at a nice view, there's nothing much wrong with 64m. Having said that, there's another thread here that says that draw distance makes less difference in 1.10. I haven't seen any evidence one way or the other...
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Laukosargas Svarog
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05-27-2006 08:16
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Laukosargas Svarog
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05-27-2006 08:27
From: someone In crowded area's with lag I GET ABOUT 5 FPS. so would anyone ! From: someone In lag free area's I run about 10-11 fps This is really appalling and suggests a problem, I'm guessing it's probably not enough RAM and /or your draw distance is too high for the card. On a 15" G4 1.5MHz powerbook with 1gig RAM I achieve 25 fps and sometimes a little more in "lag free" areas. But I guess it depends on definition of lag. I would expect much better than this on a fully specced MacbookPro. That's 1 or 2 gig ram and 7200rpm hard disk. SL is a memory eater, not enough memory means your disk is being used as virtual memory. I looks to me a bit like a lot of people are buying Macbook Pros straight off the shelf which, for SL, is not such a good idea because ... 512Mb+5200rpm drive = poor performer regardless of lag and graphics card.
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