what macbook will run best

what macbook will run best

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Posted by: rmBossa.4621

rmBossa.4621

I’m currently lookin to buy a new MacBook pro. I was wondering which machines available are known to have the best performance with GW 2.
I ask this because I know that the responses for performance have differed widely for different machines since the release of the guild wars mac client. (Example: with the new retina MBPs)

I’m goin mac for career purposes but I also like to have it double as my gaming machine. So don’t just say “build a pc”

Also bootcamping is an option but I’d prefer to run it native.
My goal is to run game with good fps in WvW

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rmBossa.4621

Also running on highest graphic settings is not a big deal for me but would be a plus

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Posted by: Naqaj.6219

Naqaj.6219

Your best option for a MBP that also runs games is one of the 15 inch versions with the Core i7 processor and the Geforce GT650M graphics card.
Despite being significantly cheaper, using the non-retina version may even be preferable, since you’ll want to run the game at native resolution for best picture sharpness, and with the lower resolution of the non-retina MBP, you’ll get better performance.
Of course the retina display would be advantageous for other, non-gaming tasks, so you’ll have to make the decision what’s more important to you.

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Posted by: Ashraimi.6479

Ashraimi.6479

will the 13" mbp non-ret work ok for the game?

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Naqaj.6219

It will run the game, but since it only has the integrated Intel graphics, performance will be limited.