Both true - but you can run Windows on your Mac, natively. By natively, I mean without OS X or anything else in between your hardware and Windows; it will work just fine on its own and use the full capability of your system. Mac hardware is just wrapped in an extra shiny container; it's the exact same stuff everyone else uses.MadeinHell said:
There was a time when 256mb RAM was a ludicrous amount. Ram can in fact me an odd number. It isn't as commonplace in newer models of computers, but you found it all of the time about 2-3 years ago. You can still do it now if you want.MrGseff said:
And also, thanks for telling me about how much a good PC costs; I'm glad it won't be $3,000. This means I'll probably be able to upgrade sooner than I anticipated! Wait, when did I ever say that I bought a Mac? /:-|mrhateful said:
As an aside, some of the older Mac Pro desk tops have 16 memory slots on separate riser cards, beautiful crazy things that they are.razer17 said:
A lot of the time, those computers with 256 MB RAM had two sticks which were 128 MB apiece. So, it still was sort of paired. The thing is that, in ye old days, memory likes to be installed in pairs, and some types wouldn't work unless you had two matching memory sticks. These days, I don't think most motherboards care and single sticks of memory work, but on motherboards with 4 open slots for memory it makes the most sense for the manufacturer to install memory in two of them - it's usually cheaper to purchase, say, two 1 GB sticks than it is to purchase one 2 GB stick, but at the same time you leave the user two spots open for expansion, so everyone's content.crudus said:
Actually, the "Hard Stuff Trinity" section of PC Gamer magazine is the culprit. Their top of the line recommendation PC (complete with two GTX 580's in SLI) comes out to $4,200. So, I figured a just-as-good system would cost me around $3,000, especially considering that I want a case like this:mrhateful said:
I'm sure your comp could cost thousands of dollars if you go for the bleeding edge and excessive stuff like this:The Virgo said:Actually, the "Hard Stuff Trinity" section of PC Gamer magazine is the culprit. Their top of the line recommendation PC (complete with two GTX 580's in SLI) comes out to $4,200. So, I figured a just-as-good system would cost me around $3,000, especially considering that I want a case like this:mrhateful said:
Edit: Then again, if a nice case is going to delay me upgrading, I'll just get a plain, generic one.
Also, I've never owned an Apple product in my life. Not even an iPod.
Bullshit; Have a Mac, am on it currently. Games, they do not work on it. If I even try, they tend to look hideous and the lag doesn't even bear thinking about.The Virgo said:
Everything he said is a lie... You can run a lot of games on mac. Mostly newer ones (thanks to steam), some old ones (like postal), some indie games (although they're a lot more buggy on mac) and every blizzard game I can think of. For me personally, between steam and blizzard I'd have most my bases covered but still... sticking to the point it's not true.The Virgo said:
Why is it that most game emulators on Mac/Linux etc seem to have some relation to alcohol?GreatTeacherCAW said:
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