Will a Dual 1.4 G4+ ATI 9800 Make a Good Game Box?
Will a Dual 1.4 G4+ ATI 9800 Make a Good Game Box?
Will a Dual G4 1.42 GHz + ATI Radeon 9800 AGP 4x make a good game Mac for these games:
Americas Army
Doom 3
Half-Life 2
Raven Shield
etc...
Cheaper than a G5 and earsier/faster to get too. But can the G4's mobo feed the 9800 properly?
Will a Dual G4 1.42 GHz + ATI Radeon 9800 AGP 4x make a good game Mac for these games:
Americas Army
Doom 3
Half-Life 2
Raven Shield
etc...
Cheaper than a G5 and earsier/faster to get too. But can the G4's mobo feed the 9800 properly?
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the one problem i have found is that with OEM video chips (i.e. video chips soldered on the board and unchangeable, like the iMacs), apple has to make the driver for the chip (well, that is the story ATi used to tell... don't know if it's still fact). that can mean slower and sometimes less-than-stellar driver updates.
you can wait for the G5, those games an't out yet..
another factor is how much RAM you have...
I will be getting the G5,
Originally posted by dstranathan
Will a Dual 1.4 G4+ ATI 9800 Make a Good Game Box?
Will a Dual G4 1.42 GHz + ATI Radeon 9800 AGP 4x make a good game Mac for these games:
Americas Army
Doom 3
Half-Life 2
Raven Shield
etc...
Cheaper than a G5 and earsier/faster to get too. But can the G4's mobo feed the 9800 properly?
No. Get a PC.
Originally posted by Existence
No. Get a PC.
Yes get a PC...
Shhhhhhhh... you silly mac fanatics! You know you will get more bang for your buck (when it comes to games) in the PC world. Plus you get more games to pick from.
The G4's bus is a bottle neck only a mother could love.
Originally posted by dstranathan
Will a Dual 1.4 G4+ ATI 9800 Make a Good Game Box?
Will a Dual G4 1.42 GHz + ATI Radeon 9800 AGP 4x make a good game Mac for these games:
Americas Army
Doom 3
Half-Life 2
Raven Shield
etc...
Cheaper than a G5 and earsier/faster to get too. But can the G4's mobo feed the 9800 properly?
HALFLIFE 2??? For Mac? Is it really coming out for Mac? If it is...... oh man thats gonna rock on my G5!!!(that I have yet to order)
Can anyone confirm that half life 2 is coming for Mac?
As I answered at Arstechnica: No.
Any G4 is crap as a gaming machine for most todays games, and as the future games approach, you'll really feel the suckage of having an 167MHz shared bus and an old CPU-architecture.
The G4 will be slow on all the games you mentioned, compared to a G5.
I can not see how you people can suggest that an iMac is a decent gaming machine. They'll perform unbearably slow running any future/modern games.
However, if you're a gamer and associate with gamers, you are better off buying a console or cheap PC. Consoles are cheaper than high end graphic cards and offer a superior gaming experience. That is, Unless your enjoyment comes from one-upping your neighbor's resolutions and frame-rate specs. In this case, a hand-built PC with generic components is the only way to go.
Originally posted by dfiler
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However, if you're a gamer and associate with gamers, you are better off buying a console or cheap PC. Consoles are cheaper than high end graphic cards and offer a superior gaming experience. -snip-
Consoles are certainly cheaper, but you definitely get the superior gaming experience with a PC (Better input and control options, superior looks and sound, and much better on-line play).
PC may also be able to emulate a console soon too! Work in progress for Xbox...