Before I Get DayZ?

[Dilly0509 0]

Hey Guys! I own a Macbook Pro 15 inch laptop and wanted to pick up DayZ but was not sure If the specs on the macbook are good enough to run the game. Also if the specs are good enough i plan on using bootcamp to install windows 8. Here are the specs:

 

Processor:  2.2 GHz Intel Core i7.

 

Memory:  4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3.

 

Graphics:  Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB.

 

Display: 15.4-inch (1440 x 900)

 

Thanks for your time guys much appreciated!  :thumbsup:

[synystr 118]

Its gonna be tight... but you probably won't make it past 20 fps. Not including downtown cherno.

[synystr 118]

And PLEASE get Windows 7.

[Verex11 95]

I know someone who plays it on a pretty terrible laptop on low, and the game still looks amazing. Should be fine !

[Dilly0509 0]

Thanks for the help Guys! Ill def go with windows 7 then. I sure hope it works, it looks like an excellent game. Ive been catching the dayz streams on twitch and I've been drooling over it. Im just terrified I'm going to purchase windows along with the game and it won't be playable.

 

Oh yeah should i get the 64 bit edition of windows 7? Thanks again! 

Edited December 20, 2013 by Dilly0509

[Luthor Chickenfeet 29]

There's a whole shebang in this thread about that stuff. 

 

http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/154395-can-i-run-dayz-retail-post-here/

[Dilly0509 0]

Thanks but I've read all the posts in that thread. Only one guy had posted about a macbook with specs different/worse than mine. Thank you though. 

[kiloswiss 4]

@Dilly0509

The Intel HD 3000 should be able to handle the game on low settings and of course not on a high resolution.

The CPU is the bottleneck and since you run Windows in Bootcamp, this setup would not provide you, what I call, a playable framerate in DayZ, especially when entering towns, it will most probably end up in a Diashow for you.

 

 

And PLEASE get Windows 7.

Would you kindly explain to all of us, why he should prefer Windows 7 over Windows 8?

 

Greez KiloSwiss

Edited December 20, 2013 by KiloSwiss

[synystr 118]

Would you kindly explain to all of us, why he should prefer Windows 7 over Windows 8?

 

Greez KiloSwiss

 

You're joking right?

[ninjacalypse 551]

 

Hey Guys! I own a Macbook Pro 15 inch laptop and wanted to pick up DayZ but was not sure If the specs on the macbook are good enough to run the game. Also if the specs are good enough i plan on using bootcamp to install windows 8. Here are the specs:

 

Processor:  2.2 GHz Intel Core i7.

 

Memory:  4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3.

 

Graphics:  Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB.

 

Display: 15.4-inch (1440 x 900)

 

Thanks for your time guys much appreciated!  :thumbsup:

 

 

I'm not gonna sugarcoat it for ya.  You've got a word processor right there.  That Intel onboard graphics is garbage.  And trying to run Windows through that and play DayZ?  All I can say is good luck.  Your framerate is gonna be terribad.

[kiloswiss 4]

You're joking right?

This does not answer my question.

 

Thanks for the help Guys! Ill def go with windows 7 then. I sure hope it works, it looks like an excellent game. Ive been catching the dayz streams on twitch and I've been drooling over it. Im just terrified I'm going to purchase windows along with the game and it won't be playable.

 

Oh yeah should i get the 64 bit edition of windows 7? Thanks again!

I recommend to go with Windows 8.

It is superior to Windows 7 in any way (support, performance, security, backup function, etc.) and you don't have to use the "Metro" GUI if you don't like it!

You will have better performance/ressource management in Windows 8, compared to Windows 7, resulting in better gaming performance, especially in multithreading optimized games/game engines.

Also every programm or driver runs flawless on Windows 8 nowadays.

Very important:

Buy the x64 version of Windows 8, since the x32 versions only support up to ~4GB of System RAM!

Greez KiloSwiss

Edited December 20, 2013 by KiloSwiss

[Dilly0509 0]

Thanks for the honesty guys! I think ill go ahead and wait until i build me a new desktop. Thanks everyone! 

[klesh 2423]

Thanks for the honesty guys! I think ill go ahead and wait until i build me a new desktop. Thanks everyone! 

 

 

Consider buying it now to save yourself $30 (the finished game will be more expensive) and don't bother playing it until you get a new rig.  You could also try playing to see what you get, but I agree it will be a terrible experience.

[Guest]

Here are the official "minimal" and "recommended" specs for DayZ taken from the Steam store page:

 

Minimum:
 

• OS: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1
• Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830 or Intel HD Graphics 4000 with 512 MB VRAM
• DirectX: Version 9.0c
• Hard Drive: 10 GB available space
• Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible

• Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 7 SP1
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD 7750 with 1 GB VRAM or better
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Hard Drive: 14 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible

[weparo 613]

Thanks but I've read all the posts in that thread. Only one guy had posted about a macbook with specs different/worse than mine. Thank you though. 

 

You're not supposed to read it, you're supposed to post there instead of making a new uneccesairy thread!

 

That said, I'd recommend building a desktop, laptops suck, and with integrated graphics... You won't see shit but a pixel war. Ofc you can still buy the game now before it gets expensive

 

 

Weparo

[Dilly0509 0]

Ok guys i just found out that apparently the macbook also has an AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1 GB VRAM. It switches between the integrated (when unplugged) and the AMD (when plugged in). Now if i boot camp windows do you guys think ill have a problem running it?! 

 

Thanks for everything guys! Merry Christmas!

[Dilly0509 0]

I also can only use windows 7 64 bit version. Apparently to load windows 8 you need boot camp version 5 and my macbook can only update to version 4.