Can You Run It? (spec help)

[FoxSpirit]

I... guess I am late.

Wanted to say you will NEED to get a 12-cell battery for this since gaming results in sub one hour life with the system with the 6-pack. The very most you'll get is just above 2 hours even when using word with the standard one. So go and find one.

[MasterSlayer]

Ok, so... I have an iMac 21.5 inch desktop and here are the specs... Why can I only have StarCraft 2 on the lowest graphic settings possible? Maybe this is a stupid Question, but I don't know why...so...if anyone could help...that would be nice! It slows down and glitches out to the extreme if I don't have it on lowest... at first I could have it on medium but then only lowest and its fine on lowest but...its not my favorite and I thought this mac could run it much much better...its like I am missing something... but...idk...so help please!

Model Name: iMac
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400

Thanks!

[Crazy_Jonny]

Ok, so... I have an iMac 21.5 inch desktop and here are the specs... Why can I only have StarCraft 2 on the lowest graphic settings possible? Maybe this is a stupid Question, but I don't know why...so...if anyone could help...that would be nice! It slows down and glitches out to the extreme if I don't have it on lowest... at first I could have it on medium but then only lowest and its fine on lowest but...its not my favorite and I thought this mac could run it much much better...its like I am missing something... but...idk...so help please!

Model Name: iMac
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400

Thanks!

It's the graphics card. Geforce 9400 is low end.
Unfortunately like notebooks, iMacs have integrated parts and therefor it's un upgradeable. They're not really for gaming unfortunately.

The explanation for why it's not running well all the time is because certain maps/levels are more demanding. Youll just have to stick with low settings for now.

[MasterSlayer]

It's the graphics card. Geforce 9400 is low end.
Unfortunately like notebooks, iMacs have integrated parts and therefor it's un upgradeable. They're not really for gaming unfortunately.

The explanation for why it's not running well all the time is because certain maps/levels are more demanding. Youll just have to stick with low settings for now.

thanks so much! if i were to get a mac... what mac would you suggest? i would like to have a laptop to play it... but... idk what to get... i just wanna play starcraft 2 on a mac laptop with high graphic settings...

[TheRabidDeer]

thanks so much! if i were to get a mac... what mac would you suggest? i would like to have a laptop to play it... but... idk what to get... i just wanna play starcraft 2 on a mac laptop with high graphic settings...

I am curious, why the mac requirement? If you already have a mac that works fine for whatever else you need, why not a windows based computer to play SC2 on (and possibly other games that either dont work on mac or whatever).

[MasterSlayer]

I am curious, why the mac requirement? If you already have a mac that works fine for whatever else you need, why not a windows based computer to play SC2 on (and possibly other games that either dont work on mac or whatever).

i personally like macs a lot better than pcs but you are right on the lack of games... i guess a pc wouldn't be that bad but.. i just prefer macs...

[minerals]

It sounds like to me (by the fact of your low knowledge in compter specs) that you enjoy the mac because of the Operating System? If that then get a gateway or a HP or any number of other computers and install a program like VMware to switch OS.

[MasterSlayer]

It sounds like to me (by the fact of your low knowledge in compter specs) that you enjoy the mac because of the Operating System? If that then get a gateway or a HP or any number of other computers and install a program like VMware to switch OS.

i know a bit about the specs just not the graphics card side of things... thats why i was so confuzed on why it wasn't working... i knew i had good processing and ram and everything except i didn't know about the graphics... like i know nothing about the graphics card.. so thats why i came here was cus i was confuzed... thanks crazy_john for your help... and minerals... so if i were to buy a laptop what graphics card should i have in it?... not a mac laptop...