Prey + Mac Mini?

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by jklitten, Sep 19, 2007.

  1. jklitten

    jklitten Bit poster

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    Hello. I recently bought Prey with Steam. It will play, but it's very, very jerky and the quality is at the lowest settings possible.

    My system specs are as follows:
    CPU: 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo
    RAM: 2 GB 667 MGz DDR2 SDRAM
    Graphics:
    Intel GMA 950:

    Chipset Model: GMA 950
    Type: Display
    Bus: Built-In
    VRAM (Total): 64 MB of shared system memory
    Vendor: Intel (0x8086)

    I assume my problem is with my graphics card...here are the specs for Prey.
    System Requirements

    Minimum

    CPU Speed: Intel Pentium 4 2.0Ghz / AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processor
    RAM: 512MB system RAM
    Video Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB video card with latest manufacturer drivers (see supported chipsets below)
    Drive: 8X CD-ROM (standard edition), DVD-ROM (Limited Collector’s Edition)
    Hard Drive: 2.2GB of uncompressed free hard drive space
    Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP with latest service pack installed
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (included on disc)

    Recommended

    CPU Speed: Intel Pentium 4 2.5Ghz / AMD Athlon XP 2500+ processor
    RAM: 1GB system RAM
    Video Card: ATI Radeon X800 series or higher video card with latest manufacturer drivers
    Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi series sound card
    Internet: Broadband internet connection or LAN required for multiplayer

    Any help is appreciated. :)
     
  2. spectre

    spectre Parallels Team

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    Yes, most likely. GMA 950 is not the best 3D graphics around and it's 3D capabilities are quite limited.
    But also I'd suggest you to check if DirectX support is turned off in the VM settings on the Mac side, Prey runs best if using OpenGL.
     
  3. Eru Ithildur

    Eru Ithildur Forum Maven

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    I would second spectre. As you pointed out, the graphics card is pretty... uh.... Small.
     
  4. jklitten

    jklitten Bit poster

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    Yeah...is there any way to upgrade a mac mini graphics card? I just got my RAM upgraded. :)
     
  5. Eru Ithildur

    Eru Ithildur Forum Maven

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    Not that I know of. Sorry.
     

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