Is my laptop good enough?

[theniuguy]

These are my specs:

Macbook Pro 13" Mid 2012

2.9 GHZ Intel Core i7

Intel HD Graphics 4000

8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3




Will I be able to run games such as Monster Hunter Tri, SSBB and Skyward Sword without noticeable lag?

[ExtremeDude2]

At 1x IR maybe

[admin89]

Skyward Sword is GPU intensive game , Intel HD 4000 won't cut it

Quote:Will I be able to run games such as Monster Hunter Tri, SSBB

Yes but you will end up using the same resolution as the Wii 480p (1x Internal Resolution)
You can raise IR to 2x (720p) if you want but it also depend on how fast your CPU is
Basically , your GPU will bottleneck(slowdown) your CPU at 2x IR

[theniuguy]

I've gotten around to trying out Monster Hunter Tri, but would it be considered as 'normal' for my game to run at about 13 fps even with 1x IR?

[admin89]

Check your CPU temp

[Starscream]

A Mac with an Intel HD4000 is definitely not the greatest choice...

[admin89]

he has the fastest dual core i7 3520M with 3.4GHz turbo boost ( 2 cores active). Unless his laptop overheat , 13FPS via MH3 is definitely not true
Apparently , 13" laptop is so tiny , Apple MacBook pro isn't gaming laptop . So...

[ExtremeDude2]

Actually I believe the Intel HD4000 will have problems with OpenGL :o

[theniuguy]

Yeah, that's my computer But at best, my MH3 runs at 15-17 fps at 1x IR. Will it make a difference if I play it in my windows partition?

[admin89]

Windows 7/8 x64 - Direct3D9 is faster than Linux/OSX - OpenGL
You should install windows via bootcamp and use direct3d9 . Btw , use Coretemp to check your CPU temp while you're using Dolphin in windows
MH3 run fullspeed with 2.5xIR here