Red Alert 3 for Mac Mini

[cschleyer]

Would Red Alert 3 run smoothly on a current Mac Mini? I am thinking of getting one for Media Center Purposes but would like to play that game on there as well.

 

[Compman55]

In windows or os x?

Mini is a C2D 2.26 base model, may be a tad weak.

 

[bearxor]

As long as you're not wanting to crank the detail up and you're not playing in high-resolution, the 9400m would handle it just fine.

I played through C&C3 just fine on a PentiumM 1.73ghz with a Radeon X300 at 1680x1050. RA3 is the same engine with some graphical upgrades.

 

[cschleyer]

Thanks. I dont have to play it at the best resolution.

 

[bearxor]

If you wind up getting a MacMini and hook it up to a 1080p television, you'll probably have to play at something like 1366x768 with Medium-Lowish detail settings.

I have a GF8500GT in my HTPC that I play Burnout Paradise, Ghostbusters and Guitar Hero World Tour on and thats right at about where I have to put it on my 1920x1080 TV. The two cards are roughly equivalent with both having 16 stream processors but clock speeds and memory bandwidth may differ.

Notebookcheck with some benchmarks:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9400M-G.11949.0.html

 

[Tyranicus]

Also, I would recommend playing the Windows version in Boot Camp. The Mac version is a poorly done Cider port that takes a serious performance hit.

 

[magnux]

Also, I would recommend playing the Windows version in Boot Camp. The Mac version is a poorly done Cider port that takes a serious performance hit.

While overall I would agree, it plays fine on my 2.4/8600M MBP. I bought from Direct2Drive simply because I was determined to play a game in OS X.