I've just installed a hackintosh, so I'll try and do a cross comparison and check out how performance is.

Running a dual core overclocked to 3 ghz, 4gb ram, ATI 4850.

Actually with SC2 & the half-life engine coming to Mac OS X, I might be content with not multi-booting from now on.

Now only if they made BC2 for Macs...

I've installed OpenGL extensions viewer to see what is supported on my hackintosh -- some 3.0/4.0 functions are not supported. Anyone know what HL-engine is going to use?



This post has been edited by OmniAtlas: May 2 2010, 04:20 PM

I can't wait til they release Black Mesa Source (I bet you by that time HL2 EP3 STILL will not be out), then I'm going to play the half-life series starting by the first one all again.

Apparently, its already been 'leaked'



This post has been edited by OmniAtlas: May 5 2010, 02:09 PM

I've given up on CS. Players know every corner, noobs that come in get wasted too quickly.

I've also given up on L4D2. I bought a copy in Malaysia but do you know if you're outside the SE asia region it won't work? Steam will report an error because it is region locked. So frustrating, and they won't refund my money.

I activated L4D2 and played it fine in Malaysia. It doesn't want to work here in Australia. I e-mailed steam support, they asked me to take it back and ask for a refund.

This should be made illegal. I wasn't aware it wouldn't work in a different country. They are denying the use of what you've bought legally. Frustrated.

Yep, thanks for the links, wish I knew about it before I bought the boxed copy. So in fact, buying online with steam has its benefits for valve games, and not the other way around!! I thought I would save myself some trouble buying the cd instead of downloading 8+ gigs.

Next time, they should make it really clear that it is region locked and it doesn't work outside the country.

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Added on May 8, 2010, 2:18 pmBunkerer: you do realize that link you provided -- http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/show...d.php?t=1193985 is also me complaining in the official steam forums??!

lol.



This post has been edited by OmniAtlas: May 8 2010, 02:18 PM

http://www.macrumors.com/2010/05/09/first-...eam-fortress-2/




Valve Software first hinted at the arrival of Steam for Mac in early March through the release of a number of leaked teaser images. Steam is a very popular digital distribution system for PC games and will be making its debut on Mac on May 12th. Alongside the release of Steam will be several Valve gaming titles that have never previously been seen on the Mac. We've had some hands on time with the late beta, and here are some impressions.

PC users, or Mac owners with Boot Camp, will feel at home with the client. Its simple interface is mostly unchanged in the Mac beta version. Tabs indicating its essential functions line the top of its window, displaying the virtual "Store," your "Library" of games, patch and update "News," and "Community" functionality. Invitations from friends, as well as advertisements for games, still pop up with the speed and appearance of a Growl notification. In fact, the entire program is smooth and fast. It works and, most importantly, without a hitch.

This post has been edited by OmniAtlas: May 10 2010, 02:42 PM

you guys tried cider ports on your mac?

Holy crap! Who gives away games for free? Valve that is!

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Added on May 13, 2010, 7:21 am...frustrating. Can't log onto Steam, says it can't find my account. Works fine in Windows...do I need two logins???

This post has been edited by OmniAtlas: May 13 2010, 07:21 AM

wow i feel like an idiot. I was trying to log in with my e-mail address, not my user id.

Works fine now, but servers are too busy!

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Added on May 13, 2010, 7:54 amOfficial VALVe Steam for Mac Promo f/ Portal




This post has been edited by OmniAtlas: May 13 2010, 07:54 AM

It'll be available at a later date. They had a bug or two they are trying to iron out.

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It works, but its extremely slow. 20 FPS, max settings, on my hackintosh ati 4850, 4 gb ram, core 2 duo 3 ghz. Unoptimized drivers?

This post has been edited by OmniAtlas: May 13 2010, 10:46 AM

whats your graphics card.

I should have screaming performance with my ATI 4850, but its whacked. Only 20 FPS on full settings.

I fixed my slowdowns. Paragon 7.0 (allows you to read Win partitions) has some serious bugs. Upgraded to 8.0, and speed is fixed now.

I get >60 FPS.

The portal update is excellent. I had 20 FPS before, now I'm getting 60+ FPS on my ATI 4850.

HL2 TOMORROW.

So, whats your performance with TF2?

I'm not doing so well, even with 0 AA and 0 ASIO, fluctuates between 24-40 FPS.

Steam is having a really good deal now. I bought HL2 + EP1 + EP2 for 8 bucks. Lol, thats well worth it I think.