Amandeep Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) I had an old 13inch macbook pro, with its bad integrated graphics. My PC is way beyond the minimum requirements, yet it couldnt handle this game. Got bored one day, bootcamped my macbook pro and was surprised to see it handle this game better than my custom built pc. Here are the specs for my PC Intel Core i7-2600 3.40 GHz8.00GB RAMNvidia GTX 5602TB Hard DriveWindows 7 64bit On even low settings, I was amazed to see less than 20fps on swtor. I mean, this rig can run skyrim on ultra settings, yet it cant handle swtor on low settings? After 2 weeks of lagging out on the imperial fleet, I decided to test if it would be any different on my 2008 macbook pro 13 using bootcamp with win 7. I am now getting 60 fps on low, and 30 on high. I dont understand if its just me, or this game is somehow not optimized with windows, but its running fine using bad integrated graphics, yet choppy using the GTX 560. Edited January 3, 2012 by Amandeep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seravie Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) To be honest Macs aren't the best gaming rigs.But I have 3.2 ghz 240 gt and I barely get any lag 30 FPS average. Edited January 3, 2012 by Seravie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathrupter Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) Nvm, misread... my early 2011 MBP is running this game very smoothly and no latency issues. I think you can recycle your MPB at apple and you pay the rest. Edited January 3, 2012 by Deathrupter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellias Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Those specs should run SWTOR on max with enough FPS to be on the triple digits... There has to be something really wrong with it im afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amandeep Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 To be honest Macs aren't the best gaming rigs. not saying they are at all. But for some reason, my mac is handling this game better than my pc ever did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechavomit Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Oh dear.. I hope this doesn't start a flame war... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzik Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) I believe you OVERestimated your mac. Don't feel bad. Most mac owners do. Edit:wait. ignore me. Reading comprehension fail. Edited January 3, 2012 by Skizzik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amandeep Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Those specs should run SWTOR on max with enough FPS to be on the triple digits... There has to be something really wrong with it im afraid. I just ran MW3 ultra settings an hour ago. Just tested skyrim, ultra settings 60+ fps For fun, wow on high settings on my pc gives 250 fps. On low it gives 400+ Why does it give under 20 for swtor on the lowest settings?, under 10 on high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathrupter Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) I believe you OVERestimated your mac. Don't feel bad. Most mac owners do. Like I said, I'm running this game better than MOST pc's. Edited January 3, 2012 by Deathrupter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolmoos Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I agree, I play BF3 on ultra and this game gives me issues in the Fleet area. Dunno I think they are looking into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathrupter Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I agree, I play BF3 on ultra and this game gives me issues in the Fleet area. Dunno I think they are looking into it You running BF3 on Mac? if so, which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amandeep Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 I cant be the only one having fps problems with swtor with good gaming rigs Ive seen other threads with people having problems with the fps of this game, yet for other more graphically demanding games, it works fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldcite Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) I'm having 30-40 fps on a bootcamp'd mid-2011 Mac Mini (ATI 6630) on high.Most often than not, I can run current games at "high" (No AA) and get decent fps. They're not built for gaming, but they... just work? Edited January 3, 2012 by coldcite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seravie Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I cant be the only one having fps problems with swtor with good gaming rigs Ive seen other threads with people having problems with the fps of this game, yet for other more graphically demanding games, it works fine That's pretty awesome though that it can run great on those games... but that's unusual... maybe it's a bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandrath Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 There's no reason you should be having FPS issues with that rig, unless you have driver issues. Are you by any chance forcing AA and AF in the Nvidia drivers and you forgot about it? I'm running this game on the following: i5-2500K @4.48GB DDR3-16002TB 6Gbps HDD 7200RPMHD5850 1GB @ 825/1150 I run continuously over 60FPS, dropping to the 40s in PvP Warzones. When I did force 8xMSAA in the AMD drivers my framerate dropped significantly, but it was still quite playable. I'm currently forcing 4xMSAA Solution #1 - Check your Nvidia driver settings to ensure you're not forcing too high of an AA setting Solution #2 - Strip your drivers completely using a driver cleaning tool and install fresh drivers for your video card. Solution #3 - Stop all other active programs and move your swap file to a secondary HDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentzium Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=114264 Try this thread. It solved alot of FPS issues relating to Windows 7 and Nvidia. Oh,and if you have Steam running in the background, close it. Edited January 3, 2012 by Silentzium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Scythe Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I had an old 13inch macbook pro, with its bad integrated graphics. My PC is way beyond the minimum requirements, yet it couldnt handle this game. Got bored one day, bootcamped my macbook pro and was surprised to see it handle this game better than my custom built pc. Here are the specs for my PC Intel Core i7-2600 3.40 GHz 8.00GB RAM Nvidia GTX 560 2TB Hard Drive Windows 7 64bit On even low settings, I was amazed to see less than 20fps on swtor. I mean, this rig can run skyrim on ultra settings, yet it cant handle swtor on low settings? After 2 weeks of lagging out on the imperial fleet, I decided to test if it would be any different on my 2008 macbook pro 13 using bootcamp with win 7. I am now getting 60 fps on low, and 30 on high. I dont understand if its just me, or this game is somehow not optimized with windows, but its running fine using bad integrated graphics, yet choppy using the GTX 560. I am gonna go out on a limb to say that you are either not running the latest drivers or that there is a known issue with the drivers that you are currently using. I am not talking just video drivers either. Start updating drivers and see how it goes from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errathe Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Game 'choppiness' isn't just related to your graphics card. There's tons of other factors that might make your game a little choppy. Net-code, game software, etc etc.. In general, TV's run at around 24 FPS, and we don't see the difference. Of course, modern technology and computer screens alter things a little. But if not for chop due to software/internet, you won't really notice anything over 30 FPS. Nobody needs 60 FPS, or a 150 FPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskaboss Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I bet there's something wrong with the 560 drivers perhaps; a guy in my guild got a gtx 560 and he runs at <20 fps, but that could be because of his 200w psu. Im running a lga1155 i3 2100, 8gb 1600 ram, gtx 460 se, z68 mobo, and i run around 50+ on maxed settings with out vertical sync, it doesn't make it any better looking so I don't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cayse_Harker Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I've been using a Mac Mini late 2010 for a while and that little machine never ceases to amaze me. (Win 7 Home Premium clean config via Bootcamp) Nvidia 320M with 256 shared and it can play almost every game released at 1280x1024. Weirdly enough though SWTOR performs worse than Skyrim, but it's still smooth and the character/armor detail is fantastic. I'm getting better than 30 FPS almost everywhere and with 40+ outside of cities and station (60+ in cutscenes). I go with high character detail and medium textures. The secret was turning off shadows and tree/grass down to zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amandeep Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 I've been using a Mac Mini late 2010 for a while and that little machine never ceases to amaze me. (Win 7 Home Premium clean config via Bootcamp) Nvidia 320M with 256 shared and it can play almost every game released at 1280x1024. Weirdly enough though SWTOR performs worse than Skyrim, but it's still smooth and the character/armor detail is fantastic. I'm getting better than 30 FPS almost everywhere and with 40+ outside of cities and station (60+ in cutscenes). I go with high character detail and medium textures. The secret was turning off shadows and tree/grass down to zero. I think this may be something substantial for players who have choppy fps on pcs, yet have old macbooks lying around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belunos Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Not to detract from your Mac or anything, but there's something horribly wrong with your PC. I have very similar specs and cruz around 90 FPS most of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingoperson Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Per the thread linked to: Bring up Task Manager and set the Priority of both SWTOR threads (push 'show threads for all users' or whatever) to High. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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