The Steam for Mac Thread

Wrigleyvillain · May 27, 2010

erocker said:
You can log into your Steam account on any PC or Mac. If the game is connected to Steam Cloud your save games will work on either as well.

Yeah this is pretty awesome.

AlienIsGOD · May 27, 2010

Wow, I gotta hand it to Valve. Mac and PC saving settings to be shared on both platforms is sweet!!!

Dippyskoodlez · May 27, 2010

Running steam on my macbook pro.... Steam itself crashes occasionally when i let it sit in the background, but HL2, portal and Torchlight all work like a dream. Can't wait for TF2.. It'll probably be next wed.

Wrigleyvillain · May 28, 2010

Dippyskoodlez said:
Running steam on my macbook pro.... Steam itself crashes occasionally when i let it sit in the background, but HL2, portal and Torchlight all work like a dream. Can't wait for TF2.. It'll probably be next wed.

Yep! And yeah it's finicky. But so was Steam for Windows when it was brand new though perhaps not in exactly the same ways. It's software and can only improve.

Here's Episode 2 running on the Mac Pro at work. At least it's using 2 cores...

Wrigleyvillain · Jun 2, 2010

OMG I want TF2 todaaaaaaaaaay!

Dippyskoodlez · Jun 2, 2010

Wrigleyvillain said:
Yep! And yeah it's finicky. But so was Steam for Windows when it was brand new though perhaps not in exactly the same ways. It's software and can only improve.

Here's Episode 2 running on the Mac Pro at work. At least it's using 2 cores...

If 2 cores are processing everything faster than it needs it, 2 is plenty. No more need to distribute more work :roll:

No game on steam is THAT demanding that you need 4-6 cores to keep up.

Also note: Sigh at nothing worthwhile this week. Next week i guess!

-1nf1n1ty- · Jun 14, 2010

just wanting to know how are the steam games running for all of you? I hate that it doesnt at least run as good on a windows pc, I just dont wanna use bootcamp but the fps in these games are pretty bad. Im hoping apple will update and fix that or valve will update and fix that cause most of the time I play WoW on my mac and it usually runs better than my q6600 (certain points in the game)

Dippyskoodlez · Jun 14, 2010

-1nf1n1ty- said:
just wanting to know how are the steam games running for all of you? I hate that it doesnt at least run as good on a windows pc, I just dont wanna use bootcamp but the fps in these games are pretty bad. Im hoping apple will update and fix that or valve will update and fix that cause most of the time I play WoW on my mac and it usually runs better than my q6600 (certain points in the game)

What mac are you using?

My Macbook pro runs TF2/HL2/Portal/Torchlight perfectly fine for the hardware it has inside.

I'm obviously not expecting my 9600GT to out perform my 5850. They certainly don't perform poorly, though.

EDIT: TF2 IS NOW AVAILABLE! GOGOGO!

-1nf1n1ty- · Jun 14, 2010

Dippyskoodlez said:
What mac are you using?

My Macbook pro runs TF2/HL2/Portal/Torchlight perfectly fine for the hardware it has inside.

I'm obviously not expecting my 9600GT to out perform my 5850. They certainly don't perform poorly, though.

EDIT: TF2 IS NOW AVAILABLE! GOGOGO!

Macbook pro

9400m/9600gt(using 9600 ofcourse)
4gb ram ddr3
maybe not having snow leopard has something to do with it?

Dippyskoodlez · Jun 15, 2010

-1nf1n1ty- said:
Macbook pro

9400m/9600gt(using 9600 ofcourse)
4gb ram ddr3
maybe not having snow leopard has something to do with it?

Snow leopard is definitely worth the upgrade. It shouldn't make things perform poorly though.

Assuming you have manually selected the 9600 like you're supposed to, i can only assume you have stuff running in the background you shouldn't. Can you post your activity monitor while in game?

-1nf1n1ty- · Jun 18, 2010

Dippyskoodlez said:
Snow leopard is definitely worth the upgrade. It shouldn't make things perform poorly though.

Assuming you have manually selected the 9600 like you're supposed to, i can only assume you have stuff running in the background you shouldn't. Can you post your activity monitor while in game?

how do you bring up the activity monitor? only reason I havent jumped on snow leopard yet is because classmates have been telling me it messes with Maya a bunch but I havent heard any complaints lately

EDIT: I found the activity monitor give me a sec to post it

Wrigleyvillain · Jun 23, 2010

Counter-Strike:Source released and 66% off...

Dippyskoodlez · Jun 26, 2010

Wrigleyvillain said:
Counter-Strike:Source released and 66% off...

Nabbed it for $6 this morning :rockout:

Killing floor is cheap, too.

johnnyfiive · Jun 30, 2010

Anyone with a MacBook Pro i5 experience FPS issues after the 10.6.4 update?

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Mouse	MX Master 3s
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Software	The Matrix

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Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
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Storage	2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s)	27" QNIX
Case	Enthoo Pro
Power Supply	Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard	Ducky Pro MX Black
Software	Windows 8.1 x64

System Name	Aliens Ryzen Rig \| 2nd Hand Omen
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Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spark RGB w/ Romer G tactile keys \| Logitech G513 Carbon w/ Romer G tactile keys
Software	Windows 10 Pro \| Windows 10 Pro

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Mouse	Logitech Proteus Core
Keyboard	Logitech G910

System Name	DarkStar
Processor	i5 3570K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling	Apogee HD White/XSPC Razer blocks
Memory	8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card(s)	2 x GTX 670 4GB
Storage	2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s)	27" QNIX
Case	Enthoo Pro
Power Supply	Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard	Ducky Pro MX Black
Software	Windows 8.1 x64

The Steam for Mac Thread

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