leun
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Post by leun on Jul 27, 2018 15:14:52 GMT
2.9 GHz Intel Core i9
32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
Radeon Pro 560X 4096 MB
Hey! I'm new to to concept of bootcamp and gaming on a mac but I'm in love with the idea. I just picked up a new MacBook (specs above) and had a few questions!
I'm wanting to jump into No Man's Sky and pick up a few games of Rocket League, should my machine be able to handle these on reasonable settings?
When installing the drivers found here, how am I able to boot into safemode with out an F4 button (touchbar doesn't display them during the process)?
Is there anything else I can do to run games better?
Thanks so much for your help!
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Post by waaghals on Jul 31, 2018 8:24:01 GMT
Hi, I'm new here, but I have the same mac as you (though with he i7).
You should probably be able to play all those games.
In order for you to be able to choose "safe mode" you will need to have an external keyboard connected. It can be connected via a dongle without a problem.
On default boot camp drivers I had issues with the GPU down clocking when it hit max power draw for any extended period of time. This happened regardless of temperature.
The drivers from this page fixed that, but now the GPU does not report clocks OR TEMPS, which is a bit disconcerting. I actually came here to ask questions about that.
Another note: Apple fixed the overheating in macOS, but not in windows. Your CPU is set up to draw 100+ W even though the fans can only get rid of roughly half of that.
I would use Intel Extreme Tuning Utility to cap power draw at about 20-25W. This is easy to do and you have to do it manually at startup, so there is little risk of breaking anything.
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pixnecs
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Post by pixnecs on Aug 9, 2018 6:37:29 GMT
Have you been able to do that waaghals? I've tried, but it seems Apple locks the ability to change the CPU's voltage. I have a MBP 2017, with an i7-7820HQ CPU (Kaby Lake)
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Post by waaghals on Aug 11, 2018 19:52:08 GMT
Have you been able to do that waaghals? I've tried, but it seems Apple locks the ability to change the CPU's voltage. I have a MBP 2017, with an i7-7820HQ CPU (Kaby Lake) Sorry for the late reply! You are not supposed to change the voltage. You will only have to mess with the "turbo boost wattage". Both the normal one and the short term one. It defaults to 100w and 125w respectively. The other settings are locked out. |
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pixnecs
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Post by pixnecs on Aug 23, 2018 7:15:47 GMT
Have you been able to do that waaghals? I've tried, but it seems Apple locks the ability to change the CPU's voltage. I have a MBP 2017, with an i7-7820HQ CPU (Kaby Lake) Sorry for the late reply! You are not supposed to change the voltage. You will only have to mess with the "turbo boost wattage". Both the normal one and the short term one. It defaults to 100w and 125w respectively. The other settings are locked out. Yeah, I know you are not supposed to… but people do it on Windows all the time  Undervolting in general is pretty safe. OVER volting and OVER clocking can lead to more trouble. Anyhow, I have TurboBoost turned off regardless. My problem is that I'm suffering from thermal throttling while playing games (specially now in Summer). So I'm actually trying to limit my CPU power to keep the temp down. Better that way than suffering from throttling. Thanks! |
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