cjonathan Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Before installing OSx86 (which works great, minus a few problems), I played WOW on XP, and it ran great. Now, with OSx86, it runs poorly. Though I expected this, I'm wondering if there is any possibility of improvement. I've got a P4 (SSE2) and an AGP GeForce 6800, so I have heard that my system is hampered by the AGP-OSX compatibility problems. Is this what is causing the performance decrease? Would a new release of AGPart that did not interfere with QE and CI potentially fix such performance issues? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/40799-wow-performance-on-osx86/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonefr Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Might fix if you don't use an Intel chipset motherboard. And yes, WoW is slow because of the AGP, not because of the SSE2. And yes, I know it's slow as hell but trust me, it isn't using PCI-e cards. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/40799-wow-performance-on-osx86/#findComment-291510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassJAw Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Did you install the NATIT/TITAN drivers or are you running on VESA? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/40799-wow-performance-on-osx86/#findComment-291591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjonathan Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 I followed Nylock's tutorial, so I used Titan. Honestly, the system runs fantastic, except for programs like Aperture and games like WOW. I hear the creator of AGPpart is working on a new version? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/40799-wow-performance-on-osx86/#findComment-291604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I have to say, on my desktop system (specs in sig, Intel system) WoW runs great. I'll admit I have most of the really high end graphics features turned off, but that is because I have WinXP running in Parallels full time. I have a dual screen system and can run WoW on one monitor, Windows on another, and still have enough resources to have iTunes, Firefox, and other misc apps running on the Mac side. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/40799-wow-performance-on-osx86/#findComment-291872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjonathan Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 So no hope of a performance increase until the AGP issues get worked out? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/40799-wow-performance-on-osx86/#findComment-293885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXTracToR Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 with my gma 950 it also runs poorly..about 1-5 fps, but in winXP - 15-40 fps what can it be? i have 10.4.8 osx from JaS release Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/40799-wow-performance-on-osx86/#findComment-294444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 eXTracToR, Maybe you should try turning off some of the more advanced video functions in WoW. As I stated in my earlier post in this thread I am able to put a HUGE load on OS X, and WoW still runs 100% smooth. It may not look as pretty, but looking at the pattern on a leaf really does not make a game for me. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/40799-wow-performance-on-osx86/#findComment-294797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjonathan Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 Just wanted to bump this one last time. Thanks for any help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/40799-wow-performance-on-osx86/#findComment-297009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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