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Old Computer

Discussion in 'Getting Started' started by aggelos66, Jun 27, 2016.

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Can my macbook run unity?

  1. YES

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  2. NO

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  1. aggelos66

    aggelos66

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    Hello,
    I have a macbook mid2007 and i want to use unity personal

    My processor is intel core 2 duo with speed 2.16ghz and my RAM is 3 gb
    I have a intel gma 950 with 64 mb of video memory video card
    I use os x 10.7 lion

    Notes:
    I read in system requirements the only thing that my computer isn't compatible with unity is the os


    Can is use an older version of unity ( e.g. 4 , 3 )?
    Is my graphics card compatible with an older version of unity that i can download?
    If my video memory isn't enough can i run unity on windows installed on my mac? (BootCamp)

    Thanks for your answer
     
  2. orb

    orb

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    I'd upgrade. That system would be pretty painful to do anything with. Minimum something i5 and HD4000 (HD5000 or HD6000 for light 3D at typical mobile levels).

    Core 2 Duo is the new PPC.
     
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  3. MikeTeavee

    MikeTeavee

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    I couldn't find the system requirements of Unity 3 and 4. But the good news is that your system meets the minimum requirements of Unity 5.3. (except they ask for OSX 10.8+) ... I think you will be fine though.
    Just make sure your drivers are up to date, and that you don't have too many programs running. Check Activity Monitor and make sure you have enough RAM available. You might find that any version of Unity is going to run pretty damn slow, but you should be able to create and code simple game mechanics.
     
  4. aggelos66

    aggelos66

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    Thanks for replying
    This might work so i can use 5.3
    I am happy that i can use the latest version of unity
    Thanks