You can have BCA copy the files to a USB drive or burn them to a DVD, but you must obtain the files this way. When running Boot Camp Assistant, be sure to leave the box checked that says to download the latest Windows support software from Apple.

If you have a separate Windows PC with an optical drive, Microsoft released a free DVD to USB utility that automated the process. ISO image of Windows, and you'd need an optical drive anyway. Once you have the drive and Windows DVD, read and follow the directions outlined in the Boot Camp installation and setup guide.Īlternatively, you can create a bootable installer with an 8 GB USB thumb drive, but this would require you to create an. It doesn't have to be the Apple SuperDrive so you can save money with a cheaper USB model. IMO, since you are unfamiliar with Boot Camp, I would spend the money on an external DVD drive. You can buy an OEM/system builder version of W7 Home Premium for less than $100. While I haven't had any major issues with Windows 8.1, I still prefer 7.

In the meantime, Boot Camp would be your best option. This machine, in all respects, should rip through this game-no sweat.

There must be something we can do to utilize these specs. It's not using the integral chip I'm getting these poor fps on the discrete gpu. I'm sorry, I forgot to mention that I've also downloaded gfxCardStatus to assign my discrete gpu manually. I'm still fairly new to apple products so before I get into disassembling this thing, are there any quick things I may be missing as to why it lags so horribly? I love this game and want to get back to killing combine ASAP!!!! I certainly expected a LOT more out of my nearly $3000 laptop. It literally becomes unplayable, gotta be single digit fps. I was wondering why my late 2013 rMBP 15 2.3GHz i7 quad core with 16 G ram, nvidia GT750M with 2G ram has so much lag in open areas with in the game. Hey guys, I realize this is an old thread but I'm into throwback gaming from when I was young and HL2 is on the top of my list.

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