<p>Im going to the University of Alabama and majoring in engineering (hoping mechanical). </p>
<p>Heres the scoop: </p>
<p>I live in a very humid place 90+% and the average temperature year long is 90 when the sun is out and 77 at night. I have a MBP 13" that I love/hate (Hand-me-down). I run Windows 7 via Bootcamp. Although I applied new (and less) thermal paste, my mbp overheats trying to run 800x640 resolution, lowest graphics settings playing Warcraft III TFT. Since Garena lost its hype, I was unable to play PvP Dota (or Dota 2) because US servers are too far away( ping 200+> if im lucky).</p>
<p>I always wanted to play DOTA 2 once in a while when I move to the States. Should I buy a new laptop just for this purpose?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t buy a new computer just to play games. You are going to be an engineering major. Don’t expect a ton of time for gaming. That said, your overheating problems may be problematic in general. I would wait until you have spent some time in the states and see if the weather differences change anything. If not, you might also be able to take it to an Apple store at that point and they might have suggestions. Either way, unless you have a compelling reason to buy a laptop while still in your home country, I would hold off on a purchase until after you start. You at least have a functional computer!</p>
<p>Thanks for answering. My laptop does not overheat when I’m not doing anything CPU intensive like gaming. Word, web browsing, and small java apps run perfectly cool. I will take your advice to hold off on a purchase. </p>
<p>Btw the US is my country lol. </p>
<p>:p
What did you mean by “move to the States” then?</p>
<p>I’m from guam. 
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<p>I have another question. Would I absolutely need windows os or can I finish through college with ubuntu? Like do some classes have “extra resources” that require Windows to run? </p>
<p>That makes complete sense then - you’re in the US, but not in any of he states. :)</p>
<p>As for using Ubuntu, it’s likely you could do that. I can’t speak for engineering, but I’m studying neuroscience/CS I haven’t ever had a problem. You might also check if there are copies of windows available through your program. At my school and I think many others, students have access to a website that they can use to get a free copy of windows and other software. If not, I suspect that any specialized software you need will be avaialable on lab computers for eng. students.</p>