The problem with gaming on the new imac is NO GAMES.
Bioshock is the most recent mac release that i am aware of.
I'm not a serious game player and dont plan on installing windows
but the selection of games avalable for mac is very weak.
Bootcamp.
Every games that are ported to the Mac will run significantly slower than on Windows, and considering as Mac users we pay high end prices for low-medium end graphics even single frame per second counts.
will i be able to play sims 3 on the imac? haha im serious! i was gonna get it for my pc but my pc is sooo old.
For games like MW2, i have my ps3, which i hope will eventually be able to plug into the imac.
yup it should be fine playing the sims 3 *laughs in the background*![]()
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hahaha.... yeah yeah yeah... laugh all you want. Its just one of those games that hooks me for some reason. I enjoy real games too (cod4, GTAIV, TF2... etct) i guess the Sims is my guilty pleasure?![]()
nah im only kidding, i would get addicted to it as well - i was addicted to Sims1 for a while there. why dont you check the requirements for the game? that would give a great indicator.
blast. sorry i cant be of more help.system requirements are too vague.... Im sure it meets the minimum and even recommended specs... but i was hoping someone could chime in with first hand experience.
also... since im new to this whole mac thing... do they sell specific "apple" versions of games?
Im really only getting sims 3 for the imac, all other games will go on the ps3.
I was absolutely thrilled when I saw the specs for the 27" iMac, but when my Quad core enthusiasm settled, I began to think about the one mistake Apple have made with this otherwise amazing machine. They committed the one mistake that feared they would, they neglected the GPU
The 4850 is a fine card for something like the consumer 21,5" iMac, or the prior 24", but I seriously fear that the 4850 will come short when it comes to throwing around HD 3D content on that gorgeous 27" screen
I know you have little chance of answering this question, but do you think it would be possible for a person with technical skills to, swap the 4850 with a future 5850, if Apple should choose to implement in future iMacs. Will it be theoretically possible
I don't expect it will, but I hope for a miracle![]()
What do you mean by "even Cider ports0"? Cider ports are the ones which perform the worst anyway.
Try World Of Warcraft. Has slightly better performance on OS X than it does on Windows. (Yes I tested on the same machine with Windows 7 x64 vs Snow Leopard).
But yes in general gaming on OS X sucks. Developers need to really put in effort and money like Blizzard to make their games run decently on OS X.
Okay, simple answer no you cannot upgrade the GPU.
The 4850 mobility is a nice GPU but not at 2560x1600 its going to struggle gaming. Look at the link below, it compares the new 5850 to other cards. Think of the 4850 as being equivalent to a GTX 260. As you can see at the max resolutions it gets a belting.
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3650&p=4
To run games at the native resolution of the 27" Imac, you need a new 5870 or 5850. The other option is getting slower GPUs but running them in SLI or xfire (imac cannot do that).
To be blunt the 4850 at 2560x1600 is going to struggle, and lets not forget the 4850 is the mobility version.
If you want a really sexy imac the 27 is it. If you want a gaming computer, its a fail. Build a i7 with a 5870 and it will blow the imac out of the water in gaming.
I went to an Apple store here in Toronto a few days ago and one the employees told me that it is possible to upgrade the video card. He mentioned a local store that does the upgrading. I don't know if he knew what he was saying but i just wanted to share that
also, i read that ATI is releasing 5000 series mobility cards very soon, too bad they weren't available for the new imacs.
why couldn't they have offered the 4870 at least??? makes no sense
its apple, they never offer the top model - even in the MacPro!
i guess heat also plays a big part in their decision.
And space, and power draw and driver support...
To be blunt the 4850 at 2560x1600 is going to struggle, and lets not forget the 4850 is the mobility version.
If you want a really sexy imac the 27 is it. If you want a gaming computer, its a fail. Build a i7 with a 5870 and it will blow the imac out of the water in gaming.
It will run World of Warcraft just fine at max resolution. Running other games at lower resolutions has been required of many anyway and I doubt running at 16x12 or such on that 27 will be bad
And costs, and physical dimensions needed (if any), and chip availability...
the list goes oni wonder what the real reason is. availability of the chip played a big role.
WOW is 4 years old. Kinda bad game to judge a new system on.