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Did you have ALL Settings set to Very High when you tested Crysis on 720p? Thats still pretty much a gaming machine if so... Was it unplayable at 1080p/Native?
What about gaming results under XP? I'd like to upgrade to Win 7 down the road since XP is getting a little long in the tooth, but few hundred bucks for Ultimate is a little out of my realm for the time being.
Have you tried Fraps? That should work with "all" games. It runs on the background. 
http://www.fraps.com/download.php
http://www.fraps.com/download.php
are you running bootcamp in windows xp, vista or windows 7?
do you know if you can run dragon age in windows 7?
Also how bad does the fps get with AA on?
Thanks. ^^
Maybe a dumb question, but can you run games like Dragon Age in a window? Or you can't because you're running it under boot camp (don't have a Mac so I don't know how these things work).
Seems to me that the full 27" screen might be *too* big when gaming? (plus maybe it'd be better to run it in a 1600x1200 window and be able to turn on all the AA, effects and everything?)
Seems to me that the full 27" screen might be *too* big when gaming? (plus maybe it'd be better to run it in a 1600x1200 window and be able to turn on all the AA, effects and everything?)
You can normally run the game at a lower resolution, but in full-screen. Saves running in an ugly window.
The DA:O results are hard to believe... The 4850m is a little less powerfull than a 4830 and yet you are posting 4870X2 / 5870 like results...
All I hope is that I will be able to run MW2 and L4D without lags..
Can you record temps plz ? ( To see how much it can be overclocked)
All I hope is that I will be able to run MW2 and L4D without lags..
Can you record temps plz ? ( To see how much it can be overclocked)
Running COD Modern Warfare 2:
2560x 1440
All Graphics options set to yes, other than AA. Textures all set to Extra.
40-50 FPS in most instances.
There were times it dropped to 25, but only with lots of explosions. Never seemed to lag or be unplayable at all.
2560x 1440
All Graphics options set to yes, other than AA. Textures all set to Extra.
40-50 FPS in most instances.
There were times it dropped to 25, but only with lots of explosions. Never seemed to lag or be unplayable at all.
Thanks for the thread!
This is just the kind of real-world gaming experiences I was hoping to read about. I've got one on the way (i7), and while I mainly game on my PS3 (when I game at all), it's nice to know that even this so-called "sissy" GPU in the iMac can still hold its own!
Nice job, gents.
This is just the kind of real-world gaming experiences I was hoping to read about. I've got one on the way (i7), and while I mainly game on my PS3 (when I game at all), it's nice to know that even this so-called "sissy" GPU in the iMac can still hold its own!
Nice job, gents.
Its looking promising for gaming, just found this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dMUFr57ens
Would still like numbers and details though!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dMUFr57ens
Would still like numbers and details though!
He is playing in 1024x768!
Anyone here play age of conan? Or be so kind to download the trial and give it a go? It would be a good indicator of processor/ram power.
Yeh true. I have bit the bullet even though I am a PC gamer and gone ahead and just ordered myself an i7. I will definitley be doing some gaming benchmarks as soon as I have recieved it for all sorts of games such as, Crysis, Left 4 Dead, Dragon Age, CoD, many other titles, all of which tested on Windows 7 x64.
I really couldnt resist from this amazing all in one, people say its bottle knecked by the GPU, but it is still a fairly powerful GPU. Im not too bothered, I'm coming from a PC with an 8800GTS and Quad Core, so I'm expecting fairly very similar performance out of this thing compared to my current set up.
Expect my results just after christmas, as this is a christmas present.
Can someone try Unreal Tournament 3 and let me know the results. The first chart is an "avg" chart with UT3 built into it.
This is the only game I currently play, and if it plays at native at say medium, ill be happy. Id like to pick up startcraft2 and D3 when they come out.
I guess I could hook up my 22" 1680x1050 screen and just game on that too...
This is the only game I currently play, and if it plays at native at say medium, ill be happy. Id like to pick up startcraft2 and D3 when they come out.
I guess I could hook up my 22" 1680x1050 screen and just game on that too...
has someone yet tried to play half life 2 + episodes on the i7 iMac?
would be nice to see some results
would be nice to see some results
My i7 8GB machine runs MW2 great, although I don't have the option of native res through vista 64, but 1920x1080 still looks amazing.
Everything Source (Half-Life 2 + episodes, Left for Dead) runs perfect. No one can ever claim to have seen a framedrop in those games, that's not possible
Everything Source (Half-Life 2 + episodes, Left for Dead) runs perfect. No one can ever claim to have seen a framedrop in those games, that's not possible
http://service.futuremark.com/home.action?resultId=1647822&resultType=19
My 3dMark result.
I also tried Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, which runs at full screen, full resolution and high detail. Looks pretty! Runs smoothly, I think, although I haven't done more than load it up and have a look around to see how it runs.
My 3dMark result.
I also tried Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, which runs at full screen, full resolution and high detail. Looks pretty! Runs smoothly, I think, although I haven't done more than load it up and have a look around to see how it runs.