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It will.... but if all he cares about is WoW, he'll get better FPS running Windows, not to mention pay about 1/2 as much for the computer.
Sure it will. I have it set to med/high settings on my MacBook Pro and works more than well. Running anywhere from 50-60+ fps of course depending where you are, obviously fps is going to suffer with a crowded area even with a PC gaming rig.
I've played for a while on my iMac, I have the 8800GS, played with all settings on high while running a second monitor and had nothing but positive experiences. Crisper video than my friend's homebuilt PC.
I wouldn't worry about having problems with WoW on any iMac.
I wouldn't worry about having problems with WoW on any iMac.
Also, if WoW is THAT important to your friend and he's considering a Mac, WoW supposedly runs even better in Windows (through Boot Camp) than it does on a Mac so it's a win-win regardless.
Ask your buddy if he'd like his screen to look like this with Ultra settings and 8x multisampling at 132 FPS (in an empty Ironforge) would be 30+ fps in Dalaran.
if he says yes and has the cash, tell him 4850 is the way to go. however, many that have been shipped have been freezing, so you/he might want to wait a week.
if he says yes and has the cash, tell him 4850 is the way to go. however, many that have been shipped have been freezing, so you/he might want to wait a week.
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It sounded like his biggest requirement is WoW, not his only requirement.
Get him on a Mac and he'll find out that computers are actually good for WoW and other things too.
I have two friends playing WoW with GeForce 6000 series, 512mb RAM ~2GHz single core processor. They're happy with even while it runs WoW less than 30FPS.