Dear all,
I'm looking for a bit of help with buying the correct machine for my needs.
I use the machine for a bit of gaming such as Flight Simulator, Counter Strike and battlefield 2. Most of the other time it will be iLife, email and general internet usage. I however will be using Mac the ripper and handbrake which will use a lot of processing power.
Will the iMac have enough juice to run these tasks at good rates?
The iMac im think off is
24" iMac
2.33 Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB DDR2 Memory
7600GT 256mb Nvidia Grapics Card
500GB Hard Drive
Or the Macpro
Standard config apart from...
X1900 GPU
2gb Memory
160gb drive ( have spare 160gb SATA drive at home )
I already have a 19" screen but i would upgrade to a 24" with the Macpro. So the total price would be around £2200 for the Macpro and £1500 for the iMac. I would like to use Front Row as well but from what i see it wont work on the Macpro as of yet. Do you think Front row will be available on the Macpro? I know FR is due to be released with 10.5 but how will the remote work with the Macpro with no IR?
Overall i would like to keep this machine for 3 years but will it meet the demands on gaming for the next 3 years? At least with the Macpro i could upgrade the GPU.
What machine do you think is best for me?
Thanks very much for your time.
Darren
I'm looking for a bit of help with buying the correct machine for my needs.
I use the machine for a bit of gaming such as Flight Simulator, Counter Strike and battlefield 2. Most of the other time it will be iLife, email and general internet usage. I however will be using Mac the ripper and handbrake which will use a lot of processing power.
Will the iMac have enough juice to run these tasks at good rates?
The iMac im think off is
24" iMac
2.33 Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB DDR2 Memory
7600GT 256mb Nvidia Grapics Card
500GB Hard Drive
Or the Macpro
Standard config apart from...
X1900 GPU
2gb Memory
160gb drive ( have spare 160gb SATA drive at home )
I already have a 19" screen but i would upgrade to a 24" with the Macpro. So the total price would be around £2200 for the Macpro and £1500 for the iMac. I would like to use Front Row as well but from what i see it wont work on the Macpro as of yet. Do you think Front row will be available on the Macpro? I know FR is due to be released with 10.5 but how will the remote work with the Macpro with no IR?
Overall i would like to keep this machine for 3 years but will it meet the demands on gaming for the next 3 years? At least with the Macpro i could upgrade the GPU.
What machine do you think is best for me?
Thanks very much for your time.
Darren