OS X: New MacLife Benchmarks of late 2012 27" iMac

[Irishman]

http://www.maclife.com/article/featu...cks_gaming_rig

It's good for what it is, but I wonder at what point in its life cycle it will begin to lose its ability to play cutting edge games? 1 year? 18 months? 2 years?

Maybe by then, something like this will be available to extend its useful life?

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/luc...nal,17520.html

http://www.tonymacx86.com/214-extern...ng-gamers.html