I'm planning on ordering a 27" iMac tomorrow. The only option I can't decide on is the graphics card upgrade.
I'm not a high end gamer, but I am looking forward to playing SimCity when it comes out next year and I play Civilization occasionally. I've never edited a video, and even if I did start, I can't imagine it would be a big project. But, I do use iPhoto and Photoshop Elements a lot. So my question is:
Would I see a significant benefit in photo uploading, editing, etc. if I opt for the 680 versus the 675?
The guy I chatted with at the Apple store said "probably not" and encouraged me to upgrade the RAM instead. Which I will do myself after it arrives. So, I was leaning no.
Then I saw these posts from the MacRumors fourms:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1498651/
It wasn't much help.
This one was better, but was more about video editing rather than iPhoto and Photoshop.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1497989/
That advice mostly came down along the "just buy it" lines. But, the original poster is doing tons of video editing, which I am not.
Argh! I can't decide. Help.
-kevin
I'm not a high end gamer, but I am looking forward to playing SimCity when it comes out next year and I play Civilization occasionally. I've never edited a video, and even if I did start, I can't imagine it would be a big project. But, I do use iPhoto and Photoshop Elements a lot. So my question is:
Would I see a significant benefit in photo uploading, editing, etc. if I opt for the 680 versus the 675?
The guy I chatted with at the Apple store said "probably not" and encouraged me to upgrade the RAM instead. Which I will do myself after it arrives. So, I was leaning no.
Then I saw these posts from the MacRumors fourms:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1498651/
It wasn't much help.
This one was better, but was more about video editing rather than iPhoto and Photoshop.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1497989/
That advice mostly came down along the "just buy it" lines. But, the original poster is doing tons of video editing, which I am not.
Argh! I can't decide. Help.
-kevin