Which one is better?

[dilgit]

Which configuration of the late 27" iMac, out of the following two options, will better suit heavy gaming and video editing:

1.) 3.4GHz Quad Core i7 - 8GB Ram - GTX 675MX 1GB - 3TB Fusion drive
2.) 3.2GHz Quad Core i5 - 32GB Ram - GTX 680MX 2GB - 3TB Fusion drive

[oililymad]

Originally Posted by dilgit

Which configuration of the late 27" iMac, out of the following two options, will better suit heavy gaming and video editing:

1.) 3.4GHz Quad Core i7 - 8GB Ram - GTX 675MX 1GB - 3TB Fusion drive
2.) 3.2GHz Quad Core i5 - 32GB Ram - GTX 680MX 2GB - 3TB Fusion drive

I'd go for the second. I dont think many people need an i7 really. :-)

and don't buy your RAM from Apple. That will save you buckets! Try Crucial

and why are you asking if you already have the 27" in your siggy? :-P

[maflynn]

To me 8 seems too low and 32 seems over kill - not sure. If I have to choose it'd be #2 and I echo oililymad's comment in that you can save some money by upgrading the ram yourself though I understand the appeal of having apple do it and being part of the overall warranty

[BigMac25]

Originally Posted by dilgit

Which configuration of the late 27" iMac, out of the following two options, will better suit heavy gaming and video editing:

1.) 3.4GHz Quad Core i7 - 8GB Ram - GTX 675MX 1GB - 3TB Fusion drive
2.) 3.2GHz Quad Core i5 - 32GB Ram - GTX 680MX 2GB - 3TB Fusion drive

I would order what is highlighted in bold and upgrade the ram from 8gb to 32gb yourself. Apple charges way to much for ram.

[oililymad]

Originally Posted by BigMac25

I would order what is highlighted in bold and upgrade the ram from 8gb to 32gb yourself. Apple charges way to much for ram.

why does he/she need hyperthreading for the stated intended uses?

[Gavzooka]

Originally Posted by oililymad

why does he/she need hyperthreading for the stated intended uses?

Both stated uses would make use of hyperthreading in a lot of cases....whether they need them or not is a personal choice.

[dilgit]

Originally Posted by oililymad

I'd go for the second. I dont think many people need an i7 really. :-)

and don't buy your RAM from Apple. That will save you buckets! Try Crucial

and why are you asking if you already have the 27" in your siggy? :-P

True... I already own the top of the line configuration which is blazing fast. I ask for a friend, not for myself, because I have no way to compare the two options. What my friend was actually asking was, whether the 3.2 i5 option will be so much slower than the 3.4 i7 option?

[Serban]

There is only one option:

3.2GHz Quad Core i5 - 32GB Ram - GTX 680MX 2GB - 3TB Fusion drive

Check the difference between i5 3.2Ghz and the i7...

[BigMac25]

Originally Posted by Gavzooka

Both stated uses would make use of hyperthreading in a lot of cases....whether they need them or not is a personal choice.

and the i7 has 8mb cache whereas the i5 has 6mb.

I would want the imac to last as long as possible especially spending that kind of money. 200 dollars is not much when you are already spending 2500.