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High-end RiMac gaming lifespan?

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hchaugen

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Oct 22, 2014
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Hi guys!

I've been waiting for the new iMac for a while now (bought MBP 2 weeks before NeXT-gen came out, lesson learned) but I just want to be sure that I don't spend 4000 usd on a desktop that will be "outdated" in a few years.

I use my mbp mostly for casual stuff, while I have a gaming pc, but now I want to get rid of the PC and get a OS that works :eek:

How long do you think a high-end iMac will be able to play games on Ultra Performance? WoW/BF4 etc.

I'm a bit sad about the "4gig only" Graphics card ? :mad:

Thank you so much.
 
It was reported that the 5K iMac out performed the low end Mac Pro. I'd say it all depends on the GPU, but then its pushing a lot of pixels. I'd say it would probably be pretty decent.
 
Forget 4K/5K long term gaming on a mobile chip. Spending $4000 on an iMac for the purpose of gaming is daft IMO.

Is there even a Mac version of Battlefield 4?

If not, you'll end up having to install Windows anyway or compromise performance using a wrapper etc.

Any computer you buy now will be outdated in a year. I still use a 2GB 5870 (the chip is 5 year old!) and I am still satisfied with its performance: more or less maxed out Skyrim, Crysis 1, Bioshocks etc

If your gaming PC is fairly recent and has a decent power supply couldn't you just whack a 970/980 in there?
 
I didn't mean gaming at 5k res, but the machine being "usable" for gaming (likely at 1440).

Sure 4000 is alot, but I'd rather get a high-end that I can use for 3-4 years, than a low-end that lasts 2 :eek:

TY for input.
 
This is an incredibly open-ended question since some of us keep playing the same games for many years, therefore the gaming lifespan will be very long.
 
My 2010 iMac can run LoL at max graphics at 2650 x 1440. I'd say that's pretty good.

But I'm no gamer by any definition of the word. I'm sure for casual gaming the new iMac will be decent.

If for the majority of your time you play computer games then I seriously discourage you from buying any sort of Mac really.
 
hchaugen said:
Hi guys!

I've been waiting for the new iMac for a while now (bought MBP 2 weeks before NeXT-gen came out, lesson learned) but I just want to be sure that I don't spend 4000 usd on a desktop that will be "outdated" in a few years.

I use my mbp mostly for casual stuff, while I have a gaming pc, but now I want to get rid of the PC and get a OS that works :eek:

How long do you think a high-end iMac will be able to play games on Ultra Performance? WoW/BF4 etc.

I'm a bit sad about the "4gig only" Graphics card ? :mad:

Thank you so much.
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Every technology will be outdated in "few" years.

I dont think WoW or BF4 will change through years, and I dont think iMac will start be weaker to the point where it is not able to run those games.

For WoW, SC2, Most games from Steam, LoL it is right now enough. For games that will start appearing soon - it might be quite too small...
 
theSeb said:
This is an incredibly open-ended question since some of us keep playing the same games for many years, therefore the gaming lifespan will be very long.
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I still play Master of Magic sometimes. It runs worse these days because you need DOS emulators and current screens are not that awesome with 640x480 resolution. :rolleyes:
 
I'm ordering one with i7/295x and expect it to last me around 3/4 years at 1280x720 at full/decent detail :) (1440p should be ok for the less demanding titles)

:)
 
JediFragger said:
I'm ordering one with i7/295x and expect it to last me around 3/4 years at 1280x720 at full/decent detail :) (1440p should be ok for the less demanding titles)

:)
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absolutely... this should be the case given what we've seen so far from real-world gaming results on the RiMac.
 
w00tini said:
absolutely... this should be the case given what we've seen so far from real-world gaming results on the RiMac.
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Yup, people are expecting too much imo. They have to remember that this is a mobile-class gpu (and only slightly faster than a desktop 285, which is turn is only slightly faster than a nVidia 760!!)
 
getting close to 6years on my current Imac - I would anticipate getting at least a half decade of the new Retina that is coming
 
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