So I'm looking to upgrade from a 2008 black macbook. For those who have the 5K iMac. Assuming I'm not concerned with the fan noise and GPU heat as I will just use steam in home streaming for games. Using the 4.0 GHz i7 and using a fan control application to drive up the fans to 100% and some CPU benchmarking to stress test the CPU, would you still encounter thermal throttling on the CPU? and by how much? It could also be done on a 3.5 GHz i7 but I'd prefer to see results with the more expensive one.
Also any chance that someone knows the maximum decibels of the noise that the fan would make?
Also any chance that someone knows the maximum decibels of the noise that the fan would make?