quick question for 27 in imac in target display mode

[Kalvus5]

I know my mac is compatible, I'm just wondering if anyone knows if there is a way to only use the windows side as I am building a gaming PC and i do not want my processes on my mac side slowing anything down. Does anyone who does this settup know if running it on the mac side is even harmful to FPS? Will quitting out of all the applications before playing be good enough to not have any slowdowns?

Thanks.

 

[blueroom]

Use Bootcamp for Windows. It turns your Mac into a Windows PC.

 

[Kalvus5]

Oh good! I have bootcamp already, so if I plug in my tower how does it sense what computer to use?

 

[theSeb]

What model do you have? 2010 or 2011?

 

[Kalvus5]

late 2009, it has a minidisplayport on the back so I think it should work, I just want to know the type of performance loss to expect running two OS's at once and any way to counter that.

 

[theSeb]

late 2009, it has a minidisplayport on the back so I think it should work, I just want to know the type of performance loss to expect running two OS's at once and any way to counter that.

If you're running in target display mode then your iMac acts as purely a monitor. You're not running two operating systems. The iMac will simply display what your other computer is feeding to it.

 

[panzer06]

I know my mac is compatible, I'm just wondering if anyone knows if there is a way to only use the windows side as I am building a gaming PC and i do not want my processes on my mac side slowing anything down. Does anyone who does this settup know if running it on the mac side is even harmful to FPS? Will quitting out of all the applications before playing be good enough to not have any slowdowns?

Thanks.

Just be careful about which card you buy. See this thread for more info.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1264950/

Cheers

 

[Kalvus5]

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Thanks for the help! One last question, which offers the best connection, dvi hdmi or displayport to mdp because my graphics card has all three and I wanted To know If there is a difference between the three

 

[theSeb]

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Thanks for the help! One last question, which offers the best connection, dvi hdmi or displayport to mdp because my graphics card has all three and I wanted To know If there is a difference between the three

http://www.tgdaily.com/hardware-features/33161-a-comparison-of-next-gen-display-interfaces

 

[Kalvus5]

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Alright and just one last last question if I have bootcamp already and windows 7 oem running on it, do I still have to buy another copy for my tower? Thanks.

 

[old-wiz]

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Alright and just one last last question if I have bootcamp already and windows 7 oem running on it, do I still have to buy another copy for my tower? Thanks.

Since the tower is another machine you will need another copy.

 

[panzer06]

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Thanks for the help! One last question, which offers the best connection, dvi hdmi or displayport to mdp because my graphics card has all three and I wanted To know If there is a difference between the three

Target display mode only supports connectivity (w/o adapters) and native resolution using displayport input sources. The easiest solution is to buy a card the has mini dislpayport out and use a simple mdp to mdp cable.

Cheers,

 

[Kalvus5]

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The card has a displayport and not a minidisplayport, but I guess thatll work

 

[panzer06]

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The card has a displayport and not a minidisplayport, but I guess thatll work

That will work as long as you have the DP to mdp cable.

Cheers,