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dilgit

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