iMac - Just bought the new Mac... Have ?

dfb · dfb #1 (**permalink**)

04-29-2008, 09:55 AM

Hi gang, Yesterday, Monday, The new Imacs came out. So I went to BB and Bought the 24 inch, with the 2.8 processor, 2 gigs of Ram, and the ATI 2600 Pro... I asked this on the previous model that I had and it was within the 15 days trade in period.. Will this machine do games well.. Some one here asked what kind of games???? Chess??? No, Like Flight Simulators (Windows Or Mac)... Maybe Quake... thanks in advance.. Dan

mac57 · mac57 #2 (**permalink**)

04-29-2008, 09:22 PM

Wow! The new iMacs are in the retail channel already? That is amazing. I thought that it would take weeks for that to occur. I may have to go check out my local Best Buy and my local Apple store and see if they are there.

dfb · dfb #3 (**permalink**)

04-29-2008, 09:41 PM

They came out Monday... BB said they got alot of them in...

The Vindicat3d · The Vindicat3d #4 (**permalink**)

04-29-2008, 10:51 PM

I believe it will run them Okay, I'm not too experienced but as long as the settings aren't cranked way up you should be good to go.

EGGO · EGGO #5 (**permalink**)

04-29-2008, 11:05 PM

You should be able to play Crysis at full just fine*

*If you do in fact try this, keep a fire-extinguisher handy and don't sue me.

The Vindicat3d · The Vindicat3d #6 (**permalink**)

04-29-2008, 11:10 PM

Heh heh heh, I would also suggest some plexiglass shields and what the heck why don't you kill two birds with one stone and get bill gates to come and "Watch" when he'll really just get taken down by the explosion of the computer.

belunos · belunos #7 (**permalink**)

04-29-2008, 11:47 PM

If you where interested in gaming, you should have ordered a custom iMac from apple with the 8800GS video. It's not top of the like, but it's 2-3 times faster than the ATI card in 3D games and apps. It's a $200 upgrade, and only available on the new 24" models

slinki · slinki #8 (**permalink**)

04-30-2008, 07:03 AM

Does anyone know if it will be possible to upgrade the previous 24" iMac to the spec of the newest one? I.e. taking my iMac apart and putting in the 8800!

LeAstrale · LeAstrale #9 (**permalink**)

04-30-2008, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slinki

Does anyone know if it will be possible to upgrade the previous 24" iMac to the spec of the newest one? I.e. taking my iMac apart and putting in the 8800!

Probarly not since the iMac's are built like Laptops. But im not sure.

slinki · slinki #10 (**permalink**)

04-30-2008, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeAstrale

Probarly not since the iMac's are built like Laptops. But im not sure.

Well it would be an apple store job for sure, but I'd like to think an upgrade was possible

S.SubZero · S.SubZero #11 (**permalink**)

04-30-2008, 12:16 PM

Radeon 2600 Pro vs. 8800GS:

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards....=522&card2=551

8800GT (midrange PC gaming card) vs. 8800GS:

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards....=544&card2=551

belunos · belunos #12 (**permalink**)

04-30-2008, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by slinki

Well it would be an apple store job for sure, but I'd like to think an upgrade was possible

It's a laptop video card, so it's almost certain that it's soldered on the system and non upgradable.

mac57 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,547 Mac Specs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, 120 GB SSD, 500 GB HDD	04-29-2008, 09:22 PM Wow! The new iMacs are in the retail channel already? That is amazing. I thought that it would take weeks for that to occur. I may have to go check out my local Best Buy and my local Apple store and see if they are there. My Macs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, Mac Pro, 3.2 GHz 8 Core, Power Macintosh 7500/100 My iStuff: 32 GB iPhone 4, 30 GB iPod Video, 16 GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS 8.6, openSUSE 10.3, Win XP I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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The Vindicat3d #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 05, 2007 Posts: 985 Mac Specs: Black MacBook- 2.2GHz, 1gb RAM, 160GB, Double-Layer Superdrive.	04-29-2008, 10:51 PM I believe it will run them Okay, I'm not too experienced but as long as the settings aren't cranked way up you should be good to go. Use the Rep System!! Check out my Blog-->Malevolent Poetry-Updated as of 4/4/08 and will be weekly.
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Member Since: Feb 19, 2008 Location: Manhattan, New York Posts: 306 Mac Specs: 2008 8-core mac pro. 4GB RAM 1.5TB storage. Dual LCDs (one IPS monitor for the colour).	04-29-2008, 11:05 PM You should be able to play Crysis at full just fine* *If you do in fact try this, keep a fire-extinguisher handy and don't sue me. The Visual Portfolio I hate mac zealots as much as windows/other OS zealots.
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Member Since: Nov 05, 2007 Posts: 985 Mac Specs: Black MacBook- 2.2GHz, 1gb RAM, 160GB, Double-Layer Superdrive.	04-29-2008, 11:10 PM Heh heh heh, I would also suggest some plexiglass shields and what the heck why don't you kill two birds with one stone and get bill gates to come and "Watch" when he'll really just get taken down by the explosion of the computer. Use the Rep System!! Check out my Blog-->Malevolent Poetry-Updated as of 4/4/08 and will be weekly.
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dfb #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 27, 2008 Location: Gardnerville Nevada Posts: 38 Mac Specs: Imac 24 inch. 2.4ghz	04-29-2008, 09:55 AM Hi gang, Yesterday, Monday, The new Imacs came out. So I went to BB and Bought the 24 inch, with the 2.8 processor, 2 gigs of Ram, and the ATI 2600 Pro... I asked this on the previous model that I had and it was within the 15 days trade in period.. Will this machine do games well.. Some one here asked what kind of games???? Chess??? No, Like Flight Simulators (Windows Or Mac)... Maybe Quake... thanks in advance.. Dan
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belunos #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 31, 2008 Posts: 93 Mac Specs: First gen Mac Pro, Dual 2.66	04-29-2008, 11:47 PM If you where interested in gaming, you should have ordered a custom iMac from apple with the 8800GS video. It's not top of the like, but it's 2-3 times faster than the ATI card in 3D games and apps. It's a $200 upgrade, and only available on the new 24" models
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slinki #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 14, 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 144 Mac Specs: 24" iMac, 2.8GHz Core 2 Extreme, 500+500GB HD, 4GB RAM, OSX 10.5.1	04-30-2008, 07:03 AM Does anyone know if it will be possible to upgrade the previous 24" iMac to the spec of the newest one? I.e. taking my iMac apart and putting in the 8800!
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S.SubZero #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 293	04-30-2008, 12:16 PM Radeon 2600 Pro vs. 8800GS: http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards....=522&card2=551 8800GT (midrange PC gaming card) vs. 8800GS: http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards....=544&card2=551
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