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Hi everyone, first post here and possibly many more! My Apple journey started on the iPad 2's launch day when I got my first Apple device. Not too long ago I went to my local Apple store to get my iPad 2 replaced for the screen bleed issue. I was surprised how well they took care of me and gave me a replacement, even though I bought the iPad at Best Buy. While I was at the Apple store I saw the new 27" iMac, and I was seriously impressed! But back to my main question:
I currently have a custom built water-cooled PC. I'm getting tired of the maintenance, and I just want it to work with minimal hassle. I'm also getting older and don't have the need to keep upgrading my PC for benchmarking purposes.
So I'm thinking about selling (or parting out) my current PC and getting the new 27" iMac with: Core i7 3.4GHz CPU, 2TB HDD, 16GB RAM and the AMD HD 6970M 2GB graphics option. I want to partition the drive for OS X and Win7 dual boot capability (via bootcamp?). The Windows side will be used mostly for some occasional online PC gaming. I plan to use the OS X side for everything else, and attempt to learn the new OS X at the same time.
The big question I have is, will PC games such as COD: Black Ops & Modern Warfare along with Battlefield: Bad Company 2, be playable enough (hopefully at least 40+ FPS with decent graphic settings) with the i7 3.4GHz CPU and the HD 6970M 2GB graphics - if I set game resolution to 1920 x 1080? Seeing as how I don't want to have a seperate PC strictly for gaming, I was hoping this new iMac might do the trick for me.
And as technology progresses, is there any possibility the CPU and graphics of the 27" iMac could be upgraded down the road if needed or wanted?
Any comments or insight is greatly appreciated!
I currently have a custom built water-cooled PC. I'm getting tired of the maintenance, and I just want it to work with minimal hassle. I'm also getting older and don't have the need to keep upgrading my PC for benchmarking purposes.
So I'm thinking about selling (or parting out) my current PC and getting the new 27" iMac with: Core i7 3.4GHz CPU, 2TB HDD, 16GB RAM and the AMD HD 6970M 2GB graphics option. I want to partition the drive for OS X and Win7 dual boot capability (via bootcamp?). The Windows side will be used mostly for some occasional online PC gaming. I plan to use the OS X side for everything else, and attempt to learn the new OS X at the same time.
The big question I have is, will PC games such as COD: Black Ops & Modern Warfare along with Battlefield: Bad Company 2, be playable enough (hopefully at least 40+ FPS with decent graphic settings) with the i7 3.4GHz CPU and the HD 6970M 2GB graphics - if I set game resolution to 1920 x 1080? Seeing as how I don't want to have a seperate PC strictly for gaming, I was hoping this new iMac might do the trick for me.
And as technology progresses, is there any possibility the CPU and graphics of the 27" iMac could be upgraded down the road if needed or wanted?
Any comments or insight is greatly appreciated!