Hi.
I`m a long time PC user that wants to switch to Mac. I just got a Macbook to see how I would like Mac OS. And I absolutely love it like all of you.
My old PC is dying (P4 3.0Ghz, 3Gb Ram, GeForce 6800GT) so I will need to get a replacement.
I`ll be using my computer for web browsing, photshop, word processor and multimedia like movies and music. All that I would like to do under Mac OS. But I will still need Windows for Games (Oblivion, Bioshock, The Witcher, FIFA 08, Half-Life, Crysis?).
My main concern in the new iMac is the graphic card. There is no way to replace it at all in the future? I did some research on the current games and they run pretty smooth on HD2600 but I`m not sure what`s gonna happen in a year or two. I don`t plan to buy a new iMac avery year. It`s almost $2000... For me that is lots of money so if I buy it I would like to keep it for at least four years.
You guys think that Radeon HD2600 is going to be still acceptable card in the nearest future( like two three years)? Or should I just wait, maybe Apple will upgrade those cards in the nearest future to some NVidia models?
Can you help me decide and share some gaming experience?
Did anybody try to playing The Witcher on it? Does it run smoothly on full details?
Any other thoughts?
Thanks!
I`m a long time PC user that wants to switch to Mac. I just got a Macbook to see how I would like Mac OS. And I absolutely love it like all of you.
My old PC is dying (P4 3.0Ghz, 3Gb Ram, GeForce 6800GT) so I will need to get a replacement.
I`ll be using my computer for web browsing, photshop, word processor and multimedia like movies and music. All that I would like to do under Mac OS. But I will still need Windows for Games (Oblivion, Bioshock, The Witcher, FIFA 08, Half-Life, Crysis?).
My main concern in the new iMac is the graphic card. There is no way to replace it at all in the future? I did some research on the current games and they run pretty smooth on HD2600 but I`m not sure what`s gonna happen in a year or two. I don`t plan to buy a new iMac avery year. It`s almost $2000... For me that is lots of money so if I buy it I would like to keep it for at least four years.
You guys think that Radeon HD2600 is going to be still acceptable card in the nearest future( like two three years)? Or should I just wait, maybe Apple will upgrade those cards in the nearest future to some NVidia models?
Can you help me decide and share some gaming experience?
Did anybody try to playing The Witcher on it? Does it run smoothly on full details?
Any other thoughts?
Thanks!