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What iMac Specs Do I Need?
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<blockquote data-quote="Shennaniah" data-source="post: 1150986" data-attributes="member: 181669"><p>Hi all! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I'm gonna buy an iMac soon (woohoo!) and would like some advice as to what specs I should go for. This was one of my questions on another forum, but didn't get an answer to it.</p><p></p><p>I basically want to know: what are the minimum specs that I should have on my iMac? From there, I'll go for specs that are 1 step higher, so that I'll have a bigger "power margin" to play around with.</p><p></p><p>My uses-</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the regular stuff (internet, email, word docs, music) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">quite a bit of graphics work in programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Painter</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bootcamp for a few graphics-intensive games (Cabal, Assassin's Creed, ...Maplestory? lol) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bootcamp for graphics programs that aren't available for the mac os</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>So, do I need a <u>comfortable minimum</u> of i3, i5, i5 Quad, or i7 Quad?</strong></p><p>and</p><p><strong>ATI Radeon 4670 with 256MB/ 4850 with 512MB/ 5670 with 512MB/ or 5750 with 1GB?</strong></p><p></p><p>I've already found that the general recommendation is to "get the best you can afford" so that the mac will be "future-proofed". But I still have my reservations about jumping straight for the top, and that's why I want to know what my minimum needs are. So please don't tell me again to go for the best! The purpose of this post is to find out how much below "the best" I can afford to get.)</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance everyone! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shennaniah, post: 1150986, member: 181669"] Hi all! :) I'm gonna buy an iMac soon (woohoo!) and would like some advice as to what specs I should go for. This was one of my questions on another forum, but didn't get an answer to it. I basically want to know: what are the minimum specs that I should have on my iMac? From there, I'll go for specs that are 1 step higher, so that I'll have a bigger "power margin" to play around with. My uses- [LIST] [*]the regular stuff (internet, email, word docs, music) [*]quite a bit of graphics work in programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Painter [*]Bootcamp for a few graphics-intensive games (Cabal, Assassin's Creed, ...Maplestory? lol) [*]Bootcamp for graphics programs that aren't available for the mac os [/LIST] [B]So, do I need a [U]comfortable minimum[/U] of i3, i5, i5 Quad, or i7 Quad?[/B] and [B]ATI Radeon 4670 with 256MB/ 4850 with 512MB/ 5670 with 512MB/ or 5750 with 1GB?[/B] I've already found that the general recommendation is to "get the best you can afford" so that the mac will be "future-proofed". But I still have my reservations about jumping straight for the top, and that's why I want to know what my minimum needs are. So please don't tell me again to go for the best! The purpose of this post is to find out how much below "the best" I can afford to get.) Thanks in advance everyone! :D [/QUOTE]
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