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What iMac Specs Do I Need?
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<blockquote data-quote="Shennaniah" data-source="post: 1151001" data-attributes="member: 181669"><p>Thanks for the fast replies! <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>s2odin: Okay, I'll remember your recommendation on the 5670. Is 1GB (on the 5750) really not necessary? And, on the <a href="http://www.apple.com/imac/specs.html" target="_blank">mac site</a> it shows that all the cores support hyper threading. In this case, what would you advise for the processor?</p><p></p><p>Pigoo3: ;D Your "quick and dirty answer" is actually a refreshing change from "go for the best!"</p><p>Okay... "heavy" graphics work such as- big files, multiple files, high resolutions, many layers, filters. I'm upgrading from a little ol' MacBook Black. I can't rmb the specs exactly, but it was something like 1GB, Intel Core Duo, 2.0GHz. Yeah, nowhere near the iMacs. It starts to lag even if I work on 1 photoshop file at 300 dpi and A4 size only a few layers, and the only other applications running are Firefox/Safari/iTunes.</p><p></p><p>What kind of work would require quad-cores? I don't want to get an i3/i5 and then end up having frequent lags when I'm working with big graphics files or playing graphics-intensive games. Especially if they're being run in Bootcamp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shennaniah, post: 1151001, member: 181669"] Thanks for the fast replies! :) s2odin: Okay, I'll remember your recommendation on the 5670. Is 1GB (on the 5750) really not necessary? And, on the [URL="http://www.apple.com/imac/specs.html"]mac site[/URL] it shows that all the cores support hyper threading. In this case, what would you advise for the processor? Pigoo3: ;D Your "quick and dirty answer" is actually a refreshing change from "go for the best!" Okay... "heavy" graphics work such as- big files, multiple files, high resolutions, many layers, filters. I'm upgrading from a little ol' MacBook Black. I can't rmb the specs exactly, but it was something like 1GB, Intel Core Duo, 2.0GHz. Yeah, nowhere near the iMacs. It starts to lag even if I work on 1 photoshop file at 300 dpi and A4 size only a few layers, and the only other applications running are Firefox/Safari/iTunes. What kind of work would require quad-cores? I don't want to get an i3/i5 and then end up having frequent lags when I'm working with big graphics files or playing graphics-intensive games. Especially if they're being run in Bootcamp. [/QUOTE]
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