Hi. I need some advice from someone in the know. I realize for gaming I should have a PC etc etc but I like my Macs and I'm not a real major gamer but I play some and want to play Star Citizen which is impossible with my 2011 i7 2.8GH one I have now
I'm trying to make up my mind which is the better Imac to buy.
One is a new 21.5" and the other is a 2nd hand 27".
It's always nice to buy a new one for warranty etc but the old one seems to have better Graphics. It also doesn't really worry me if I buy a 27" or a 21.5" and though the 2nd hand one has a larger hard drive that's not that important either as I can change that at a later date with not much trouble.
I do play games like Elder Scrolls Online" on it so I want the one that will handle games like that the best and for the longest.
I am updating from my mid 2011 Imac but about $2000 is my limit.
Can someone advise me which way I should go please?
iMac 27 5K Late 2015 i5 3.3GHz 16GB RAM 2GB GPU 2.12TB Fusion Drive (Maxed Out)
Apple iMac 27 inch 5K Retina Model
Model: Late 2015 model purchased in Aug 2016
Upgrades: Upgraded to =>
=> 16GB RAM at the time of purchase (Maxed out)
=> 2TB Fusion Drive (instead of usual mechanical hard drive 17x more faster)
GPU/Video Card: AMD Radeon R9 M395 i5
3.3GHz Quad core processor supports multi threading**(Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz)
16GB DDR3 RAM (Maxed out)
2GB Dedicated GPU 2.12TB Fusion Drive
Or this new one:
21.5-inch (diagonal) 4096-by-2304 resolution Retina 4K display
Seventh-generation dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
Radeon Pro 555 or 560 graphics processor with up to 4GB of video memory
Model MNE02X/A
Processor Brand Intel
Processor Type Core i5
Processor Speed (GHz) 3.40
Installed RAM 8GB
Primary Storage Capacity 1TB
I'm trying to make up my mind which is the better Imac to buy.
One is a new 21.5" and the other is a 2nd hand 27".
It's always nice to buy a new one for warranty etc but the old one seems to have better Graphics. It also doesn't really worry me if I buy a 27" or a 21.5" and though the 2nd hand one has a larger hard drive that's not that important either as I can change that at a later date with not much trouble.
I do play games like Elder Scrolls Online" on it so I want the one that will handle games like that the best and for the longest.
I am updating from my mid 2011 Imac but about $2000 is my limit.
Can someone advise me which way I should go please?
iMac 27 5K Late 2015 i5 3.3GHz 16GB RAM 2GB GPU 2.12TB Fusion Drive (Maxed Out)
Apple iMac 27 inch 5K Retina Model
Model: Late 2015 model purchased in Aug 2016
Upgrades: Upgraded to =>
=> 16GB RAM at the time of purchase (Maxed out)
=> 2TB Fusion Drive (instead of usual mechanical hard drive 17x more faster)
GPU/Video Card: AMD Radeon R9 M395 i5
3.3GHz Quad core processor supports multi threading**(Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz)
16GB DDR3 RAM (Maxed out)
2GB Dedicated GPU 2.12TB Fusion Drive
Or this new one:
21.5-inch (diagonal) 4096-by-2304 resolution Retina 4K display
Seventh-generation dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
Radeon Pro 555 or 560 graphics processor with up to 4GB of video memory
Model MNE02X/A
Processor Brand Intel
Processor Type Core i5
Processor Speed (GHz) 3.40
Installed RAM 8GB
Primary Storage Capacity 1TB