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<blockquote data-quote="Zoolook" data-source="post: 546265" data-attributes="member: 21101">No, I disagree with cwa on this.&nbsp; An iMac will not run a modern game 'well', i.e. at full native screen rez, with AA, AF and full details.&nbsp; No.&nbsp; The video card is already a year out of date, at least.&nbsp; The 7900GTX for example, is more than twice as fast as the 2400XTA 2400XT is about 15% of the speed on an 8800 and a 2600 Pro (the 'pro' monicker is a joke) is only about 25% faster than that.You're talking about 15 frames per second on a game like UT3 or Crysis.&nbsp; Top end PC games are very demanding, and have been since the late 1990'sThis is Rainbow Six Vegas, a game that's over 6 months old and the resolution here is 1280*1024 (slightly higher than an iMac screen)(fps)ATI Radeon HD 2900 - 83.9 (Top of the range PC)GeForce 8800GTS - 78GF 7950 GT - 56Radeon X1950 Pro - 44.4GF 7900 GS - 43.5 (one year old top end PC)GF 8600 GTS - 39.2Radeon X1950 GT - 39.2 (Gaming PC)Radeon HD 2600 XT - 37.4GF 8600 GT - 32.9 (MacBook Pro)GF 7600 GT - 30.7 (2 year old PC/Best Mac Pro)Radeon X1650 XT - 28.2Radeon HD 2600 Pro - 25.2 (iMac - high end)Radeon HD 2400 XT - 14.5 (iMac - low end)15 fps is unplayable.&nbsp; Most PC gamers would have at LEAST a 7600GT, even budget PC builders.If you're happy to run these games at 800*600, with medium settings, then great, it'll be fine, but otherwise the iMac doesn't make the grade gaming wise.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zoolook, post: 546265, member: 21101"] No, I disagree with cwa on this. An iMac will not run a modern game 'well', i.e. at full native screen rez, with AA, AF and full details. No. The video card is already a year out of date, at least. The 7900GTX for example, is more than twice as fast as the 2400XT A 2400XT is about 15% of the speed on an 8800 and a 2600 Pro (the 'pro' monicker is a joke) is only about 25% faster than that. You're talking about 15 frames per second on a game like UT3 or Crysis. Top end PC games are very demanding, and have been since the late 1990's This is Rainbow Six Vegas, a game that's over 6 months old and the resolution here is 1280*1024 (slightly higher than an iMac screen) (fps) ATI Radeon HD 2900 - 83.9 (Top of the range PC) GeForce 8800GTS - 78 GF 7950 GT - 56 Radeon X1950 Pro - 44.4 GF 7900 GS - 43.5 (one year old top end PC) GF 8600 GTS - 39.2 Radeon X1950 GT - 39.2 (Gaming PC) Radeon HD 2600 XT - 37.4 GF 8600 GT - 32.9 (MacBook Pro) GF 7600 GT - 30.7 (2 year old PC/Best Mac Pro) Radeon X1650 XT - 28.2 Radeon HD 2600 Pro - 25.2 (iMac - high end) Radeon HD 2400 XT - 14.5 (iMac - low end) 15 fps is unplayable. Most PC gamers would have at LEAST a 7600GT, even budget PC builders. If you're happy to run these games at 800*600, with medium settings, then great, it'll be fine, but otherwise the iMac doesn't make the grade gaming wise. [/QUOTE]

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