Imac 27' gaming

Hi, i'm playing some games on bootcamp windows 7.
Is it possible to play games with full-screan resolution (1600x1200, 1400x... etc.) without any black bars along the sides of monitor? (PC video cards just can extend image). Playing 1900x.. giving low fps & playing 1280x... giving bad picture...

Off course a tower solution will be optimal for gaming...
Except from the overheating problem, my iMac (2 gb graphic ram) runs Battlefield 3 extremely perfect. Im just affraid of everytime my mac gets warm it will be a little damaged, and like my old mac suddenly die.
Everytime my mac has overheated, it feels like osx is getting a bit slower. (feels like im slowly burn up my cpu)
Now i downloaded MAC FAN to controll fan speed in windows, but i dont have much hope because the fans already sounds like they run very fast, and are very noisy after gaming a couple of hours.

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My gaming computer right now is a first generation version 1.1 Mac Pro from 2006 That is more than a little long in the tooth despite having a video card upgrade to ATI 4870 in 2010 playing the beta of Elder Scrolls Online this month it chugs at just less than 30fps in to 1920x1200 it drops to under 10fps at times.
So it is time for a new computer as it is passing into the realm of no longer being able to keep up to date and due to its mother board design it is limited to osx 10.7 and under bootcamp win XP is the newest it will run
I am something of a mac diehard having bought my first Mac March of 1984 and though I no longer work on my PC (retired) I enjoy playing computer games for a few hours each day. Looking forward to Elder Scrolls Online in a few days and enjoying the improved flow of osx games seen over the last few years (but I do play games like skyrim and the fallouts under bootcamp and XP sp3.
So my target system seems to be a new iMac 27" at just under $3,000
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16GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2X8GB
3TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4GB GDDR5
Apple Magic Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) & User's Guide
Accessory Kit and of course a few thunderbolt to FireWire 800 converters
while I doubt I will get the 8 years between systems that this old pro got me it should be fine for the next 3 to 5 years
A new Mac Pro no longer makes sense as I no longer do the solid modeling work that justified a pro back in 06 also the new pro uses workstation graphics cards that are not optimal for games
So run with the antique Mac Pro 1.1 at medium to high graphics ( low in crowded areas ) with most of the other graphics options turned off at best for the next year or blow the tax refund on a high optioned 27" iMac
I thought of trying to find a last version Mac Pro tower used on eBay as that would mean I could just swap over all my FireWire 800 stuff and not have buy the thunderbolt converters but I do not have a good feel as to how good the last version Mac Pro will be as a gaming computer hence my question here and I will also post this over in the Mac Pro forum if it is thought to be a good idea to go with the find a last years Mac Pro idea
Thoughts?

Of course! And XP is no longer supported after this spring this is what I am stuck running on my no longer upgradable Mac Pro. I will of course install the windows 7 pro 64 sp1 that I run on my 2009 mac book pro under boot camp.
Either I find a good last model Mac Pro (I think September 13 is the last version) or I go with the 27" iMac outlined above. But either way it is about a $3,000 spend, all I am seeing on the refurb list at the apple store here of late are 2012 vintage pros, so I guess if I want a last version pro it will be eBay.... That always bothers me as I have not had the best luck getting stuff there.
And that is why I am asking about the loaded iMac 27 as a gaming machine

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Early 2006 I purchased an iMac 2.0 w/ 2G RAM using x1600 ATI card w/ beta boot camp using XP Pro for gaming purposes.
Now I want to expand my horizons a bit to a new iMac with the same idea as above.
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I'm looking to replace my current headset with something else and I'm running into a little confusion. I've picked out the SteelSeries Siberia v2 Full-Size Gaming Headset, but now I'm not entirely sure whether or not it would work on my iMac.
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Hi,
My trusty iMac 24" with the nVidia 8800Gs (512mb) has died and i need to replace it with a 27" iMac. The 24" was a fast machine and games ran particularly well, I have a choice of a i3 iMac 3.2 which is £1225 on the refurb store or the previous 3.06 Core 2 iMac at £1082. Obviously the 3.06 with Ati 4650 (256mb)price is appealing but i'd imagine it won't run games anywhere near as good as my 8800GS did?
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what has a core duo to do with anything here?
to answer the topic: it depends on what games you want to play. the iMacs aren't good gaming machines, no matter which one you take. that doesn't mean you cannot play games on them, but if you want to play high-end games in a couple of years than the iMac really isn't the machine to go for. right now, it can play most of the games as long as you stay with HD resolution and don't set graphic details too high. problem on the imacs is the graphics card. if you take the highest iMac you get a higher graphic card, but even that card won't be enough in 2-3 years I'd say.
so if you are a casual gamer and you don't mind setting some of the graphic details low, you can get the imac. if you game often than you should actually get a xbox or ps3 I guess.
oh btw: I own the 27'' i7 with the best graphic card currently available in iMacs. I can play most games at HD resolution, but barely.

IMac 27" gaming on Windows 7 overheating and graphic freeze

When i play battlefield 3 in WINDOWS 7 on my brand new iMac 27" i 7, after some time the computer gets EXTREMLY hot and graphics start to freeze.
Im 100% sure its the graphic card/ processor who gets to warm. It sounds like the fans runs on full power to. (it only happens in windows)
Anyone know if there is a solution?
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IMac 27" 3,4 Ghz Intel Core i7
16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 RAM
1 TB HD
AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2048 MB graphics
Windows 7 (full updated)
OSX Lion (full updated)
My earlier iMac from 2010 gets so hot that the motherboard and graphic card burned off, and apple gave me a new iMac.

Off course a tower solution will be optimal for gaming...
Except from the overheating problem, my iMac (2 gb graphic ram) runs Battlefield 3 extremely perfect. Im just affraid of everytime my mac gets warm it will be a little damaged, and like my old mac suddenly die.
Everytime my mac has overheated, it feels like osx is getting a bit slower. (feels like im slowly burn up my cpu)
Now i downloaded MAC FAN to controll fan speed in windows, but i dont have much hope because the fans already sounds like they run very fast, and are very noisy after gaming a couple of hours.

IMac for gaming?

I am considering buying a shiny new iMac. Will it run games well?
I am concerned about the 256m video card. Some new games coming out (e.g. Age of Conan) are recommending 512m cards.
I am not too worried about current games but I want the thing to last me a few years. Am I gimping myself with that 256m card?
Any advice is greatly appreciated

I just finished off COD4 and Crysis running XP under bootcamp and they ran fine. The only drawback is that I had to reduce some of the shading and the resolution a bit. Other than that it worked like a champ. I've yet to find any games I like for the Mac end so I have no experience with native Mac games. If you want the best quality rendering and frame rate possible then no, this is not the machine you want.

Windows 7 on imac, pc gaming

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Hi and welocme to Discussions,
if you have used the OSX install DVD that came with your Mac to install the Apple BootCamp Driver, you can use the 'eject'-key on your keyboard.
Some game installer are smart enough to eject the first disc when asking for the next one.
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Before anyone rips me to ribbons for wanting to use an iMac as a display for a windows PC, let me explain my situation: I need to upgrade my 2007 iMac and I was looking at the 27" iMac. I would like use it as a monitor for my gaming PC when I'm not using it as a Mac because I barely have enough room on my desk for my old iMac and gaming PC monitor as it is. A 27" iMac will take up my whole desk and won't fit with any other monitor. I'd just get a bigger desk, but my studio apartment is too small and cluttered for one.
I know there is the Atlona DVI to Mini DisplayPort Converter, but after hours of searching, I could only find articles saying "it should work with PC" not "I tested it and it does work with PC. Here are some pictures as proof". I'm not willing to spend that much on something that might work.
I was wondering if anyone knew of a site that gave proof that the Atlona DVI to Mini DisplayPort Converter worked the way I hope it does? or does someone know of something coming out in the near future that would allow what I need?

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The only answer I can find round this at the moment (if the converter you mention doesn't work) is to get a new graphics card with a DisplayPort output - still weighing up whether to splash out on a new one and what the chances are of me screwing up my PC if I try installing it myself!!

Intense gaming on current macs vs future imac rumors (buying now or not)

I am wondering if i should purchase the 2nd tier 21.5 (fully upgraded)in imac for my gaming needs for games such as world of warcraft. Or should i wait to the next refresh. I do not know much about the i3 processors that may or may not be found in the new imacs. Are they better for gaming and will most of the new spec updates (ie graphics cards, ram, etc) also be most likely be better for gaming. This will be my first mac so i am not sure how the bew releases usually effect the old design.
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It really depends on your definition of intense. World of Warcraft is quite old and not necessarily that demanding. IMO both iMacs should be fine for that game (with an advantage to the 27" because of the better graphics card).
Note that you can also configure the Core 2 Duo 27" with the 4850 card, though at that points it's only $150 less than the i5, or even $50 more if you upgrade either the processor (3.06 -> 3.33) or RAM (4 GB -> 8 GB).
Some iMac benchmarks:
http://www.barefeats.com/imi7g.html (2560x1440)
http://www.barefeats.com/imi7g2.html (1920x1200)
But I agree with Dave that a PC would be better if the two following conditions are met:
1) the primary use of the computer will be gaming;
2) you expect that its primary use will remain gaming for at least several years.
If you're going to use the computer for gaming, you'll get better performance under Windows even on the iMac (via Boot Camp).
And a PC (and by that, I mean a tower) makes a lot of sense because it is upgradeable, unlike the iMac (only the RAM is easily upgradeable). This may be cheaper in the long run because you don't have to replace the whole computer at once, and some of the components can be easily moved to a new computer when you do replace it (e.g. graphics card, hard drives, monitor).
I disagree with Dave about intense gaming implying no object on cost (running demanding games for long periods of time might make you willing to spend good money on a powerful computer - but it doesn't magically grant you a no-limit budget). However, the iMac is not cheap and you can build a good tower PC (including a monitor) for $2000, that will easily match or exceed the iMac's gaming performance.
Not to mention that in order to run Windows on an iMac you'll have to purchase a separate Windows license (though depending on your needs the performance of WoW or similar games might be good enough under OS X).

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Im thinking about buying a 21'' Imac for gaming and other stuff, would it be good for playing some games?

Buy a dedicated gaming box, instead.
Better for gaming than a Mac and less expensive.
The 21 inch screen iMac models won't cut it for gaming if you need high resolution, fast refresh graphics.
The 21 inch screen iMac models only come with a 512 VRAM GPU.
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Gaming on the new iMac

Hey guys,
(sorry if this has been asked 1000 times before, i went back pretty far and didnt see an answer)
First time poster here. For starters, I'm a game designer and digital artist whose fed up with PCs. I know macs aren't necessarily made for gaming, and that a gaming PC would cost a bit less, but I've had way to many problems with my last PC rigs crashing, melting, and frying. No fun.
Anyways, Im considering buying the i5 or i7 27" quad-core w/ the 1GB ATI card iMac. I currently have a MacBook Pro sporting an nvidia 9600M GT w/ 256 mb dedicated ram. Up until now, I've been able to handle most games on high or medium settings using Bootcamp with Windows 7, so I've been very pleased with how well this little guy has done, which does give me hope with the iMac. As a benchmark for all you gamers out there, I can run StarCraft II on medium @ 1440x900 without worry.
So this brings me to now: is a new iMac going to run my games well? I'm mostly an MMO gamer, with a few RTS's mixed in for funzies. I'll be first in line for the Old Republic, and will be playing the **** out of FFXIV. I've heard polar opposites of "omg, it'll run ffxiv no problem" and "**** no, that iMac won't run sh*t." I will be playing with Windows 7 for most all of my games, which usually seems to run better than games installed on OSX, anyways.
So what are y'alls experiences with the new iMac and games? The guy at Bestbuy said everything will run beautifully, but he doesn't work for apple and could just be trying the make the sale. And unfortunately, the guy at the apple store didn't seem to know much about the iMac he tried to sell me (lol). I guess my biggest worry is the GPU, as I'm not familiar with ATI cards.
So now its your turn! What do you think? And would you go with the i5 or i7?
Thanks a ton,
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Hi,
I have recently purchased a 27" i5 iMac with a ATI 5750. The only game I have played on this so far is StarCraft 2, but I have been running this in Max resolution with all graphics settings on Ultra, and it runs absolutely beautifully.
If you google you will find many many websites complaining of StarCraft 2 frying their graphics card, but i've found this iMac doesn't break a sweat. No fans kicking in, and iMac has stayed cool after a few hours of gaming.
I would definitely recommend this new series of iMacs for gaming now they have finally put some decent current gen gfx cards in.

Receiving New iMac Free - Video Card Question

Much to my relief, Apple is replacing my 2008 24" iMac after I have brought it in to them 3 times for the same issue in a month (failure to startup, they have replaced two video cards, one MLB, and the display but the problem repeats itself within 1-2 weeks). They are replacing it with a newer model that has a 27" display, twice the ram (4 GB) and twice the HD space (1 TB). My question is about the video card in the new iMac, it is a ATI Radeon HD 4670 with 256 MB, and the card in my old iMac was a NVIDIA 8800 GS with 512 MB. My primary application for my iMac is gaming, which I believe makes the video card the most important component. Does anyone know the difference between 256 and 512 or anything about this new card? Should I ask them if I can pay to upgrade to the Radeon HD 4850 512 MB before I go in to pick up my new iMac?

crazy00eyes wrote:
Much to my relief, Apple is replacing my 2008 24" iMac after I have brought it in to them 3 times for the same issue in a month (failure to startup, they have replaced two video cards, one MLB, and the display but the problem repeats itself within 1-2 weeks). They are replacing it with a newer model that has a 27" display, twice the ram (4 GB) and twice the HD space (1 TB). My question is about the video card in the new iMac, it is a ATI Radeon HD 4670 with 256 MB, and the card in my old iMac was a NVIDIA 8800 GS with 512 MB. My primary application for my iMac is gaming, which I believe makes the video card the most important component. Does anyone know the difference between 256 and 512 or anything about this new card? Should I ask them if I can pay to upgrade to the Radeon HD 4850 512 MB before I go in to pick up my new iMac?
Hi Crazy,
I had the exact same problem... my 18month old 24" iMac (with 512MB Video card) went belly up.
I pointed out that what they wanted to offer me had only the 256Mb Card ? ....and he said; "oops I didn't notice that"... so we will send your new 27" iMac - with a 512MB (ATI 4850) at no charge,
So... buddy you just need to tell them - and they will configure your replacement 27" to equal or better the minimum specification of your faulty unit.

Wireless vs. ethernet for online gaming

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i play diablo2 online sometimes and wondered if airport is as fast as ethernet with the cable plugged into the imac for gaming. thanks
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Hi Jeff,
In a perfect world they should be equal. I have mine connected via wireless router and it hums along at pretty much the max speed that I can achieve on my broadband connection. I've got the another 2 machines @ 50+ feet away in another room and connects at a very high speed. I've never had any drop a signal unless I'm outside and about 50 feet away from house...
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