Can you really game on an iMac?

[patonb]

I think he wasted his money. You don't buy Macs to play Crysis, you buy them to use photoshop. Games are a pc's job.

bUT in bootcamp..... It is just another pc.

 

[Kharn]

Mac's can game, it's just not what they are great at.

 

[zmatt]

bUT in bootcamp..... It is just another pc.

Not really. iMacs use the mobile core 2 processors, or at least they did. Also the graphics card options are very limited. And you cant upgrade an iMac. You can put windows on them sure, but they lack a lot of the things pc owners have come accustomed to.

 

[patonb]

AH, but youre liking them to a user built pc, where as they are more like dells, and other prebuilts.

Yes they have the mobile processors, but still are pretty good rigs.

 

[zmatt]

Dells have expansion slots. I'm comparing iMacs to standard ATX pcs.

 

[NosBoost300]

whats this about os not being a factor... yes, it is definitely a factor...

lets take a look at geforce drivers for mac.. how optimized do you think they are for gaming??! nvidia probably doesnt even give a crap about mac geforce drivers!!!

windows is a must for gaming.. end of discussion!!!

how many games do you see in this world that say it is mac supported

 

[Poizen22]

my dads friend just bought an imac and he whent and played pray recently preaty old game now tho.

 

[patonb]

When in boot camp, isn't all the drivers the same windows drivers?

 

[jester070993]

I think he wasted his money. You don't buy Macs to play Crysis, you buy them to use photoshop. Games are a pc's job.

Exactly what I was thinking.

 

[carnageX]

But you can put PhotoShop on a PC as well..so whats the point of getting a Mac?