Apple's October 16th event: new iPads and 5k iMac

[Valentyn]

enjoy it

 

Oh I shall! I just hope it supports 21:9 3440x1440 without issue.

[LukaP]

Oh I shall! I just hope it supports 21:9 3440x1440 without issue.

what the hell do you shit money?

[Captain_Slow]

Yup!

I fooled around with it, I was streaming CS:GO no issues to my rMBP from my tower that was two floors up. 

 

 

any thoughts on steam stream vs nvidia game stream?

 

how's performance over wifi for steam stream?

[Nineshadow]

They didn't say it's the only one; 5K is the world's highest resolution for screens; and the new iMac has one of them.

There are 8k displays out there.

[patrickjp93]

I actually like the glossy screens :unsure:

They're terrible for well-lit rooms, natural sunlight, and for looking at over a student's shoulder. It's fine any other time.

[Victorious Secret]

any thoughts on steam stream vs nvidia game stream?

how's performance over wifi for steam stream?

TBH both feel the same over my connection, I wouldn't be able to tell you the differences in a test that's for sure

[Guest]

I know it's only $100 more than a i5 Brix or NUC

 

logic?

 

I thought apple was supposed to be OP?

Better build quality, OS X comes with software that would cost well over the $100 difference on Windows, and it has TWO Thunderbolt 2 ports, something only high-end PCs have. Not to mention 802.11AC WiFi and built-in Bluetooth 4.

[Guest]

There are 8k displays out there.

This is the sixth time someone has said this.

 

YES, AN 8K DISPLAY EXISTS***

*** AS A PROTOTYPE, NOWHERE NEAR SHIPPING

 

SO IT DOESN'T COUNT

[Valentyn]

Ive' been playing TPS on my Mac, it's great. Aspyr and Feral Interactive are godsends. 

 

This new Borderlands game kinda marked something important; it's the first time a Mac publisher has partnered with the devs to release the game on OS X at the same time as all other platforms. Hopefully this happens more! It's annoying when they start to port after it releases, and we get a release months later.

 

Also happening with the new Lego Batman 3, which my little brother is really excited for

 

Oh certainly! Sadly Civ: Beyond earth slipped as it was supposed to be same day lunch as well.

 

For some games I've found they actually run better in OS X. Endless Legend runs fantastic under OS X despite using the Mono framework to translate .net code. While in Windows it crashed every 50 turns into the game.

 

If only Apple could get AMD to get a stable Crossfire driver for OS X. According to Feral Interactive they already have the OS X code for TressFX as well, but are waiting on AMD to implement it.

 

what the hell do you shit money?

 

 

Eeeeh, I poop clovers and rainbows.

It also helps I get the vast majority of my games for review, so that saves a tonne in a year.

Kinda miffed I didn't know about the curved LG display, that would have been lovely to have.

[LukaP]

 

Eeeeh, I poop clovers and rainbows.

It also helps I get the vast majority of my games for review, so that saves a tonne in a year.

Kinda miffed I didn't know about the curved LG display, that would have been lovely to have.

mind lending me some DDR4 money then thats the only thing im really waiting for before i upgrade

[Nineshadow]

This is the sixth time someone has said this.

 

YES, AN 8K DISPLAY EXISTS***

*** AS A PROTOTYPE, NOWHERE NEAR SHIPPING

 

SO IT DOESN'T COUNT

?

It's not a prototype.

And what would be the point of selling them right now?Even 4k market coverage is really thin.

[Valentyn]

mind lending me some DDR4 money then thats the only thing im really waiting for before i upgrade

 

Haha not any time soon. Poppa needs some extra toys first.

[LukaP]

Haha not any time soon. Poppa needs some extra toys first.

[Guest]

?

It's not a prototype.

And what would be the point of selling them right now?Even 4k market coverage is really thin.

It's a prototype; it's certainly not something they're selling in volume.

 

Point is, it's the highest-resolution consumer monitor for less than most 4K monitors. Except it's a full-on computer.

[Norman_the_Owl]

M290x with 2 GB vram

 

Bro you couldn't even play garry's mod with that

[qwertywarrior]

should be called

"world's highest resolution production display"

[Valentyn]

Crying Child

 

I'm still eagerly awaiting the Moto 360 launch here in the EU.

 

Plus I'd wait until next year before plunging into DDR4. Those costs make Apple look cheap.

[LukaP]

I'm still eagerly awaiting the Moto 360 launch here in the EU.

 

Plus I'd wait until next year before plunging into DDR4. Those costs make Apple look cheap.

exactly my point. but dat hexcore at 350€ 

[Valentyn]

M290x with 2 GB vram

 

Bro you couldn't even play garry's mod with that

Wat?! The previous iMac's GTX 780m had 4GB....

 

Oh wait. The optional m295X has 4GB. Hmm, still not much at all for any productivity at 5k.

Will have to wait for benchmarks, and usage reviews.

 

ALSO! You can get the Devil's Canyon i7 in the iMac. 4Ghz with Turbo to 4.4Ghz. Not bad at all.

[ShadowCaptain]

any thoughts on steam stream vs nvidia game stream?

 

how's performance over wifi for steam stream?

 

The same, both basically do the same thing

[Norman_the_Owl]

Wat?! The previous iMac's GTX 780m had 4GB....

 

Oh wait. The optional m295X has 4GB. Hmm, still not much at all for any productivity at 5k.

Will have to wait for benchmarks, and usage reviews.

 

ALSO! You can get the Devil's Canyon i7 in the iMac. 4Ghz with Turbo to 4.4Ghz. Not bad at all.

But they're still mobile chips, if i'm not mistaken.

 

It's not too bad of a price, to be honest, but it's still just not worth it.

[Valentyn]

But they're still mobile chips, if i'm not mistaken.

 

It's not too bad of a price, to be honest, but it's still just not worth it.

 

The CPU's are desktop parts, people have been upgrading them for a while now.

 

The RAM, and GPUs are mobile though.

[Captain_Slow]

I'm still eagerly awaiting the Moto 360 launch here in the EU.

 

Plus I'd wait until next year before plunging into DDR4. Those costs make Apple look cheap.

 

Moto 360 or G Watch R?

[Valentyn]

Moto 360 or G Watch R?

 

Both! Although I really like the look of the 360, and the R.

Might need to get both, find which I prefer and sell the other.

[Captain_Slow]

Both! Although I really like the look of the 360, and the R.

Might need to get both, find which I prefer and sell the other.

one on the left and one on the right, maybe an applewatch for the ankle.