current imac upgrade

[SeraphicWings]

Forget buying an iMac for gaming, build a PC and go the Hackintosh route, you can look up this build for reference

 

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/success-asus-rog-maximus-ix-hero-i7-7700k-32gb-ram-intel-630-hd.222316/

[nxt4n]

Just now, Zando Bob said:

It no has bootcamp? It should be able to run the latest macOS, so it should have bootcamp. Not that it'd run any games very well.... unless you play old ones. 

it can run latest mac os , however according to the bootcamp software it is to old to run windows and if i want to run windows i have to use a software like parralels which is just s slow ...

[Gaurav S Rao]

1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

It no has bootcamp? It should be able to run the latest macOS, so it should have bootcamp. Not that it'd run any games very well.... unless you play old ones. 

That is a Sandy Bridge CPU in there AFAIK since thats what 2011 iMac's had

[nxt4n]

1 minute ago, SeraphicWings said:

Forget buying an iMac for gaming, build a PC and go the Hackintosh route, you can look up this build for reference

 

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/success-asus-rog-maximus-ix-hero-i7-7700k-32gb-ram-intel-630-hd.222316/

i dont really want a hackintosh tbh 

[nxt4n]

2 minutes ago, Gaurav S Rao said:

That is a Sandy Bridge CPU in there AFAIK since thats what 2011 iMac's had

yep , and thats pretttty old  

[nxt4n]

4 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

Build quality, proprietary awesomeness, multiple Thunderbolt 3 ports, great battery technology, beautiful design, and the Apple logo. That's why it's expensive. 

true it does look great

[Gaurav S Rao]

3 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

Build quality, proprietary awesomeness, multiple Thunderbolt 3 ports, great battery technology, beautiful design, and the Apple logo. That's why it's expensive. 

Yea get a $5000/€5000 good looking laptop with a Intel Atom Inside

 

 

Bulls**t

[nxt4n]

1 minute ago, Gaurav S Rao said:

Yea get a $5000/€5000 good looking laptop with a Intel Atom Inside

 

 

Bulls**t

if only it was more reasonably priced ....

[Gaurav S Rao]

3 minutes ago, nxt4n said:

i dont really want a hackintosh tbh 

Ok,stick with Windows.And You can sell your old iMac,and build one good new "PC" with a Intel Pentium G4560,good enough to game or be a family computer

[nxt4n]

1 minute ago, Gaurav S Rao said:

Ok,stick with Windows.And You can sell your old iMac,and build one good new "PC" with a Intel Pentium G4560,good enough to game or be a family computer

i think the rest of the family would prefer a aio like this one however as it just consumes less space and is more minimalistic

[Gaurav S Rao]

1 minute ago, nxt4n said:

if only it was more reasonably priced ....

Apple doesn't need more money for the good look,they need they need creativity which they have,but for that they want like €3500 on their top of the line model for the design,and literally 1500€ hardware,for $5k,you can get a laptop with 2 GTX 1080 TI SLI,4K Screen,probably 64 GB DDR4 RAM,i7,NVME SSD RAID,and so much stuff I cant list,and compare to the €5000 MacBook,for that it looks like a $1600 laptop

[nxt4n]

1 minute ago, Gaurav S Rao said:

Apple doesn't need more money for the good look,they need they need creativity which they have,but for that they want like €3500 on their top of the line model for the design,and literally 1500€ hardware,for $5k,you can get a laptop with 2 GTX 1080 TI SLI,4K Screen,probably 64 GB DDR4 RAM,i7,NVME SSD RAID,and so much stuff I cant list,and compare to the €5000 MacBook,for that it looks like a $1600 laptop

cant forget the touchbar  

[Gaurav S Rao]

5 minutes ago, nxt4n said:

i think the rest of the family would prefer a aio like this one however as it just consumes less space and is more minimalistic

There are some cheap AIO's on amazon,and if you can sell this one for around €400-500,then you can get a good AIO than the iMac,and even if that,cant you just take a computer on it's side and put a monitor and keyboard on it? Problem solved

[nxt4n]

Just now, Gaurav S Rao said:

There are some cheap AIO's on amazon,and if you can sell this one for around €400-500,then you can get a good AIO than the iMac,and even if that,cant you just take a computer on it's side and put a monitor and keyboard on it? Problem solved

do you think it would be better for me to invest in a better processor and higher storage ssd/m.2 or better graphics ?

[Gaurav S Rao]

10 minutes ago, nxt4n said:

cant forget the touchbar  

Oh yea €2 touchscreen made €2000 of the MacBook (or a overpriced laptop with it's own EFI,and for that reason,people call it a "MacBook" rather than a laptop,and if it was a name changing for it,I would definately change the name "OverpricedLaptopDontBuyIt" or "OverpricedLaptop9000"

[Gaurav S Rao]

1 minute ago, nxt4n said:

do you think it would be better for me to invest in a better processor and higher storage ssd/m.2 or better graphics ?

I don't think graphics can be upgraded on that,and even if that,probably old mobile stuff,which is nowhere near as good as probably cheap AMD desktop graphics.If it has M.2,then maybe (I doubt it will even have a single sign of it having nvme,so no better than SATA except if you and additional storage,A processor,maybe,but it would cost like €70 (if the CPU is compatible and not soldered,Apple proprieteryness everywhere,and that CPU is probably also mobile,i doubt it is,since i have seen one video made recently about the 2011 iMac,with a i5 2500k.etc) What model of the i5 does yours have?) Yes A SSD can be a no problem

[nxt4n]

Just now, Gaurav S Rao said:

I don't think graphics can be upgraded on that,and even if that,probably old mobile stuff,which is nowhere near as good as probably cheap AMD desktop graphics.If it has M.2,then maybe (I doubt it will even have a single sign of it having nvme,so no better than SATA except if you and additional storage,A processor,maybe,but it would cost like €70 (if the CPU is compatible and not soldered,Apple proprieteryness everywhere,and that CPU is probably also mobile,i doubt it is,since i have seen one video made recently about the 2011 iMac,with a i5 2500k.etc) What model of the i5 does yours have?) Yes A SSD can be a no problem

no on the pc that im going to get which should i spend more on 

[tom_w141]

31 minutes ago, nxt4n said:

yes i would need a monitor and i would like it to be as small as possible with possibly a nice glass panel:)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£292.74 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X52 Liquid CPU Cooler  (£120.68 @ Alza)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270G Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£173.13 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£123.58 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£133.20 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  (£506.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv TG (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£108.33 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ - GW2765HT 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  (£289.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1832.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-02 14:44 BST+0100

[nxt4n]

1 minute ago, tom_w141 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£292.74 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X52 Liquid CPU Cooler  (£120.68 @ Alza)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270G Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£173.13 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£123.58 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£133.20 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  (£506.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv TG (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£108.33 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ - GW2765HT 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  (£289.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1832.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-02 14:44 BST+0100

thats a beast pc but tbh i dont think i really need the latest and top i7 on the market maybe put in an amd ryzen 5 1600 and try and upgrade the rest of the pc a bit more ?

[tom_w141]

1 minute ago, nxt4n said:

thats a beast pc but tbh i dont think i really need the latest and top i7 on the market maybe put in an amd ryzen 5 1600 and try and upgrade the rest of the pc a bit more ?

I would absolutely recommend an R5 1600, 6 cores at an excellent price point. I use a 1700 myself. However if all you are doing is gaming the i7 is the best available atm. When discuss dropping to an i5 though or doing anything other than gaming (streaming, multitasking, etc) the 1600 destroys the i5. Brb changing for you.

[nxt4n]

Just now, tom_w141 said:

I would absolutely recommend an R5 1600, 6 cores at an excellent price point. I use a 1700 myself. However if all you are doing is gaming the i7 is the best available atm. When discuss dropping to an i5 though or doing anything other than gaming (streaming, multitasking, etc) the 1600 destroys the i5. Brb changing for you.

yes that is true , bearing in mind im gonna be doing all of my schoolwork on this computer to an i will also be using photoshop as i am slowly getting into graphic design 

[Zando_]

37 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

i'll try but its small or glass panel  i'll see if I can compromise

There's an awesome Phanteks evolv mITX case, it's not super tiny, but it's smaller than a mid tower and has a glass panel. 

[nxt4n]

1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

There's an awesome Phanteks evolv mITX case, it's not super tiny, but it's smaller than a mid tower and has a glass panel. 

yes that case does look pretty nice

[Zando_]

28 minutes ago, nxt4n said:

if only it was more reasonably priced ....

It is. MacBook Pros are competitively priced with the likes of the Surface Book and other high end, light-but-powerful productivity laptops.

[Zando_]

Just now, nxt4n said:

yes that case does look pretty nice

And I'm off to UK PCPartPicker, be back in a few...