How much did you dish out for yours if you don't mind sharing?
EDIT - I know it's rude, im curious.
I currently use a 2008 iMac with not-so-good specs, but it runs everything I use OK for another month or so.
Anyways, I am about to purchase the new iMac, and yes, I priced out a PC, but I decided to stick with Macs since overall, it meets my needs way better than the PC ever will, and a PC with the specs I need would be even more money.
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” — Albert Einstein
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
I would go with Windows. You could always go with a Hackintosh if you like MacOS, but Apple computers are just not worth it. I have never had a problem with Windows that wasn't my fault, and even that wasn't fatal. Never had issues with viruses with lightweight AV software. Plus, I can upgrade my computer without dishing $2000 every two years. I just don't see the appeal with Apple. My school received a new computer lab/laptop cart last year, went with Apple, and those are the most unreliable pieces of **** I have ever used. Constantly crashing, error messages out the yin-yang, just terrible products. Plus the UI sucks :tongue.gif: .
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” — Albert Einstein
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
They've got a great deal of benchmarks. It wavers, to be honest. At some things, it's better than the 5770, at others, it's worse. The 5770 seems to be the card that it comes closest to most frequently. It's probably in between the 5770 and the 5850 in terms of performance.
2. RAM-wise, I need the extra RAM, as I run a minecraft server off of it while surfing the web, running several apps and creative suite apps and final cut (I do some graphic design/web design/video work). Oh, and I run Linux/Windows in VMs every little while for PC/Linux-only apps and testing, which sucks up RAM like crazy.
Works good, rarely crashes, stable, powerful, pleasing to the eye, no viruses, very little malware, great support, fairly priced hardware, software works amazingly well with the hardware, no need to slow it down with antivirus, runs Final Cut/Creative Suite well, extremely cheap OS, groundbreaking company and more.
Let the trolls attack... NOW! (seriously though, it's sad that you troll Mac users so much, you are like rabid dogs).
Wow that's amazing I'd say my PC I built easily falls under all the same ticks. But it was nearly $2000 cheaper then apples equivalent.
People troll mac users cause they pay stupid amounts of money for something that's painted white. You think you bought some awesome hardware off apple? No you got ripped off buy good marketing.
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"What you do speaks so loudly, I can't here what your saying."
I currently use a 2008 iMac with not-so-good specs, but it runs everything I use OK for another month or so.
Anyways, I am about to purchase the new iMac, and yes, I priced out a PC, but I decided to stick with Macs since overall, it meets my needs way better than the PC ever will, and a PC with the specs I need would be even more money.
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
Could you explain more?
Ahem. It breaks the bank.
That is, unless,you are going to buy a Macintosh.
Too small dude.
I have a crappy laptop screen.
Can read that. Wanted to know the parts too.
Here's what I have
Laptop
MacBook 5.1 bought 2008
Desktop
iMac white 1.83Ghz 17-inch bought 2001
Alienware Aurora Core 2 Quad from ebay [only 1200$ LOL] bought 2007
and no i hate windows, i only use it for gaming
And my alienware runs OS X 10.6.8
U mad apple?
It's about equal to a 5770, by the way.
MOBO: MSI P67S-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9Q-16GBRL
COOLER: Noctua NH-C12P SE14 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
GPU: SAPPHIRE 100311SR Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
HDD: Seagate Barracuda XT ST32000641AS 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
ODD: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
CASE: NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case
PSU: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M600 RS-600-AMBA-D3 600W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
MONITOR: DoubleSight DS-277W Black 27" 6ms HDMI Widescreen Wide Screeen LCD Monitor with IPS Panel Techology 350 cd/m2 1000:1 Built-in Speakers
KEYBOARD: Rosewill RK-800G Black 104 Normal Keys PS/2 Wired Gaming Keyboard
MOUSE: Logitech M505 Red 3 Buttons Tilt Wheel Wireless Laser Mouse
OS: Win7 Home Premium
Price: $2555.87
Dere ya go.
yes that
but here's the problem
IT SUCKS IN GAMING
LOW DPI
ONLY 1 SENSOR FOR CLICK (MEANING LESS ACCURATE LEFT/RIGHT CLICK DETECTION)
TOO MUCH MULTITOUCH ****, TOO MUCH ACCIDENTAL SCROLLING
HIGH POWER USAGE
I HATE THIS MOUSE
this is kind of a joke but
LOL
Why a $75 CPU cooler? The CPU comes with one, you know.
The stock can't cool it well enough for OC'ing.
Source please?
"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." — Robert Heinlein
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-6970M.43077.0.html
They've got a great deal of benchmarks. It wavers, to be honest. At some things, it's better than the 5770, at others, it's worse. The 5770 seems to be the card that it comes closest to most frequently. It's probably in between the 5770 and the 5850 in terms of performance.
Neither. All of the hardware is in the monitor, so its quite obvious that they use laptop hardware in these models. Do your homework :wink.gif:
but it's a DESKTOP computer =w=
I hope your Mac blows up.
Wow that's amazing I'd say my PC I built easily falls under all the same ticks. But it was nearly $2000 cheaper then apples equivalent.
People troll mac users cause they pay stupid amounts of money for something that's painted white. You think you bought some awesome hardware off apple? No you got ripped off buy good marketing.