[MG] iMac Gaming card

[JL]

The video card on the new imacs, is really bottom-of-the-barrel
with no option to upgrade.  Is this a problem?  Certainly the
games won't look as nice as they could, but since the imac is
supposed to be the consumer model it's quite conceivable that
game makers would dumb-down their games to suit the 32meg vid
cards (as Blizzard did with WoW) in order to maximize their
audience.

As for what you should do, that's up to you.  If my budget
could afford a new mac right now, I would not be buying.  At
the least I would be waiting until after MWSF in early
January, to see what will be announced.  Perhaps there will
be something more to my liking.

--- John Erdman <jperdman at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 
> I' m currently slogging thru my games with my 400MHz AGP Power Mac and 
> I've been putting off getting new games until I get a new machine. It's 
> about time and the budget will stand it now. The newer games are 
> calling my siren song.
> 
> 	 I'm considering one of the 1.8gHz iMAC's.   But a recent note here 
> suggested that the stock video card on the new iMAC will leave a lot to 
> be desired for gaming.  What's the scoop? Is it OK or not? Will it be 
> possible to upgrade the card later? Or should I look further into the 
> dual G5's for their speed and expandability?
> 
> Thanks,
> John
> 
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