I have an iMac 27 inch with “Parallels” installed giving me the opportunity of running PC programmes.

 

Currently I have 32 Bit Windows 7 which offers considerably lower Memory than the 64 bit version.

 

If I bought the soon to be released Windows 8 I’d appreciate views about how capable of running PMDG aircraft would my setup be?

 

Processor: 3.4 GHz intel Core i7

Memory : 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3

Number of Cores : 4

Chipset Model : AMD Radeon HD 6970M

Resolution: 2560 X 1440

 

Cliff (In Spain)

To be honest,

With apple software, very little is compatible, they will eventually break and you will be left dissapppointed [but when the new Iphone X comes out, [with 1% improvement from the last one] everyone will get it.

I run FSX via bootcamp on my MacBook Pro (specs in sidebar) and I get 30fps with sliders at near full, but without traffic in the PMDG MD-11. I have tried with Parallels, but found performance in FSX wasn't as good. however, FS9 runs just fine under parallels.

 

Regards,

 

Wiebe

Get rid of the parrallels rubbish and install windows via bootcamp

 

[but when the new Iphone X comes out, [with 1% improvement from the last one] everyone will get it.

 

Cant wait!

I seem to have the hardest time understanding why would someone pay quadruple for a mac then pay more for windows to install it with bootcamp or whatever that thing is called.

 

Just build yourself a computer, it's not that hard and it's going to save you a ton of money, money you could be spending on PMDG addons..

 

For the specs I see in the OP there shouldn't be any problems running PMDG aircraft. You should be able to run it maxed as long as you don't use AI traffic.

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:lol:

I run FSX via bootcamp on my MacBook Pro (specs in sidebar) and I get 30fps with sliders at near full, but without traffic in the PMDG MD-11. I have tried with Parallels, but found performance in FSX wasn't as good. however, FS9 runs just fine under parallels.

 

Regards,

 

Wiebe

 

That's useful information and i thank you. One further question please. In bootcamp are you using Windows 7 32 bit or Windows 7 64 bit?

 

Regards.....Cliff

 

I seem to have the hardest time understanding why would someone pay quadruple for a mac then pay more for windows to install it with bootcamp or whatever that thing is called.

 

It was a gift from my kids.........!

 

Cliff

In bootcamp are you using Windows 7 32 bit or Windows 7 64 bit?

 

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

 

Regards,

 

Wiebe

I was able to run FSX on my Macbook Air fine

Don't buy Apple for gaming. Dispite the good quality, you pay the triple price. Apple sells their products like it's a piece of gold. Just get yourselves a Windows laptop. That riduculously high-priced iMac is not going to run games.

 

It was a gift from my kids.........!

 

Cliff

 

AH! Well that clears it up ^_^

Don't buy Apple for gaming. Dispite the good quality, you pay the triple price. Apple sells their products like it's a piece of gold. Just get yourselves a Windows laptop. That riduculously high-priced iMac is not going to run games.

 

I agree, I got an ASUS Laptop earlier in the year and have not regretted it! (Previously had a MacBook Pro). It was near enough the same price as an iMac, the specs on that were awful. I got an HP Laptop at first, went back after a week due to the AMD Card giving me major problems.

 

I'll recommend ASUS anyway of the week! I got it slightly customised from a company, I can't remember their name of the top of my head though.

 

I was reading somewhere that Macs can actually run Windows really well via Bootcamp. I tried Parallels for my MacBook Pro as I wanted to use Sony Vegas but it was awfully slow. Also pointless ha. But if you got the money I guess it's worth a shot! :-)

 

 

God you guys! He already has a freaking Macintosh! Let it be! He's not here to ask what is better for gaming! He asked a very simple question!

 

Anyway, I'd think you should run Windows via Bootcamp, since Parallels virtualizes the environment while you're inside Mac OS X, so you may get worse performance. I think you would be fine with that processor, but I don't know about that mobile ATI card.