i think of buy new imac will it work with second life. the video card not listed on requirements.

[Azimoth]

I would like to buy the new Imac, however the graphics cards are not listed on the web site. IM currently using a mac mini and works rather well however it is the 2011 model.

I cant find the porper way to contac linden so if you have any imput please let me know. 

 

The configurations im looking at are asfollow in order of  price low to high. would like the cheaper one but if i haveto i will spend the extra clams on the next one up

 

• 2.7GHz Quad-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz
• 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
• 1TB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M 512MB GDDR5

                                      or

 

• 3.1GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
• 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
• 1TB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 512MB GDDR5

 

thankyou in advance

[Knowl Paine]

Both computer have quality specifications, either should work very good.

Of course, I would go for the i7 processor. If money wasn't a problem.

Linden's rarely visit here, and they rarely give pc advice. (They use super computers :smileyvery-happy: )

 

If you have a need to contact Customer Support, the link is:

 

http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/How-to-contact-customer-support/ta-p/739385

[Rolig Loon]

Either the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M or the 640M ought to support SL, but you'll get faster response from the 650M.  Both are mid-range quality cards. 

[Lindal Kidd]

Either one should run Second Life.  The 640M and 650M cards are not particularly powerful, but should do a moderately good job on Low or Medium settings.

You would get much better performance if you get a computer with a GeForce card in the 600 series, WITHOUT the "M" (Mobile) suffix.  A GeForce 650, 660, or 670 would be my preference.

[valerie Inshan]

I'm using the "cheaper" one since December 14th and I can assure you SL is humming happy tunes on this iMac. Maybe a bit slow when I'm pushing my graphics to ultra, but otherwise works perfectly even with lights and shadows enabled. So the price difference between the two versions may be not justified. You may want to save that money for  spending Lindens in SL!