Swhay Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Not sure if I am the first to notice this on Apple's site, but Apple has updated the iMac line to offer a 27" iMac with either a 2.66 or 3.06 quad core i5 or i7 cpu. http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MB953L...mco=MTMzNzY5NDA Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193165-new-imac-with-i5-or-i7-quad-core/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Nope, You're number 9! SticMAC Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193165-new-imac-with-i5-or-i7-quad-core/#findComment-1305124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadGhost Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Wouah... The new multitouch mouse i wonder if it's easy to use when you only used to know a PC mouse. Also aluminium remote seems very nice. Core i7 to the mac and up to 16GB of Ram with option to 27 inch display my pc feel buggy. IMO the price is now more justified and it's great to see that macbook price has been updated. I think Apple is doing a good move. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193165-new-imac-with-i5-or-i7-quad-core/#findComment-1305217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixflame611 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 does this mean us hackintosher's can have system profiler recognize the i7 processors? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193165-new-imac-with-i5-or-i7-quad-core/#findComment-1305230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mg100796 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 yeah I'm wondering the same thing as phoenixflame611... Snow Leopard STILL doesn't recognize my i7. It always lists it as an "Unknown" processor even after I installed the EFI v10.4 thing and a new smbios! Still not working... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193165-new-imac-with-i5-or-i7-quad-core/#findComment-1305341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitap Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Its a very deliberate move from Apple as far as timing is concerned. Right when the Win7 is about to go onto the shelf, the attention is distracted. Smart son of the {censored} Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193165-new-imac-with-i5-or-i7-quad-core/#findComment-1305403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangten Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 dual channel This is most likely what i7 they use and it's not the infamous Intel Core i7-9XX Bloomfield X.06GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 triple channel What might they be up to? Only the LGA 1366 will see the new Hexacore i9 extreme with the multiplier unlocked. Market date 1Q of 2010 (These currenly exist). Extremesystems web forum has already benched it and the results are more than enough not to choose LGA 1156 and then the reason for Triple channel memory emerges. There is also an Xeon EX coming down the pipe with 8 physical cores 16 logical cores but requires a new socket (Beckton) . The Mac Pro is a socket LGA 1366 so expect an update past 2010 for dual socket Intel Xeon Gulftown (12 physical cores 24 logical total) Apple dudes are smart at marketing! My guess is they could not fit the thermal load of socket LGA 1366 (chip is physicaly much larger too). So, it makes sense they waited so long. Isn't this new iMac thinner? too! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193165-new-imac-with-i5-or-i7-quad-core/#findComment-1305473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezhoon Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 What interests me most is the new 27inch display with 2560x1440 resolution, which is, as far as I know, world's first 27 incher with that kind of high resolution. (correct me if I am wrong ) I am guessing the panels are made by LGDisplay, exclusively for Apple and the display alone is worth the money for any configuration Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193165-new-imac-with-i5-or-i7-quad-core/#findComment-1305536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangten Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Agree, a great display. Most likely powered by a GPU that isn't better than what's currently availble on there Mac Pro, waste consedering what ATI eye (6 display port) infinity can do or a stock 5870 (DVI, display port, HDMI all running at once). Most iMacs use a mobile version GPU's with somewhat hadicapped GPU's to save on power and heat instead of running full tilt on dual slotted PCI-E with SLI or Crossfire. Just stating a point. I couldn't find out what GPU it uses? Let's hope that this baby gets some serious FPS for its resolution. Yes, it might matter to those that actually use real time rendering apps, but then again if one was serious about production work the obvious choice is a Mac Pro or Work Station PC based machine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193165-new-imac-with-i5-or-i7-quad-core/#findComment-1305560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottapotamas Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 new more affordable mac minis and a server mac mini with 2 500gb hds. The base starting at 800 for me... the server ones at 1300... more affordable than the xserve... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193165-new-imac-with-i5-or-i7-quad-core/#findComment-1305617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
echerni Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 The new iMac´s look impressive. The quad-core model is what I expected with this new lineup. Still, I was really hoping for a quad-core Mac Mini...Guess I'll have to wait for that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193165-new-imac-with-i5-or-i7-quad-core/#findComment-1305846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
or_astroman Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Agree, a great display. Most likely powered by a GPU that isn't better than what's currently availble on there Mac Pro, waste consedering what ATI eye (6 display port) infinity can do or a stock 5870 (DVI, display port, HDMI all running at once). Most iMacs use a mobile version GPU's with somewhat hadicapped GPU's to save on power and heat instead of running full tilt on dual slotted PCI-E with SLI or Crossfire. Just stating a point. I couldn't find out what GPU it uses? Let's hope that this baby gets some serious FPS for its resolution. Yes, it might matter to those that actually use real time rendering apps, but then again if one was serious about production work the obvious choice is a Mac Pro or Work Station PC based machine. The quad-core 27in ones use the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory to quote the Apple site. The Pro has the option for the 4870. So eh. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193165-new-imac-with-i5-or-i7-quad-core/#findComment-1305994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangten Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 update news on what the iMac 27" can do and yes it has a display port input so it act's only as a Monitor! wired.com Well if you can afford the latest and greatest in Tri SLI or Quad Crossfire for all PC gaming this as your monitor should be easy to afford. i9 cpu expected retail is $1500 or so. Thats pricey but what the hell. If your an enthusiast its worth it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193165-new-imac-with-i5-or-i7-quad-core/#findComment-1307593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCP21 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 quad core mac mini know that could be intresting Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193165-new-imac-with-i5-or-i7-quad-core/#findComment-1308081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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