Running BeamNG with new computer

Planning on picking up a new iMac early next month as I use OSX for school related projects, but run bootcamp w/windows 7 as well. On my current early 2009 iMac, BeamNG lags hardcore on even the lowest settings on any map other than the Grid Map. I'd really like to use the game's full potential. So, if I get the high end iMac 27" with the upgraded graphics card (specs below) will BeamNG run well on medium to high specs on all maps? Thanks

Hardware

• 3.2GHz Quad-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
• 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
• 1TB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5

 

Are you forced to buy an iMac?

 

No, but it's better to use for my college work which is priority #1. If I can get BeamNG running well via bootcamp then that's icing on the cake.

 

I would think it would run great!

 

I think it would be fine on high settings. Those are pretty powerful specs and I don't know everything about processors and all that technical stuff. I do know that an i7 is probably overkill. I researched and it seems that the newer iMac runs games well on bootcamp. Not too concerned with what people have to say about Macs as I know a dedicated gaming PC will run the game better. I'm fairly confident that those specs will run the game well.

 

That will run Drive quite well, nice graphics chip in there.

 

It will run it nicely, but with that price for imac ( i gues it will be very expensive) you could bulid 2x stronger PC. good luck!

 

It should run OK but you pay a very high price for that. Blame your College for the stupid idea of using shitty apple-exclusive software

I have no exact information of how powerful a GTX680M will be but its successor, the GTX 780M is about as powerful as a desktop HD 7870 (of which I have first-hand experience that it runs Drive nicely) or GTX 660 ti.
Mobile versions are always much slower than their similar named desktop counterpart.
Source

 

Yup, but it is what it is. Priorities.

Part of my tuition pays for the computer anyway. I could run the software on a PC but it would be an older, less stable version of the software. Plus I really enjoy OSX for daily use. Price isn't really an issue for me because as I said before, part of my tuition pays for it, and the other part is an investment that will last me at least 8 years without a hitch like my old mac did and still does, none of my previous PC's ran as good after 3 years, let alone 8.

 

You're lucky my university never gave stipends for computer purchases ... they had Mac labs and Windows labs for students. What did they have for the computer kids? CentOS.

Get what you have to get for work, and let the other pieces fall where they may.

 

Not sure where you're getting your facts but an 680m is a slightly downclocked GTX 670(about 10% slower) and the 780m has roughly 20% better performance than the 680m.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-780M.88993.0.html

Then you have no computer knowledge whatsoever. My 7 year old desktop is still running as strong as the day I finished building it.

 

does your 2009 imac run the college software fine? because if it does you could just keep using that for college stuff and build your own gaming pc

 

You're right. My current imac will run my college crap fine..Now I'm looking into gaming PC's. Don't know much about hardware, so here are the specs I priced out using a local custom computer shop. They could assemble it all for me for $40. Let me know what you guys think of the components I put together, and what I could improve on.

• Antec One Mid-Tower Case
• ​ZalmanVGA Power Consumption Meter
• Intel Core i7-4770 Processor, 3.40GHz w/ 8MB Cache
• Asus H87-PLUS w/ Dual DDR3 1600, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, HDMI, DVI, D-Sub
  
• Corsair ValueSelect 8GB DDR3 1333MHz CL9 DIMM
  
• Seagate 1TB Barracuda SATA III w/ 64MB Cache
  
• Asus BC-12B1ST 12x Blu-ray Combo Drive, SATA, OEM
  
• Asus GTX760 Direct CU II OC GeForce GTX 760 2GB PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort
  
• Asus Xonar DSX PCI-E 7.1 Audio Card
  
• Asus PCE-N15 Wireless N PCI-E Adapter Card
  
• PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk III 400W Power Supply
  
• Asus VE278Q 27in Widescreen LED LCD, Black w/ HDMI, DisplayPort, Speakers
  

 

That's pretty decent. For gaming, i7 doesn't have much of a win compared to i5, the hyper-threading doesn't get used often. I've put together a computer for you to check out, if you would like. Could you provide information on how much you're willing to spend? Also, I used the same case as I didn't know if you already had it or you just wanted it.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($110.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($56.23 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VE278Q 27.0" Monitor ($267.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1334.62

 

27'' monitor lol, it might be too big.

 

I used the exact model he mentioned in his post.

 

Both builds are absurdly powerful and an excellent choice. I'd personally go for the one the OP mentioned, but that's just because it's fairly close to my current build.
I should note that audio cards aren't really needed unless your a music/sound nut or are going for full surround sound, the onboard stuff will usually do you well for gaming.
Edit again. It seems the mobo model the OP has selected supports full 7.1 surround, so really no need for an audio card unless, as said before, you are a sound/music nut.

 

at max 3.6 GHz quad core i5? 8gb RAM? GTX 680? you got this in the bag

 

Try a 11 year-old Sony 9b5l! (IT SUCKS NOW THOUGH) Yeah a slow crappy Sony vaio and to prove its age, i installed ror on it (DOES NOT RUN)

 

2 problems with this build:
1. The PSU. It is way too weak for that system! For that system I'd recommend atleast a 600w PSU. Preferably by XFX, SeaSonic or Corsair. The currently listed PSU could ruin the system.
2. The GPU. It'll do the job, and it definetly is a good card, but for this kind of system I'd go for a 770. But, if the budget doesn't allow that, then it's fine.
You also might want to add an aftermarket cpu cooler for lower temps and quietness.