Response to AppleSoldier’s iMac 27 in. vs Alienware i7 Price Comparison Part 1
MinimeDrummerBoi asked:
Part 1 of a response to AppleSoldier’s aka Emeek77 video comparing the Alienware Aurora i7 to the new iMac 27 in. i7. A reminder that this isn’t a “bash” or “ownage” video. I’m merely just giving my opinion and personal thoughts.
Crystal
Carla
alienware is better
Ida
The only major difference i would say about the two are the displays. you can’t say that a 24″ LCD 1080p monitor is about the same as a 27″ LED 1440p monitor. the price gap would be more than a few hundred bucks. other than that, really good job on the “evening out” the insides.
Janice
920 definitely for gaming. They have a lot of potential when paired up with a good cooler.
Stephen
Before anyone burns me about the FSB I posted.
I might be wrong about that.
My first comment was actually meant to mention that the Apple (in Applesoldiers video) has 2.8GHz because its a 860.
And the Alienware has 2.66GHz and 3.0GHz because they are 920 and 950(?).
They are gaming rigs, and the 9×0′s are better for gaming since they are better for Crossfire/SLI.
Now I need to decide what I’ll go for.
Heard pretty good things about the i5 and how easy they are to keep cool with aircooling.
Carla
the i7 860 has hyperthreading.
the i5 750 doesn’t have it tho.
the 920 has some things that it performs better at than the 860, but as a general processor, the 860 is very nice
If you are looking to upgrade. Go for the 920 if you want to overclock or do SLI/Crossfire. 860 for if you don’t need/want to do those things.
Julia
I’d personally go with a 920 as from my POV, the 920s’ perform well with games. If it’s just basic things or video editing, either one would be fine TBH.
Ryan
Well, you got a point.
The BM’s I’ve seen shows that 860 is faster than the 920 (stock). Maybe by 5%. But it has a 5% higher clockspeed.
When using apps that utilizes HT better,it might change.
And regarding i5 750 vs i7 920 they are pretty close on benchmarks I’ve seen.
Sometimes 920 is a few % faster, and sometimes the i5 750 is a few % faster.
I am looking into upgrading my Hackintosh from CD2 2.4GHz.
It is hard to decide between 860 or 920.
Wanna have a silent rig, and TDP is nicer on 860.
Christine
In benchmark tests, the 860 scores higher than a stock 920. The bonus from triple-channel ram is negligible at this point.
the performance difference between 1066 and 1333 ram is negligible as well due to the higher latency of 1333 ram. The i7 820 uses a totally different approach to the fsb in comparison to the i7 920.
Look at the benchmark tests. The i5 750 even outbenches a stock 920 in some tests.
Raul
The Apple’s i7 is probably a 860, and the Alienware os probably a 920.
Allthought the 860 has a turbomode that gives it a higher speed in terms of MHz, the 860 doesn’t have triplechannel RAM, and the 920 is better for gaming since it allows multiple graphicscards.
The iMac 27″ with i7 has a FSB of 1066MHz.
The i7 920′s I’ve seen has a FSB of 1333MHz.
Thats 25% higher FSB, and should actually make the 920 faster.
Bobby
@sc0pl355
Well, the MacBook is one of Apple’s best selling computers, so in terms of actual manufactured products they use plastic a lot. But on a less technical note, yes, most of them are aluminum.
Gertrude
note where I said:
of course there are a variety of building materials for both mac and pc.
Also, note where I said Apple used to use plastic a lot.
You can’t argue that they use it a lot today when it comes to their computers.
Marian
@sc0pl355
Just noting that Apple still uses forms of plastic, as opposed to ‘used to’.
Craig
Yeah, the white Macbook is still made of polycarbonate.
But, I was talking about my Powermac Lombard. It is just a sexier looking case than the new Macbook.
Dorothy
@sc0pl355
The MacBook is still made of ‘polycarbonate’.
Christina
of course there are a variety of building materials for both mac and pc.
Plastic is just very popular in the PC world because it is inexpensive, malleable and easy to add designs to. Apple used to use plastic a lot too. I have an old powerbook that is plastic with rubber accents, for instance. I actually like its design more than the present models in some respects.
Eddie
Eh, I was really just making a point that not all PCs are made of plastic. Thanks for the analysis, though.
Willie
Also, it seems that Aluminum costs more than steel. Like MUCH more.
Paul
Aluminum conducts heat, that makes it excellent when t comes to moving heat from the components.
Also, when Aluminum corrodes, it gets stronger and more resistant to further corrosion, whereas steel expands, weakens, flakes off and continues to corrode. That’s also why the present Mac Lineup all use anodized aluminum.
Before Apple began using Aluminum, they used Titanium in their powerbooks.
Alvin
Yes.
Nathan
isn’t the 5870 capable of 3 monitors?
Grace
My steel full tower owns your cheap aluminum Mac.
Cathy
haha hillbilly
Pedro
Lol what a hillbilly
Roland
My **** PC? Yeah you’re one of those stupid and ignorant Mac fan boys. Shameful.
Rachel
First of all, no.
Plastic has nothing to do with performance.
Second, it wasn’t fair in the first place as an All in One shouldn’t even be compared to a full tower.
Third, their both aimed at different consumers so get a clue.
Fourth, all you Mac fanboys criticize the plastic when in reality, it’s not going to hinder your performance in any way.