Looking for Powerful Desktop for Graphic Design+Gaming

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Eun Jin

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Fairly new to this site, so I don't really know the rules of the forum, sorry X/

I am currently looking for a DESKTOP that is extremely powerful so I could delve into graphic design. I am also an avid gamer so amazing graphics and smooth running of games are a MUST. Price is NOT a huge issue as I am a firm believer in the getting the best products that are well worth the price for my circumstances. I have been eying the 27" iMac with Retina 5K Display and am looking heavily into performance and am wondering if the jumps between these make a real noticeable difference in performance:

3.5GHz i5 vs. 4.0GHz i7 processor
8GB vs. 16GB vs. 32GB RAM
1TB Fusion Drive vs. 3TB Fusion Drive vs. 1TB Flash Storage
AMD Radeon R9 M290X 2GB GDDR5 vs. AMD Radeon R9 M295X 4GB GDDR5

For the storage, I am really comparing the FDs to the 1TB FS, specifically if the 3TB FD would be better than the 1TB FS in terms of performance.

I've been using windows for basically 12-13 years and wanted a change, so I opted for Apple products this time around. However I am still considering Windows products, but as of now I'm really only looking at a Windows laptop (ASUS) which I will buy much later than the desktop. Feel free to leave suggestions though<3

Thanks in advance for reading this novel<3!
 
Gaming options are still pretty limited on Mac, but they are slowly improving. If you are an avid gamer as you say then you'll probably want to stick with Windows.
 
^ Also, if you've been using Windows for such a long time you may find it difficult to adapt to OS X. Not to mention programs are sometimes imited too.

Those components you listed, you'll see a difference in performance.

The recommended thing to do would be building a computer if you're looking to do some gaming..
 
If you really want to game you can always dual-boot Windows. The issue is the display, Windows doesn't look ideal when using such high resolution, and games will not be able to play at that resolution.
 
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