27" iMac i7 2.93Ghz, 120Gb SSD, 2Tb, 16Gb, 1Gb 5750....*NEW VID*
Well I finished my upgrade today with the 16Gb arriving. This thing is
If anyone wants to ask me anything, benchmark anything, video anything then please let me know and I will try my best. I struggled to get any information at this spec so I thought it might be useful.
It cost:
iMac i7 2010 with student discount (daughter at uni) = £1591
16Gb 1333MHz Ram = £270
Patriot Inferno 120Gb SSD = £176
Seagate LP 5900rpm 2Tb HDD = £76
Cabling for upgrade = £10
SOLD 4Gb that came with machine = -£60
Total = £2063
A lot of money but I have cause to use Parallels with Windows 7 (4Gb RAM dedicated to it), Photoshop CS5, Aperture 3, Office 2011 + usual extras such as email, internet and IM. With all that running its smooth and fast. I can also have warcraft running as well with those programs.
Here is xBench result:
WOW at full detail and res:
Well I finished my upgrade today with the 16Gb arriving. This thing is

If anyone wants to ask me anything, benchmark anything, video anything then please let me know and I will try my best. I struggled to get any information at this spec so I thought it might be useful.
It cost:
iMac i7 2010 with student discount (daughter at uni) = £1591
16Gb 1333MHz Ram = £270
Patriot Inferno 120Gb SSD = £176
Seagate LP 5900rpm 2Tb HDD = £76
Cabling for upgrade = £10
SOLD 4Gb that came with machine = -£60
Total = £2063
A lot of money but I have cause to use Parallels with Windows 7 (4Gb RAM dedicated to it), Photoshop CS5, Aperture 3, Office 2011 + usual extras such as email, internet and IM. With all that running its smooth and fast. I can also have warcraft running as well with those programs.
Here is xBench result:

WOW at full detail and res:
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