What kind of games can I play on my iMac?

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What kind of games can I play on my iMac?

I have late 2012 iMac (2.7GHz, 8 RAMs, 1 TB, 64 bit, core i5, etc). I am not knowledgable with computers, so I have no idea whether my computer's spec can be sufficient for the game's system requirements.

So can I play newest games? Will there be any lags or poor graphics? Here is the list of games I am hoping to try:

Tomb Raider (2013)

Unreal Tournament 3

Far Cry 3

Outlast

Serious Sam 3

Sims 3

Is my iMac good enough for these games?

Also, does gaming harm the computer in any way?

Thanks in advance.

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Feb 14, 2014 4:42 PM

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John Galt

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Feb 14, 2014 5:30 PM in response to mrq0604

Is my iMac good enough for these games?

Yes.

Also, does gaming harm the computer in any way?

Nope. That's what they're built for. You can build a PC with better performance if you want to spend $1500 on a video card alone, but your iMac should be fine.

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deroboen

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Feb 14, 2014 10:16 PM in response to mrq0604

You can play plenty of games on Mac OS. The Steam Library has plenty of games and the Mac App store has plenty more. Your computer is also able to use boot camp to partition Windows on your computer, and your graphics capability is definitely doable for games even as in-depth as Skyrim on Hi settings. I have a Windows Partition on mine which I use to play Star Wars: The Old Republic and Skyrim. Both I can do medium settings and mine is a Late 2009 iMac.

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mrq0604 Author

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Feb 14, 2014 7:42 PM in response to John Galt

Wow. I guess I underestimated my iMac. I haven't bought a new game in 10 years (last games I bought were Doom 3, Sims 2 and Unreal Tournament 2004 ten years ago...), and I am very excited to play games again!

How about games like Skyrim, Crisis, Call of Duty? Can my computer handle these games' requirements? I heard these games demand intense graphics processing.

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Rudegar

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Feb 15, 2014 1:30 AM in response to mrq0604

most games are still only windows supported

so many may require you to install windows in bootcamp to play them

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mrq0604 Author

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Feb 15, 2014 5:19 PM in response to Rudegar

I already have Windows 7 installed on Bootcamp. So all the games mentioned in this post run on Windows 7 right? I heard newer games only run on newest OS.

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