iMac Question

[Acidburning]

Stopped playing 9+ months ago.
Recently purchased an iMac for other stuff.
How well will this run WoW and multiple windows?
Using Parallels.

Specs:
OSX 10.9.5
Processor: 3.2 GHZ Intel Core i5
Memory: 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics: NVIDEA GeForce GT 755M 1024MB

Thanks,
Acid

[MacTechDave]

The Hardware should be fine.
Parallels? Why?

Everyone here that has given ANY helpful info seems to believe that Bootcamp with ISboxer is the way to go.
Even though there is a Macintosh client, PC gamers just refuse to let up.

I was triple boxing fine (with the Mac client) until WoD, when Multi Launch Box stopped working.
Now I'm just considering giving up on boxing.

My Rig:
Specs:
iMac 27” (Mid-2011) with (2) additional 27” Thunderbolt Displays
Processor: 3.4 GHZ Intel Core i7 (Quad-Core)
Memory: 16GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2048MB
OSX 10.9.5

Dave

[MiRai]

Stopped playing 9+ months ago.
Recently purchased an iMac for other stuff.
How well will this run WoW and multiple windows?
Using Parallels.

Specs:
OSX 10.9.5
Processor: 3.2 GHZ Intel Core i5
Memory: 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics: NVIDEA GeForce GT 755M 1024MB

Thanks,
Acid
I doubt you're going to like the performance that a 755M with only 1GB of VRAM is going to give when trying to run five accounts (you don't actually mention how many you're trying to run).

[Acidburning]

The Hardware should be fine.
Parallels? Why?

Everyone here that has given ANY helpful info seems to believe that Bootcamp with ISboxer is the way to go.
Even though there is a Macintosh client, PC gamers just refuse to let up.


re: Why
This setup was not intended to be a gaming machine. I run Parallels on my Macbook Pro for work for some applications. To be able to go from Windows and OSX is very nice. I extended my seat for Parallels for this machine, as it made sense to me.

I have my old gaming machine all cleaned and formatted and not being used. I was considering just using the iMac to save space.

[Acidburning]

I doubt you're going to like the performance that a 755M with only 1GB of VRAM is going to give when trying to run five accounts (you don't actually mention how many you're trying to run).

Haven't reactivated yet. Not sure how many I would. Maybe resub all 7 for 1 month and reorganize and consolidate. Still up in the air :]
Thanks for the feedback.