Imac 27 with fusion drive. Any effect ArchiCad 18

[Anonymous]

I am planning to buy a new Imac 27. Considering to buy with fusion drive. What effect does it have on working with ArchiCad 18.
And should I buy it with the i5 processor of just go for the ultimate i7 ?

[Karl Ottenstein]

jmh20 wrote:
I am planning to buy a new Imac 27. Considering to buy with fusion drive. What effect does it have on working with ArchiCad 18.
And should I buy it with the i5 processor of just go for the ultimate i7 ?

I would buy the most that you can afford. Fusion gives near SSD performance - dramatically faster than only a hard-disk. Of course, if you can afford a huge SSD, that would be even better. i7 supports more threads, giving better performance for certain parts of AC, and of course, for CineRender.

We have a high-end late 2013 i7 iMac and are very happy with it.

Note: you should always keep continuous backups (e.g., Time Machine) - but this is even more important with a Fusion drive which is a software-managed combination of two separate drives - SSD and hard disk. Failures have a way of happening only when you do not have a backup. So, take that umbrella into the sunshine. 😉

[Anonymous]

Yes, thanks for your advice.

And so I did: I have a brand new iMac 27 i7 fusion drive on my desk now. Top of the serie.
It works brilliant, and yes, also attached a external drive for time machine backup.

again, thanks Karl!

Jan

[Karl Ottenstein]

Enjoy! 🙂 It is a remarkably powerful machine for the cost.

[Anonymous]

Have you noticed any degradation in performance yet?

I am upgrading to the i7 iMac and am unsure about the fusion drive.

Space isn't a big issue for me as I already manage current vs archived files. This will be a work only machine so there won't be a lot of extra data on it. My current active project storage is 30 gb. When I need more space I could get a thunderbolt enclosure.

It is between the 3tb fusion and the 256 ssd as far as costs.

[shtarkel]

Absolutely get the SSD the difference between SSD and Fusion is significant in loading libraries and preparing for rendering