Buy a mac to compil

Caltelus · April 16, 2019, 6:30pm

Institute Games:

That sounds like an old used Mac Mini, please be aware that older Mac may not have support for the Metal graphics API, and will NOT run Unreal Engine Editor at all. My Mac Mini from 2011’s AMD GPU will NOT run Unreal Engine Editor. I can only remote compile on that machine.

I would suggest at least a quad-core CPU, with 16GB Ram, 8GB simply isn’t enough in the long run. The new Mac Mini is a good option ( the i3 model is very slow ), the base i5 model with 16GB Ram would work quiet well for compiling work, I am unsure about any extended editor work though. If you plan on working in the editor, the new 21.5" iMac $1499 model with the 16GB ram upgrade, with the 6 core i5 would do decently overall. The GPU in that configuration is VERY weak but faster than the Mac Mini, both in CPU and GPU performance.

Apple’s computers these days are all basically notebook parts in their entire lineup. They do this for heat and styling ( small light devices, thin shapes and designs ).

If it were my money and I wanted a turnkey solution, if you have a monitor to spare, I would buy a new Mac Mini i5 with 16GB RAM and just live with the Unreal Editor performance. If you want a complete experience, buy a new iMac with 4 to 6 cores and 16GB RAM. There are people out there who build Hackintosh setups, but that requires a bit of expertise and not for the faint of heart. You can save money, but you create a headache if something goes wrong.

Thanks you, i will buy a new mac mini