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So I have recently installed Mac OS X Mountain Lion on my PC because I wanted to run an Mac OS 3D game. Then I found that the game is for Power PC and this OS doesn't support it. I found that the Power PC apps are supported by Rosetta on Mac OS X 10.6 and below but unfortunately my GPU is Nvidia GTX 560 which is not supported by this OS and I can't either launch the game (it says something like : "the blah-blah 3d effects aren't supported blah-blah"). So now I want to downgrade my GPU to run this god-da*n game. What is the best product which support this OS and also the most cheap too? My PC specifications are posted here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287675-help-installing-mac-os-on-asrock-b75m-gl-with-intel-celeron-g530/

 

*I also liked Sapphire 5450 1GB DDR3 - is this a good choice?

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Actually I tried that on Virtual Box (installing Snow Leopard and even just Leopard) but the game still doesn't work and the resolution isn't Full HD as always. On the VMware I can't even install it.

 

EDIT: Oh sorry it looks like Parallels Desktop is different from VMware - I misunderstood you. I'll try it thanks :) .

EDIT: This doesn't worked too (at all). It says that I need some kind of server for Snow Leopard. Actually I really need an advice for this GPU because I'm going to buy it very soon.

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NV50 generation Nvidia cards started working from 10.5.2 with support improving going forward.

 

My old 9800 GTX+ rocked 10.6.x, great performance, all features working including analog TV-out.

 

There's an overview here http://nouveau.freed.../CodeNames#NV50

 

For best compatibility and performance I'd go for one with a G92 family chip.

The GTS 250 (a rebadged 9800 GTX+) should work great and it's probably not difficult to find for a good price.

 

What game is it?

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Thanks but I've already buy it :whistle: . The game is Tomb Raider : AOD (from 2003) so I think I'll be able to run it :). But now I have other problem - how can I choose the right GPU in Chameleon bootloader. I mean that when I launch Mountain Lion - to use my GTX 560 (which is on my second PCI-E slot) and the same with SL (to launch the HD 5450 on my first slot). Any ideas? (by the way I haven't installed SL yet but the ML isn't booting with dual graphics).

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