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<blockquote data-quote="SammySlim" data-source="post: 1384411" data-attributes="member: 48298"><p>When running in a virtual machine, Parallels uses a "virtual" graphics adapter and inserts a layer between the VM and a fair amount of the hardware including your graphics adapter. To run games, which is what most folks need native graphics access for, a Boot Camp installation will work best. </p><p></p><p>Had you followed my original advice - install a second VM in Parallels in addition to your Boot Camp partition, you could then have chosen which way to go. Normally, you should have been able to do that with what you did (install a VM off your BC partition) but for some reason you couldn't run parallels.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, you have to decide what works best for you. Windows is just as "strong" either way - the question really is whether you have applications that require native graphic hardware access. productivity apps (e.g., Office), web surfing, email, even watching DVDs, etc. don't really require native hardware access. However, video editing, heaving photo editing and demanding 3D games typically do.</p><p></p><p>Your choice.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SammySlim, post: 1384411, member: 48298"] When running in a virtual machine, Parallels uses a "virtual" graphics adapter and inserts a layer between the VM and a fair amount of the hardware including your graphics adapter. To run games, which is what most folks need native graphics access for, a Boot Camp installation will work best. Had you followed my original advice - install a second VM in Parallels in addition to your Boot Camp partition, you could then have chosen which way to go. Normally, you should have been able to do that with what you did (install a VM off your BC partition) but for some reason you couldn't run parallels. Ultimately, you have to decide what works best for you. Windows is just as "strong" either way - the question really is whether you have applications that require native graphic hardware access. productivity apps (e.g., Office), web surfing, email, even watching DVDs, etc. don't really require native hardware access. However, video editing, heaving photo editing and demanding 3D games typically do. Your choice. Cheers [/QUOTE]
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