I'm afraid tat the new GPU drivers didn't work.
It still crashes upon viewing object.
I even tried a 4MB very simple test scene, so it's not memory based.

I'm just gonna assume that it's the fault of the demo's age and he newness of 10.6.6.
Have you tested the latest full version of Octane on your ...

The same crash on load/view object seems to also be happening to me.
Strangely, I am using a new aluminum mac mini with the GeForce 320M card.
While I know that the 320M is a weak integrated vid card, it's still strage because
my computer is the EXACT same model that is used on the Install Demo ...

Wow guys, really fast response.
Unfortunately, your reasoning actually makes sense, which was kinda expected.
Although, I thought they were already in the hardware business with GPU-X.
So it wouldn't be that much of a stretch to add more RAM to a vid card,
then add on an extra $800 for their ...

I know that this is probably (monumentally) easier said than done, but why don't you guys (and gals)
at Refractive add more RAM to the GTX 480.
After all the New quadro 6000 is nothing but a 480 with an extra 4.5 gigs of RAM.
Unfortunately NVIDIA charges $5K(!!!!) for the priviledge of owning one ...