Upgrade Power mac G5 OSX 10.5 to Snow Leapard

Need help running Power Mac G5 OSX 10.5 Leapard planning to upgrade for Snow Leapard. I see that this is not possible is there anyway round this issue like installing Core Duo 2 Processor or buy new computer.

Snow Leopard only runs on Intel Macs. Leopard is the last OS you can run on a G5. The workaround is to buy a new computer.

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