Windows 7 with OSX in iMac

Hi, i'm thinking in buying an iMac 27", but i have a problem, a PC, and i have to use it for compatibility issues.
My question is the following:
Is there any way to connect my PC graphics adapter to the iMac and alternate the between my pc with my iMac?
Thanks in advance...
P.S.: Sorry for my English

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
You likely won't need to. There are several ways of running Windows 7 on a Mac, from Boot Camp, to VirtualBox, to Parallels, to VMWare. Your new iMac has a very powerful graphics chip as it is.
Ask on the Boot Camp Windows Compatibility forum to find out what success people have running the games you need on Mac virtualization software.
As well as check my Mac game pages to find out if a similar game exists that is Mac OS X native*:
http://www.macmaps.com/macgamepages.html
Your iMac also has a DisplayPort input port, if you get the model that has one. This means any graphics that is on your PC can be input into that port. This thread discusses means of using that port:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2205633&tstart=1
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.

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