Buying a Video Card by Jared Strop
Stunning visuals don't have to cost an arm and a leg with cheap graphics cards (aka video cards). Unless you are a hardcore gamer, you don't need to have the best of the best and a cheap graphics card will do you just fine. Now I'm not saying you should skimp on getting a good video card, but... Buying a top-of-the-line video card will run you over $400 while a decent one will be around $200. ... On the other hand, a serious gamer needs to get a good video card that can handle anything a game can throw at it.

Top 5 Performance Video Cards by Gary Hendricks
This is a short list of the meanest, fastest and most powerful 3D video cards on the market today. If you own one of them, well - lucky you! XFX GeForce 7800 GTX The XFX GeForce 7800 GTX video card comes with a PCI Express interface, 256MB DDR3 video memory and supports a maximum resolution of... However, please take note that having a good video card does not necessarily translate to great video performance. ... Conclusion Buying a good performance video card will reap many benefits - you'll be able to play the latest 3D games in full screen glory, as well as edit video and graphics...

How to Upgrade Your Video Graphics Card by Michael Cottier
The video card that is inside of your computer is responsible for what you are seeing on your monitor right now and how good your PC games play. Video cards, also known as graphic cards, can come pre-built into your motherboard or can be an actual card that fits securely into a slot on your... These drivers should be on a CD or floppy disc that comes with the video card, if not then the card might only require generic drivers that come with Windows, so no disc is required. ... Push evenly on both sides of your video card, to get it securely into the slot.

A Review Of The ATI All-In-Wonder X600 Pro Graphics Card by Gary Hendricks
ATI has recently released a slew of PCI Express cards and this baby is one ‘wonder’ of a card. Traditionally, ATI All-In-Wonder cards combine all the features you need to enjoy TV and video games on your PC. Let’s see what features it has and what it is good for. ... However, given the ice performance for its price, it’s a good value card to buy. ... Shortcomings If you’re thinking if this card has shortcomings – well, one of them is certainly the average TV quality. ... But it is not the drop dead type of card that will give you the highest frame rates.

Video Cards For Desktop Computers by Alan LeStourgeon
Purchasing a video card for your desktop should be considered as one of the first performance upgrades you can make to your existing computer. If you bought your computer as a complete unit from a retail outlet, or an online computer store, chances are that your computer only has an on-board... Graphics cards offer Super-Video output, TV-tuner inputs (for recording video for multimedia projects), and much more. ... The second thing that adds to the price of a graphics card is the amount of memory that the card has.

A Guide to PCI Express by Gary Hendricks
A Lot More Bandwidth First, to understand PCI Express, we need to know what it is capable of. Traditionally, most of our computers these days come equipped with PCI or AGP based graphics cards. Most of the latest PCs come decked with PCI Express enabled cards. ... Then, from there, get a PCI Express graphics card. ... Not Just For Video Remember that PCI Express is not limited to graphics – although initially the implementation will mostly be seen in graphics boards. ... Video will never be the same again.

Video Card Purchases: The More You Play...The More You Pay by Jason Busch
In case you haven't noticed, the high-end video cards are expensive with every release, and the same high-end video cards disappear from their pole position within 6 months or less due to another model replacing it. There are video card owners who feel betrayed after spending $700 on a graphics... Second, is buying a $700 video card worth it when in 6 months you'll have updated specs on the card as well as updated specs on the new games which are going to be...once again...released at about the same time as the fastest and greatest card?

3 Things You Need To Know Before Installing Windows Vista by Aaron Smith
The new generation of Microsoft Windows known as Vista was released earlier this year. Most new computers bought since the end of January will come preloaded with Windows Vista, but there are many people with older computers that will want to upgrade from Windows XP. ... If your video card isn't up to the task but the rest of your computer is Vista ready, you can upgrade to a newer card that will support it without having to buy a whole new computer. ... You should pay close attention to the video card report in particular.

Building Computers: Do It Yourself to Get The Perfect Machine by Michael Quarles
The perfect machine, for game play, video editing, or whatever use you have in mind, can come only when all the major and minor parts have been carefully selected. It is a union of chips, circuits, and drives that are exactly right together. Often, this cannot be had from the major computer... All of this is good for the production process, but do you really want the same motherboard for a home PC, and a video editor that will cut an hour long documentary? ... Most will buy either Intel or AMD, but not both.

Iggy Discovers The 17 In 1 Card Reader by Iggy Quazi
Over the past couple of years, just about every gadget I have bought, needs some kind of memory card, or rather a differnt type of memory card to the one I already own! This means that I have a draw full of different card readers, docking stations, cables and adapters to allow me to hook these... I have an MP3 player that takes a Compact Flash Memory Card, a Camera that takes an XD Memory Card, a Palm Top Computer that takes an SD |Memory Card and my Mobile Phone takes a Mini SD card! ... Looking at the 17 in 1 card reader, it's hard to believe that it would take 17 different types of...