Choosing The Right Graphics Card - A Buyers Guide by Harry Love
If you are a serious gamer or graphics designer, you know how important having a good video or graphics card is. For those that don’t know, your video card or graphics card is what renders the images to your computer. If you are upgrading or building your own computer, considering what your... Also remember to make sure that the graphics card you pick is compatible with your computer and operating system. ... Just like with any other computer part, a graphics card can overheat if it is attempting to process data quickly.

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... On the other hand, a serious gamer needs to get a good video card that can handle anything a game can throw at it. ... Heh, I'm guessing you aren't here because you need a cheap graphics card for your work computer.

Combating Your Ancient Video Card by Pamela Stevens
You hooked up your new monitor and can’t wait to see how your game looks on the new screen, only to see pausing and skips. Before you rush it back to the store for a refund, the jerky animation you see could be your aged video card (graphics card) or outdated drivers. ... If the new graphics card you are looking at costs more than your computer is worth, you may want to think about upgrading your computer. ... When considering updating your graphics card the first thing to figure out is whether your computer can accept a new card.

Custom Gaming Laptops by Valli Schieltz
Today's gaming laptop computers have huge, crisp LCD screens, full-size keyboards, and video cards that are state of the art. These computers can not only compete with the standard clunky computer tower, but they can be custom made to meet the specifications of any gamer. ... The graphics card should not share resources with your computer. ... A gaming laptop computer without a good screen will not be very good for you. ... Your gaming laptop video card must have its own memory on board. ... Yes, it is true that you can connect your gaming laptop to an external monitor, but if you cannot...

Video Cards: Is AGP Dead? by Nathan Holsing
If you’ve been looking to upgrade your computer video card you’ve probably heard a great deal about PCI Express and SLI. Don’t run out and buy a new computer just yet and take that AGP motherboard you just threw away out of the trash. The truth is you can probably make some simple upgrades to... Game companies want to make as much money as possible from each game. ... A new video card will probably float you for at least another year, likely two if you get a top of the line card. ... For more information on AGP video cards visit the Video Card review section of my website.

Why Online Gaming Is Usually Much Better With A PC by Gregg Hall
Gamers throughout the world have been engaging in a longtime argument: which works better for online gaming, PCs or consoles? Those of you still stuck in the twentieth century might not realize that consoles indeed can be used for online gaming: they have internet capabilities. ... However, we have to recognize that playing a game on a big screen TV certainly can make the game exciting. ... You have barely enough room on a memory card to save what you need much less what you want. ... A person using a console will constantly find himself in need of more memory cards and thus he'll be...

PC Gaming Video: Meeting the Demands by Phil Moyers
If you have an interest in playing PC games that were made at least in the past couple of years, you’ve probably seen the serious video demands these games now have. It’s not only that you need a fast system that can handle all of the information in today’s games, but you need a major... By paying a little careful attention to brand names, video memory, price, and how they all fit together with your unique needs, you can get a system that can handle some serious computer game video for any game you throw its way.

How to Choose a Video Card by Gary Hendricks
Want to know what piece of technology is changing most rapidly in the world of computer? That's right - video cards. The rate at which video cards come out is simply mind boggling. We're looking at a whole plethora of video cards based on graphics processors from ATI and Nvidia. ... Server If you're using your computer as a mail server, FTP server, print server, or even a game server, you definitely do not need a high-end video card. ... Complex Applications If you need to perform more complex tasks like 3D computer aided design or video editing, it will make more sense to go for a...

Graphics Cards by Kent Pinkerton
A graphics card is the part of a computer which enables the computer to convert logical information into viewable images or signals that can be viewed on displays like computer monitors, LCD or projectors. The central processing unit (CPU) sends information about image to the graphic card. ... One also needs to check whether specifications of the computer are compatible with the graphic card. ... A graphic card is good only as long as the CPU speed can support its functions. ... The specifications of a graphic card decide the quality of image produced such as the colors it can display,...

Upgrade Your Computer To Improve Game Play by Michael Quarles
Have you dreamed of owning the perfect gaming computer, only to be rudely awakened by the price tags on such units? For many of these rigs, $2000 seems to be the ground floor. What if I told you there was a perfectly respectable gamer sitting in front of you right now. ... If you invest a relatively small amount of money in more RAM, and a memory-rich graphics card, your PC will have the capacity it needs to play almost any game. ... A new graphics card can be installed in a PCI slot, an AGP, or if the motherboard is fairly new, a PCI Express.