Graphic Card - How to choose
If you plan to buy a graphic card then this guide will definitely help you. First of all, usually people would want to buy graphic card when their windows go bogged down.
An example of this would be when you move windows around on the desktop the windows move very slowly. This is an indication that you video RAM is pretty less for you particular motherboard. This only your own experience can tell.
Video RAM is different from the normal memory or RAM as this RAM is particularly important when you play games or do other things like playing movies, Low video ram will make your video movies to freeze and play slowly.
Nowadays graphic card manufacturers are making high video RAM adapters. Previously the graphic cards used to have a RAM of around 13 to 32 MB and also 64 mb.Now there are graphic adaptors of 128 and 256 mb Video RAM.
Having high Video Ram graphic card ensures that your computer doesn’t go very slow on graphical heavy uses like watching movies or playing NFS “Most Wanted”.
Currently I am having a graphic adapter of 32 Mb video Ram .I do know it needs upgrading but currently I think its enough as I don’t use much graphic heavy usages like games and movies.
Also there are varieties of such graphic cards.There are dual VGA output adapters.What this means is that you can extend your desktop onto two screens.This isn’t of much use to the normal computer user but it might be particularly useful if you are in the field of graphical application and technology.
And some have TV – Out capabilities too.This means you can connect to a TV set for viewing movies or some presentation.
Finally make sure you consult some of your friend or computer technician on how to meet your budget and get the best deal for it.
An example of this would be when you move windows around on the desktop the windows move very slowly. This is an indication that you video RAM is pretty less for you particular motherboard. This only your own experience can tell.
Video RAM is different from the normal memory or RAM as this RAM is particularly important when you play games or do other things like playing movies, Low video ram will make your video movies to freeze and play slowly.
Nowadays graphic card manufacturers are making high video RAM adapters. Previously the graphic cards used to have a RAM of around 13 to 32 MB and also 64 mb.Now there are graphic adaptors of 128 and 256 mb Video RAM.
Having high Video Ram graphic card ensures that your computer doesn’t go very slow on graphical heavy uses like watching movies or playing NFS “Most Wanted”.
Currently I am having a graphic adapter of 32 Mb video Ram .I do know it needs upgrading but currently I think its enough as I don’t use much graphic heavy usages like games and movies.
Also there are varieties of such graphic cards.There are dual VGA output adapters.What this means is that you can extend your desktop onto two screens.This isn’t of much use to the normal computer user but it might be particularly useful if you are in the field of graphical application and technology.
And some have TV – Out capabilities too.This means you can connect to a TV set for viewing movies or some presentation.
Finally make sure you consult some of your friend or computer technician on how to meet your budget and get the best deal for it.
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