Video Card Info
About ATI Video Cards
For computer users who are interested in beefing up their PC configuration and getting the most out of their machine, it’s tough to go wrong with an upgrade to a PCI express graphics card. ATI currently produces some of the most advanced video cards on the market, and while many of them would make a [...]
Factors for Comparing Video Cards
Video cards are essential for any modern computer. While most motherboards incorporate at least a basic level of functionality, higher graphical functions really require a good video card, also known as a graphics card. These cards allow the computer to conserve its RAM usage and divert much of the graphical processing on to the graphical [...]
Types of Computer Video Cards
When looking to upgrade your computer video card, you will find many options available in the marketplace. The difficulty in upgrading comes not from the physical process itself, but from having to choose among the many products available. Before you start selecting a video card, you will first have to decide what kind you need. [...]
Find the Best Video Card
Technology advances more quickly than many of us can follow. Today’s hottest video cards could be obsolete tomorrow as the newest GPU (graphics processing unit) takes center stage. When it comes time to upgrade that video card, most of us are just doing our best to stay current.
Choosing a Video Card
The sheer amount choice overwhelms [...]
Are There Different Types of AGP Video Cards?
An AGP port used to be the most common graphics port used in a personal computer. Currently more popular are the PCI express ports (PCIe), which allow for faster memory access and smaller graphics cards. However, if you still own an older computer, you may need to replace an AGP video card at some point.
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How Are Gaming Video Cards Different?
Shopping for a new video card can be quite the hassle for anyone new to PC gaming, or other consumers/gift buyers not too familiar with the medium. A graphics card is an enhancer made specifically to create images and display them onscreen. The most important step when deciding to purchase a new video card for [...]
How to Upgrade a Video Card
There are more and more video games coming on the market that require video cards that can handle the most advanced graphics and video. Many computer users are finding themselves in a situation where they need to change or upgrade their video cards. This process is not as complicated as some may think. It just [...]
What is a DVI Video Card?
A DVI video card is any video card that outputs data in the DVI format as opposed to VGA. DVI stands for “Digital Visual Interface” and was developed in 1999. While most users are more familiar with VGA than they are DVI, and VGA has certainly performed well since it was developed in the 1980s, [...]
A Look Back At the First Computer Graphics Card Ever Invented
The function of (or graphics cards) is to generate and output images to a display. The images you see on your computer monitor are made of tiny dots called pixels. At most common resolution settings, a screen displays over a million pixels, and the computer has to decide what to do with them in order [...]
What is a Video Capture Card?
A video capture card is a device that normally connects to a computer through the PCI, PCIe, or AGP ports and provides for the digitization or “capturing” of analog video signals and audio signals so that they may be processed further in some way by the computer. Newer video capture “cards” or devices that “stand [...]