Going out of graphics card shopping? It is a tedious and painstaking job at the end of the day. With so many options and types available, it is pretty hard to think what is best for you under which requirements. Most of the graphic card manufacturer companies usually use a chip from Nvidia or ATI. These two companies are the primary manufacturers of graphics card chips known as GPUs. These GPUs allow for graphics processing releasing the burden off the processor and streamlining the processes.
Graphics cards usually are connected to AGP, PCI or PCIe ( a.k.a. PCI Express). Among the all three, PCI Express graphic cards are of the best performance with newer boards supporting PCIe 2.0 ports. These ports have 16 times the speed of regular PCI slots. You can connect a card to a port and watch the results and difference. A graphics card is usually a large rectangular card with a processor and cooling fan mounted on top of it.
Usually boards have built in graphic chips but they are not good enough for modern day gaming and graphics needs. When you connect a graphics card to your PCIe slot; you do not need to change anything. Usually an analogue monitor is connected through a DVI output a.k.a. Digital Video Integrated output. Previously you had to change your bios settings and output options. Modern graphics cards can perform all this by themselves by changing the bios settings. Once you install the card, you are good to go.
Once you have mounted the card and powered up the system, your operating system will load and then you will have to install the drivers through a compact disk. After you install the drivers, you are ready to run it all. Enjoy your games and have fun.
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