| Upgrading your video card is sometimes necessary | | | | These slots are located on your motherboard. |
| when you are using high-end software or running the | | | | The best way to know which type of graphics card |
| latest PC games. New video cards can greatly | | | | your motherboard supports is to check its manual. You |
| improve your screen color and resolution settings, | | | | can download one at the manufacturer's website. |
| especially if you are using an old built-in video card. | | | | AGP slots are a going technology but since many |
| Computer systems that use built-in low profile graphics | | | | users hang on to their old computers and equally old |
| cards need to allocate a portion of their system RAM | | | | motherboards, AGP cards are still widely used. You |
| to display graphics. On the other hand, computer | | | | can get better results with the more advanced PCI |
| systems with separate or dedicated video cards have | | | | express graphics cards. PCI express graphics cards |
| access to video RAM in addition to system RAM. The | | | | can render better graphics and work faster. If you |
| extra RAM can have a profound effect on a gamer's | | | | have quite an old computer, you may need to replace |
| life. You can experience an overall increase in your | | | | your motherboard as well since it most probably will |
| computer's speed after you replace your built-in low | | | | not support PCI express graphics cards. |
| profile graphics card with a dedicated video card. | | | | The great thing about PCI express graphics cards is |
| Before you go ahead and buy a new video card, you | | | | that you can now use up to four of them at the same |
| first need to know the type of card used by your | | | | time in one computer. This can make your computer |
| computer. Video cards are generally connected to | | | | extremely powerful with amazing graphical abilities. |
| your computer in two ways: via an Accelerated | | | | Multiple video cards can be only be done using a SLI |
| Graphics Port (AGP) slot and via a regular PCI | | | | video cards or CrossFire video cards. |
| (Peripheral Component Interconnect) express slot. | | | | |