Originally Posted by david

There are a lot of computer gamers who want to transform their computers in real gaming machines. If you are one of them, you probably know that importance of choosing a good graphics card for you gaming computer. This is because you would want to be able to play the new releases and this is only possible if you choose a good graphics card.

First of all, you should check if your motherboard allows you to change the graphics card. If it does, you should check if it has its own graphics card on board or not. This is because you need to know if you will be able to disable it or not.

The first thing you will need to choose is the manufacturer of the chip set. nVidia and ATI are two of the most important graphics card manufacturers in the world. The memory of the graphics card is important as well. Times change rapidly so today you should get a graphics card of at least 1 GB RAM in order to be able to play the latest releases in the gaming domain.

You should know if you have a AGP or PCI computer. The majority of new computers have PCI which substituted AGP many years ago but you might have an old generation computer and if this is the case you should get your graphics card accordingly or better yet you should change your computer.

The frame rates are also very important aspects to be taken into consideration. The number listed at frame rates is the number of frames the graphics card can support per second. The higher the number will be, the better the graphics card is.

The power usage and the connectivity are also two important aspects when you are on the market for purchasing a graphics card. The power usage is the source you will need for supporting the graphics card. In some cases, you will need to replace the power support for maintaining a good balance of power in your computer. Also, the connectivity may be important if you want to connect your computer to another screen as you will need to have TV outs and other sockets.

In conclusion, the compatibility of the graphics card with your computer is very important because you would want to have a good balance. Even if you only get your graphics card for gaming purposes you should its compatibilities.