| Want to know what piece of technology is
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| | more sense to go for a heavy duty card.
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| changing most rapidly in the world of
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| | Screen resolution and image quality tend
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| computer? That's right - video cards. The
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| | to be important factors for this type of
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| rate at which video cards come out is
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| | work. Look for a video card whose
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| simply mind boggling. We're looking at a
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| | processor which supports a high screen
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| whole plethora of video cards based on
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| | resolution, with ample graphics memory. A
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| graphics processors from ATI and Nvidia.
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| | good choice would be the XFX GeForce FX
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| Which card should you choose? Will it be
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| | 5500.General GamesIf you'll only play
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| good enough?Well, this article will help
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| | simple games like Minesweeper, Reversi or
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| you make some sense of this fast changing
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| | Backgammon, then my advice is to save
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| technology and enable you to choose the
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| | your money and just get a simple video
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| best video card for your computing
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| | card. No need for the latest 3D graphics
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| needs.The best way to see what video card
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| | gizmo.Hard-Core GamingOn the other hand,
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| to buy is to consider how you're using
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| | if you live on intense, real-time 3D
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| your computer now. There are several
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| | games like Unreal Tournament and
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| categories:There are several categories:
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| | Battlefield 2, you'll want to get the
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| | latest 3D graphics card like the Connect
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| Server
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| | 3D Radeon X850 XT Platinum. These games
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| Simple Applications
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| | require extremely powerful cards which
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| Complex Applications
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| | support a variety of graphics effects
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| General Gaming
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| | like anti-aliasing, Z-buffering, vertex
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| Hard-Core Gaming
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| | shaders, etc.ConclusionIn summary, you
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| | should always consider your needs first
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| Ok, let's look at these in turn.ServerIf
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| | before going out to buy that video card.
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| you're using your computer as a mail
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| | Video cards, especially the latest
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| server, FTP server, print server, or even
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| | models, tend to be prohibitively
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| a game server, you definitely do not need
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| | expensive. If you only need to do general
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| a high-end video card. Look for a low-end
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| | computer stuff, then don't shell out cash
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| card like the Diablotek ATI Rage
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| | for the newer cards like the Connect 3D
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| XL.Simple ApplicationsSay you're using
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| | Radeon X850 XT Platinum. Go for some of
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| the PC for simple applications only, for
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| | the cheaper video cards like the
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| example, word processing, email or web
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| | Diablotek ATI Rage XL. Do your homework,
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| surfing. Again, you do not need the best
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| | read up the manufacturer's online manuals
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| video card out there. A cheap and decent
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| | before making your purchase decision.Gary
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| one will do the trick.Complex
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| | Hendricks runs a hobby site on building
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| ApplicationsIf you need to perform more
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| | computers. Visit his website at for tips
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| complex tasks like 3D computer aided
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| | and tricks on assembling a PC, as well as
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| design or video editing, it will make
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| | buying good computer components.
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