In assembling computers what use is the video card for other than games?

im an artist using photoshop and illustrator for artwork. can i do away with video card? i'll use it also for watching tv programs and probably do animation projects.|||I have built many computers for graphics artists. This is the card that I'm currently recommending and putting into machines:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Very decent price and much better suited for graphics work, as opposed to a card geared more towards gaming.|||Its also used to see your computer monitor and see what your doing on the computer|||For anything graphics intensive, you'll need the video card. Photoshop, animation, and watching TV definitely all fit in that category. You definitely want the card. Integrated video sucks, because it uses your system memory and CPU power, which is also being used for everything else.|||The video card IS required for rendering what you see on your monitor. For photo shop you don't need a gamer's top of the line type but you shouldn't use the very low end. Most low end computers have a video card built onto the motherboard and it's not necessary to purchase an upgraded card if you don't need one.



When I bought my last video card I bought the top of the line from the LAST generation which was better than the middle of the line of the new generation cards and much less expensive.|||The video card is an essential component of any computer....you must have one in order to connect a monitor to your PC.



If you are using the world's top photo software (Photoshop) I think you should definitely invest in a quality graphics adapter (video cards).



regards,

Philip T|||If you do away with the video card, you're artwork will come out kind of dark.

Can I replace my very low end laptop video card?

THe Video Card is a ATI Radeon X1200 onboad video card, and from what I've read it is very bad for gaming. I have a Toshiba Satellite Laptop.|||No in a laptop there is simply nothing you can do short of overclocking the GPU and I don't advise it because on boards don't always have a heatsink attached. The trick to surviving with on board video is simple, find out what its good at, usually integrated cards are great for emulation because often emulation depends more on your CPU rather then your GPU. Try tweaking the games you have a little, you would be surprised little it sometimes takes to make a game run well and still look pretty good.|||Typically video cards on laptops are not upgradable.|||You have to check and see if their are relpacment video cards for that particular laptop.|||No, sorry there is no way to replace a laptop video card. Last I heard ATI was working on an external video card but it's been about 18 months since that story was released and I still don't see anything on ATI's website about it.

How can I fix my black monitor screen when I installed "nvidia geforce 7950 gt video card"?

Hi everyone,

So my friend has just purchased a Nvidia geforce 7950 GT video card", and when he installed it, everything was correct. Execpt one minor problem, when he started his computer up, his comp made a funky sound and nothing would show on the monitor screen( pure black screen). But when he took it back out everything was back to normal, anyone know what could be the problem? Thanks|||1) if you were using the on-board graphics did you change this in the BIOS? If not, there's your trouble.



Good Luck|||Check the BIOS and see if there is a setting that sets which video adapter the system is supposed to use. Mine has three settings, onboard, VGA, or PCIe.|||So you inserted the card into your computer and plug the monitor into it. You booted up into windows and installed the drivers. When the computer was restarted the computer made usual noises and the screen would not show up. You took the card out and everything was fine again.



It sounds like a compatibility issue you have. Either from the software you just installed or the hardware on your computer.



What model and specs does your computer have? My advice is to find that out and check online to see if your new video card is right for your computer spec wise.

Is there a way to make my video card better without buying it?

Is there a way to make my video card better without buying it?|||The only thing that boost performance is overclocking but you can damage it but it's unlikely. You have two software links above for overclocking i say riva tuner is better you can download it it's free google it. And then you overclock with small steps the frequencies, important there are cards where you can enable pixel shader or vertex shaders so you can have from a nvidia 6200gt an 6600 which is pretty nice so google this to: like overclocking {your graphic card name}.|||upgrade the drivers|||well it depends, what card you have there is some overclocking so if its an ATI card you can check out

http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/

and for nvidia card

http://www.overclock.net/nvidia/ & http://www.nvidia.com/object/ntune_5.05.…

but WARNING if you increase any of the details to much you risk, wasting the card, since overclocking the cards will cause them to heat up even more, and will require extra cooling

Do I need a HD video card to use a HD webcam to it's full extent?

Im thinking about buying a HD webcam and i was wondering, do i need a HD video card for this to work ? I'd imagine it would but would the HD card improve the quality or would i just be waisting my money ?

Thanks, Paul.|||well it depends on if YOU are going to be watching the web cam - if not then it all depends on if the other end has an HD video card to really benefit. to be honest i don't think it's worth the money - get an 8MP web cam and that will be as clear as the other end can handle - unless you have a massive upload speed limit anything above 8MP including HD is going to be really glitchy due to the amount of data it has to send per second.



if you are going to be watching it you will need an HD video card AND monitor to reap the benefits

I need to buy a PC with an HDMI option on my video card. How to I ensure the card is HDMI compatible?

Can I just buy a video card with this compatibility or would I need a new PC? It would be nice to have either option available. Is this a standard feature on some of the newer PCs? Thank you.|||It's a standard feature on most newer PCs, but you should be able to buy a graphics card with that option instead of replacing your existing PC.



HDMI is a different physical plug than DVI or VGA. See this image for a comparison:

http://www.jdr.com/interact/..%5Cimages%…

The smaller one is the HDMI. A video card with HDMI output would state that prominently somewhere on the package or in the description of the product online.|||what do you mean with HDMI compatible? like the HDMI cable? if u mean that there is no such thing from an videocard output there is only DVI and VGA. Im guessing all u want is a HD resulution? Get a new videocard for like 200 bucks will do the stuff

How to add a realplayer video on a Micro SD card?

Ok so i downloaded realplayer on my comp and downloaded a youtube video on it. I want to put the video on my micro SD card but it doesnt options for"copying to" button. help =/|||If the device which has the card has a realplayer installed, then it can play Youtube videos.If not, try to convert the video to mp4 or other formats which the device supports.Converting to a lower format lowers the file size but that depends on the quality and the bitrate of the audio.If you can't just copy it, then move it there instead.