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MONITOR
Price
- When purchasing a Flat panel or LCD you should expect to pay more than a Monitor (CRT) as this is
a new and improved technology.
Brand
FPS
Size
-Users with little space or plan on using the computer for word processing and e-mail may want to
consider a 15" monitor.
Controls
- Modification or adjustment of the viewable settings should available controls of that monitor
GRAPHIC CARDS
AGP or Advanced Graphics Port
- Not all operating systems support AGP because of limited or no driver support.
Power supply
- Many video cards will require a 500W or more power supply.
Ports
- Many newer video cards only have a DVI connection or both a VGA and DVI connection. If you're
using a video card with a monitor that has a VGA connector it can still be used, but you'll need to also
purchase a DVI to VGA converter if not included with your video card.
Chipset
- There are dozens of different video card manufacturers. However, there are only two major
chipset manufacturers; Nvidia and ATI. Although both are great manufacturers there can be great big
differences between the two as far as performance. Before buying any video card it's a good idea to look
up a hardware review on the video card before purchasing it if you're concerned about it's performance.
Size
- If you have a smaller computer case fitting some of the new video cards in the computer many not
be possible. Video cards today are much larger than older video cards because of their increased
capabilities and need for cooling fans. Make sure your case is going to have room for a new video card.
The only way to do this is to open the case and physically look.
-Warranty
- How long is the warranty and what does it cover.
Support
- Is the technical support number a free number and is it open 24 hours, 7 days a week? You can
find contact information for all major video card manufacturers on our video card contacts page.

Upgrading
Some reasons to upgrade are to improve the performance of an older machine or to take a perfectly
good machine to a much higher level for gaming and multimedia applications. You should know the
aspects of your computer, including its graphics port and monitor capability, as well as properties of
your new graphics card, including chipset, memory, and input ports.