The video card is the most important piece of hardware for gamers. Without a good video card, the games with intense graphics will be slow. The most common reason why a game runs slow is because the video card can't handle the amount of graphics being put out by the game. This makes gamers buy better video cards. Gaming video cards today go from 4MB ram to 256MB ram, the higher the better, and the cooler movies you can watch on computer games to make it feel like you're in a movie theater.

1. What am I going to use this computer for?
-If you plan on using your computer for only internet usage and work/school purposes you should buy a much less powerful card than you would buy if you were going to use your computer to play games or edit images.

2. How much money am I willing to spend?
-The graphics card that you buy is very dependant on how sufficient your funds are. To maximize performance while spending the least money you should carefully evaluate the specifications of several cards to get the most out of your money.

3. How powerful is this card in comparison to the rest of my computer?
-You should buy a graphics card that fits the overall power of your entire system. It does not make sense to put a very powerful graphics card into a computer that is sporting a processor 1.0GHz processor from 1997. A weak computer will not be able to use a high-end graphics card to its maximum potential. This is the same logic that keeps a person from putting a new 200 horsepower engine in a broken-down car.

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