How to configure a video card

For friends who love DIY, assembling their own computers is the most ideal choice. They can not only configure computers according to their own needs, but also get better control of funds. Therefore, how to properly configure the PC becomes a concern for every DIY player. The traditional saying is that the installation should be balanced and cannot cause bottlenecks (for example, 64 MB memory is used for P4 computers ). So is it also suitable for computer accessories that are currently developing rapidly? From today on, we will explain the bottlenecks that may easily cause the system according to different accessories and how to look at these problems. Today, we are going to talk about the video card.

High-performance graphics cards are always preferred. However, high-performance products often mean high prices. Therefore, finding a balance between the price and performance is the key to the video card purchase. At present, when the CPU frequency is so high and the price is low, it is difficult to say whether the best choice is required when you configure a video card. So you must select a GHz-level CPU with a high-performance video card? This obviously does not apply to the current situation. In fact, using a powerful CPU as the backend, coupled with a reasonably priced, medium-performance graphics card, can also assemble a very cost-effective configuration. Moreover, low-resolution (640x480 or 800x600 resolution) performance is not bad for low-end video cards.

In addition, when purchasing a video card, you should specify your own purposes so that you can make better choices.

Character Type

Most home and commercial users use simple text processing, office, surfing, learning, and programming. These jobs have relatively low requirements on graphics cards, CPU instances with higher clock speed and lower prices are the focus of these models. In addition, the current 2D performance of the video card is good, the main difference lies in the 3D aspect, so for these users who have almost no requirements on 3D, you can use intel i815e, via pm133/km133,

 

Sis630 and other integrated display chip integrated Integrated integrated motherboard. The display chips integrated with such boards can cope with the daily work and some simple 3D games. If you want to purchase a display card separately, such as NVIDIA tnt2 and sis315 all have more than 8 MB memory, and the price is around 300 yuan, which is very suitable for this part of users.

Common household type

These users are mainly family users. Their requirement is that the price cannot be too high, generally between 600 and ~ It is about 700 yuan, and the video card is required to have a certain 3D performance to cope with their entertainment and games after learning and working. For this part of users, it is more suitable to use NVIDIA geforce MX or ATI radeon chips with strong overall performance. There are many products using these two types of display chips, and there is also a certain gap in the price. According to the number of products produced by different manufacturers and their additional functions, the price difference is about 100 ~ 200 RMB, you can choose based on your individual needs and the affordability of the price.

Upscale playhouse type

For game fans and hardware enthusiasts who like to "taste" new products, high-end graphics cards are always the targets they are pursuing. Therefore, games such as geforc4ti and radeon 7500/8500 series graphics cards are the bottom-line products they are willing to accept. Generally, there is little room for such products and the price is high.

Special demand type

In addition, sometimes when purchasing a video card, it is worth considering special requirements such as the reasonable combination of the video card and the display. For example, for LCD users, it is best to select a video card with digital output interfaces such as DVI (the premise is that LCD supports digital interfaces ). In this way, the LCD display effect can be optimal, and the characteristics of the LCD digital signal can be fully utilized. Currently, there are many graphics cards with DVI interfaces. ATI and NVIDIA have launched related products, such as Ati's latest radeon 8500 and NVIDIA geforc4.