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Dragon

I have heard that to the quality of the graphics of ur PC games depends upon the quality of graphic card you have..

I m not a hardware kind of guy, i literally know nothing abt internal hardware, so please help me by guiding abt it,

how to detect the graphic card in ur pc, what quality or version (whtever) do we require to experience the best quality of pic.

do tell abt its cost??

Thanks in advance

just4kix

The graphic cards sold today are of two types:

AGP: This is the slightly old technology and is on its way out. Most PCs built and purchased before 2006 will have AGP slot and hence can use AGP cards only.

PCI-E or PCI-Express: This is newer technology and all new motherboards sold today will have PCI-E slot. You must purchase PCI-E graphics card in this case.

If you are not a techie yourself, have your system checked from a technician.

If you are an avid gamer, then you should have a graphics card that has at least 256 MB memory. nVidia is the most popular Graphic Processing Unit; ATI is the other brand.

You can also detect your graphics card this way:

1. Right Click on "My Computer" icon.
2. Click on Properties. The "System Properties" window will appear.
3. On the "System Properties", click on "Hardware" tab.
4. Click on the "Device Manager" button. A new window called "Device Manager" will appear.
5. A lot of your hardware devices will be listed. Click on the '+' sign that appears against the name called "Display Adapters"
6. You will find the name of your display adapter.

Post your display adapter name here so that I can advise further.

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Dragon

Right now I am in office, but i will definitely let you know abt it name...thanks a lot it was really helpful although, please do mention abt the price.

thanks!

Dragon

I have checked the version into my system:

It shows as

Intel(R)82845G Graphic Controller

Now Please suggest

just4kix

This means that you have an ob-board graphics card, i.e., your motherboard has a built-in graphics card. Such on-board graphic cards are fine for normal use but definitely not meant for gaming.

You have not indicated how old your system is? If it is more than 1 year old, it is most likely that your motherboard supports AGP (older technology). Or if you know the manufacturer and the model number of your motherboard, a graphics cards can be suggested.

You can buy an AGP graphics card from leading manufacturers such as nVidia, ATI, etc. For serious gaming you need at least 256 mb graphics memory and it should support many advanced features like DirectDraw, PixelShading, etc.

player

go and buy nvidia GeForce 7600 GT AGP graphics card, believe me it has a lot of horse power that will simply BLOW you away!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dragon

How much will it cost???

player

i cant tell the updated price but many months before it was around rs 7,500 now it's price should have gone down but not much because it is the best card today available for AGP

just4kix

Do not buy an expensive AGP graphics card if you are planning to upgrade your system soon. AGP will be eventually replaced by PCI-E very soon.

Dragon

M getting confused again...