What are video cards and what do they do? Im sooooo confused plzz help?

I need a T&L-capable video card with at least 32 MB of video RAM. What is a video card, where in the comp. can u find it, and what does it do. If i wanted to buy a new video card where could i buy a good one? Any other info would be great!!Thanx!!|||A video card is part of the computer that your monitor connects to. Most computers have a video card that is built into the motherboard and not a dedicated one. If you only need 32mb you should be fine buying any video card that is on the market now as they are already in the 128MB to 1GB range. If your computer isnt that old you may already have a video card that has 32mb shared ram. This means that if your system has 512mb installed in it your video card will use some of that for processing video and the rest for the system.|||Video cards are used for looking at what is on the desktop. Your monitor is an example of using the video card to see the desktop, or any games like Solitaire. If it weren't for video cards, you would be looking at a blank screen.|||A video card is a separate processor that produces video for your computer and takes the video processing load of the CPU(Core Processor). Making your computer run smoother as it produces computer graphic or video. If you only want a 32 MB video card then buy the GForce 2 which is really cheap and has 64MB of video ram. It is also really easy to install,almost anyone can do it.|||Hold on now Googolplex. If someone doesn't know what a video card is, I wouldn't recommend anyone attempt to install it themselves.



The video card is basically what you plug your monitor into in your computer. It takes care of all of your graphics and visual output.



I would recommend getting a local geek or computer savvy friend to check out what you need so you don't waste your money on an excessively powerful video card and to check that it will be compatible with the internal connectors in your computer.

You shouldn't have to spend more than about 45$ on the card you get, though I suppose that depends on where you live.



Hope that helped with your question!



Cheers :)