Video Graphic Array or VGA is one of the component that you will found on your PC. The first VGA card was made in 1981 by IBM, by the name of IBM PC Video Card. It was still called MDA (Monochrome Display Adapter) at that time. And can only operate for text mode with 80 columns of 25 lines (80 × 25), it have 4KB of video memory and supports 1 color only. After that come so many graphic cards like ATI, Cirrus Logic, and S3. Now, graphic cards become more sophisticated and become a part that can not be separated from PC.
Just like I said before VGA Card is the most important thing in laptop and especially PC computer, sometimes a PC is judged from it's VGA Card, but what about the processor? The brain of a computer? It should the most important thing right? Wrong, if you have a great processor let's say Intel Core i7 but your computer's graphic is Intel HD Graphic. Then it's no use, it's like a lion with a head of a house cat. So it's important to upgrade your VGA Card to maximize your computer's performance, but the question is when?
Upgrade your VGA Card is like writing an article, you should know the right time to publish your article in order to get more viewers or readers. If you bought a VGA Card and replace your old VGA in the wrong time, then you just waste your money. Because why did you need a great VGA if you only use your PC for browsing and writing? Well if you didn't want to lose your money, just read this article.
When Is The Right Time To Upgrade Your VGA Card?
1. When You Become An Animator
An activity like rendering an animation will need a great graphic resources. Using a medium or low-medium VGA Card will not do the job, you just gonna torture your computer especially your processor. Because animation especially the 3D one need a lot of time, space, and power to rendered it.
Did you know Lord of The Rings? LOTR movie have a lot of sequel and all animation in that movie takes 3-4 years to rendered! So imagine what time it takes to rendered a 15 minute animation. So you will need a powerful VGA Card to rendered an animation.
2. When You Have a Lot of Money
Most of today's VGA Cards like Nvidia, AMD, etc are expensive. No offense but it's not recommended for a poor guy. So try to use a low-end or medium PC and be happy with it. Anyway, with the increasingly sophisticated technology owned by today's VGA Card, the price is also becoming increasingly "sophisticated."
Most VGA Card prices are around $200-$400, and that was just the VGA Card. Not to mention the processor, cooling fan or maybe liquid cooler, motherboard, CPU casing, and many other. So be careful.
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3. When Your Computer Have A Great Specifications
A great VGA Card must be balanced with other equally good components. If you have a good VGA Card like Geforce GTX 580 for example but your processor is still entry level like AMD Athlon II X2 2,6ghz. The VGA Card will not be able to release the optimal performance, PC geek called it bottleneck (Search in Google for details).
So VGA Card and processor is a unity that can't be separated. If you want to buy a good VGA Card, you should also bought a good processor for a maximum performance.
4. When You Decided to Become A Gamer
Playing a video game is almost like making an animation. It takes a lot of hard work for the VGA Card to rendered all of that 3D. But the difference is that in video games, you're just playing it and in the animation, you are making it. So clearly that playing video games does not require much power from the VGA Card.
It used to be like that, But now it's different. Most of today's video games have a really great graphic, so you will need a rally good and really expensive VGA Card.
5. When You Want To Watch A Movie in Detail
If you didn't have any time beside watching movie all day long, then you should bought a new VGA Card. Why? Because, believe it or not the better the graphics card, the better the quality of the movie you watch on your PC. But of course you should bought a good monitor for a great experience.
Buying a VGA Card is very important, but keeping your purse alive is important too. So please if you didn't have any money just try not to play a video games that have a next-gen graphic, or try to watch a movie on your television. And that's all my tips for choosing the right time to buy a VGA Card, I hope this article helps you.
Did you know Lord of The Rings? LOTR movie have a lot of sequel and all animation in that movie takes 3-4 years to rendered! So imagine what time it takes to rendered a 15 minute animation. So you will need a powerful VGA Card to rendered an animation.
2. When You Have a Lot of Money
Most of today's VGA Cards like Nvidia, AMD, etc are expensive. No offense but it's not recommended for a poor guy. So try to use a low-end or medium PC and be happy with it. Anyway, with the increasingly sophisticated technology owned by today's VGA Card, the price is also becoming increasingly "sophisticated."
Most VGA Card prices are around $200-$400, and that was just the VGA Card. Not to mention the processor, cooling fan or maybe liquid cooler, motherboard, CPU casing, and many other. So be careful.
Read Also: How To Clean Your Computer
3. When Your Computer Have A Great Specifications
A great VGA Card must be balanced with other equally good components. If you have a good VGA Card like Geforce GTX 580 for example but your processor is still entry level like AMD Athlon II X2 2,6ghz. The VGA Card will not be able to release the optimal performance, PC geek called it bottleneck (Search in Google for details).
So VGA Card and processor is a unity that can't be separated. If you want to buy a good VGA Card, you should also bought a good processor for a maximum performance.
4. When You Decided to Become A Gamer
Playing a video game is almost like making an animation. It takes a lot of hard work for the VGA Card to rendered all of that 3D. But the difference is that in video games, you're just playing it and in the animation, you are making it. So clearly that playing video games does not require much power from the VGA Card.
It used to be like that, But now it's different. Most of today's video games have a really great graphic, so you will need a rally good and really expensive VGA Card.
5. When You Want To Watch A Movie in Detail
If you didn't have any time beside watching movie all day long, then you should bought a new VGA Card. Why? Because, believe it or not the better the graphics card, the better the quality of the movie you watch on your PC. But of course you should bought a good monitor for a great experience.
Buying a VGA Card is very important, but keeping your purse alive is important too. So please if you didn't have any money just try not to play a video games that have a next-gen graphic, or try to watch a movie on your television. And that's all my tips for choosing the right time to buy a VGA Card, I hope this article helps you.
