Video Cards: Is AGP Dead?

If you are looking to upgrade your video card you have heard a lot about PCI Express and SLI. Do not go buy a new computer and still have AGP motherboard just thrown in the trash. The truth is that you can probably make some simple improvements to his current team for a couple of years in the party. Of course, if you have a slow processor and / or less than an 8x AGP motherboard, you need to do more than upgrade the video card. But in most cases, teams are only a few years and really have a lot of processing power. The three things that we see his memory, motherboard and graphics cards. To make the most of the last games you want to have at least 1 GB of RAM. It's very simple, update only takes a few minutes. For more information on how to improve memory, you can go on my site. Secondly, ensure that your AGP slot on the motherboard is currently 8x. If the motherboard and memory to meet those standards you are hell. A new video card is likely to float at least a year, probably two, if you get a top of the card online. The thing to remember is that PCI Express is the latest technology and not as widespread as it is AGP. Game companies make as much money as possible each game. For this reason, it is a matter of playing games with the broadest range of platforms. When you think about it, it is easy to see how the AGP will be useful for a long time. For more information on AGP cards of the visit http://gaming-computers.net/productreviews_graphicscards.html video card review section of my site. If your motherboard is not at par or processor is exceeded, it is time for an update. If you are a do-it-yourself that I am, you should seek to strengthen his own team. It is not as difficult as it seems May, and can save you a lot of money. Nathan Holsinger is the publisher of the game-http: / / games computers.net Computers.net a website on building and upgrading computers.