Graphix Cards

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An example of the specifications you'll find on a graphics card.

• Brand
  • ASUS
    

• Model
  • EAH5770 CuCore/2DI/1GD5
    

• Interface
  • PCI Express 2.1 x16
    

• GPU
  • Radeon HD 5770
    

• Core Clock
  • 850MHz
    

• Stream Processors
  • 800 Stream Processing Units
    

• Effective Memory Clock
  • 1200MHz (4.8Gbps)
    

• Memory Size
  • 1GB
    

• Memory Interface
  • 128-bit
    

• Memory Type
  • GDDR5
    

• DirectX
  • DirectX 11
    

• Max Resolution
  • 2560 x 1600
    

• CrossFireX Support
  • Yes
    

I'm no expert when it comes to said things but, most of these aspects are important to consider when purchasing a graphics card.

Interface: The interface is important as it's the part that connects the graphics card to the motherboard. In general cards will use PCI Express 2.0 x16 connectors. Although many newer cards are switching to PCI Express 2.1 x16 and will later move on to PCI Express 3.0 in the next few years. while older cards will use AGP connectors

I will add more tomorrow.