An integrated video card in a desktop computer?

I was thinking of buying a sort of cheap desktop computer. The only problem is that I want a really good graphics card but the computer I've found only has an a built-in one. I have no idea how good this graphics card is so I really want to get another graphics card into the computer. Is it possible to put another graphics card in the computer as well as having the one attached to the mother board? Thanks!|||Integrated Graphics have the ability to do no more than provide simple images and rendering (videos, flash players, simple 3D rendering and transform)



To answer your second question, no. The motherboard can only use one graphics processing unit at a time. If you wish to install a graphics card, you must disable the integrated graphics:

-Access BIOS (Depending on your motherboard manufacturer/computer manufacturer it may be any of the following-upon start up, press the Delete key, ESC Key, any of the Function keys, or in some cases the end key)

-Locate Hardware/device manager (again, this will likely be different for every computer)

-Locate Display/Graphics Adapter (likely different)

-Select the slot your video card is installed in (More than likely PCIe X16 or PCIe 2.0 X16)





A few examples of good video cards for different price ranges:



Low Range: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…



Mid Range/Above Average: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…



High end/Advanced: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…





More specifically:

Nvidia Chipset Cards: 9800GTX/GTX/GTX+, GTS250, GTX260, GTX270, GTX275, GTX285, GTX295

ATI Chipset Cards: 4670, 4770, 4870, 4890, 5750, 5770, 5850, 5870, 5970

-ATI Cards typically out-class their direct Nvidia Competitors|||Make sure it has a PCI-E x16 expansion slot and it will disable onboard graphics when another card is installed|||I understand that you wanna upgrade the video card here some suggestions :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…|||If it's not a slim computer, then yes.

You can put more components into that desktop.

Well, keep this in mind, after you connect the new graphic card to the motherboard, connect the VGA or HDMI cable from your monitor to the graphics card, not the port from the motherboard.



Good Luck



Some good websites to buy new graphics card:|||many newer computer have an ati or nvidia video onboard, with these you can add another video card and they will compliment each other. the 700 series chipsets from nvidia will work with most any video cards|||if you get a cheap PC and then get a good graphics card, you may be at the same price as a PC with a good card already included.



However, if you get a graphics card of your choice and affordability, insert in on the motherboard, install the driver, and enjoy.



The new card driver will run the graphics.



Don't forget to hook-up the monitor to the new card first, before rebooting.

;-)

PS: a good graphics card is determined by its on-board RAM, 500 Meg. would be good among other things.