Video Card Newbie Question........

[NonTechi]

I'm building my first box and ordered the 8K7A mobo; I'm seeing a lot of references to video cards, and I'm beginning to wonder if that's something I'm going to need. In other words, is it a necessity or mainly for video games? If it is a necessity, any recommendations? Thanks......

 

[Desmoquattro]

necessity if you play games...but if all you do is Word all day then you don't need it.

 

[NelsonMuntz]

You need some kind of video card, or you can't see anything on your computer screen. What type of video card you need depends on what you plan on doing with it. I have a couple of pretty outdated video cards myself, but since I do a lot of gaming it doesn't matter that much to me. They play Age of Empires II and NFS 4 as well as I need, so I don't care that much.

 

[Desmoquattro]

isn't an 8k7a mobo DDR?...i'm guessing you'll play games on it?...so yah you need a video card...a 3D accelerator is a better word i think.