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As I'm thinking about getting a new computer, I really only have one question: Do I really need a graphics card? The computer I'm making would just be a family computer (Note: Windows 7) with only occasional gaming. I've always thought integrated works just fine for most people, especially since most people don't do gaming. With me jumping from XP to Win 7 though, is a graphics card really necessary in my case?
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My view - these days, you worry about graphics performance in modern systems if you want to play games - and I don't mean "casual" games. But then again, I'm still using Windows XP. AFAIK, the Vista and Windows 7 pretties are well within the capabilities of any modern integrated graphics, ahem, card though. Unless you have a specific reason to be concerned about graphics performance, I say don't worry too much about it - but do check that your motherboard isn't a total dog for integrated graphics performance. The worst that can happen - you buy a graphics card later. | |||
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I wouldn't say a graphics card is necessary but it may make the glitter of Windows 7 (Aero effects) look a bit better. On board graphics have come a long way in the past few years, so I personally wouldn't be afraid of removing a GPU from my budget IF I had picked a suitable motherboard/CPU combo (I hear good graphics from the i5 processors). | |||
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That depends on the quality of the onboard video chip. I have seen Windows 7 computers with onboard video running Windows 7 and using Aero. Although I don't believe that they would support a very demanding video game, for most games the video settings can be tweaked down. | |||
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Onboard graphics card are not bad in these days. You will be forced to change it only if you care about 3d intensive game titles :) | |||
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