Editor’s Note 4/49/08 12:36 PM: OK, I’ll admit it. I got HAD by this article. It was based on an April’s Fools joke and made it’s way to PCMech well after April Fools. I’ll leave it up here since people have already commented on it. I’m not sure if Nathan (the author) knew it was [...]

With the 9 series of graphics cards coming out from Nvidia, many are wondering what this new kid on the block series has. Here we will look at the new technologies, improved specifications, rumors vs. truth, and the bottom line.
The 9 series of NVIDIA graphics was speculated since at least October of 2007, when it [...]

There is a lawsuit against Microsoft afoot for the misrepresentation of the “Vista capable” designation. The judge in that case got a collection of internal emails. In that collection of emails comes an interesting statistic: that almost 30% of logged crashes of Windows Vista were caused by Nvidia video drivers.
According to the story on [...]

Well folks, we have to admit it: we have been waiting for this moment for a long time. ATi (herein referred to as AMD) has finally taken the performance crown in the GPU segment. Initial reviews are popping up here and there about the new graphics powerhouse released by nVidia’s direct competitor, and this card [...]

I have completed my hardware upgrades to the new Mac Pro. The system is now sporting 5 GB of memory as well as a second video card. That second video card now gives me the ability to expand beyond two monitors. Since I had plenty of LCDs sitting around, I decided to put them to [...]

Rich takes us step by step through hardware and software methods of sharing your screen with two monitors. This is video 1 of 2.

A quick video guide to setting up dual screens on your PC. We talk about two screens on a laptop (which is pretty easy), multiple desktops using a cool PowerToy from Microsoft (called Virtual Desktop Manager), and setting up dual screens on your Windows XP desktop machine. And at the end you get a little [...]

Happen to know the difference between the ATvidia XYZ990000XT-ROLF and XYZ980000GTX-LOL video cards? Matt explains what the ambiguous video card names mean and how they compare.

Joel discusses setting up multiple monitors on a single PC

A speculative look at the upcoming Parhelia-512, a GPU that could bring Matrox back to the forefront.

A look at the most common video card standards, from Hercules and CGA up to VGA and today’s loose SVGA set of cards.

A basic look at how 3D is generated on a personal computer

A discussion of some common methods to increasing video performance.

A discussion of video memory and how it is used and calculated.

A look at plug-n-play and all the potential fun in getting it to work.

A quickie on how to install a video card, which is VERY easy.

A quick tutorial on how to install an expansion card, a very easy process.

Learn about IRQ’s and DMA’s and learn what the common ICQ settings are.

A brief rundown of the different slot types on a typical motherboard.

So, what is AGP, how does it work, and what makes it better than PCI?