If you suspect that an overheating GPU or a CPU is causing the lags or stutters in your gameplay, or perhaps if you want to check the integrity of your PC’s cooling system, particularly after overclocking, then you will want to know how to monitor CPU and GPU temp while gaming. Fortunately, monitoring the CPU …
If you find that your laptop doesn’t have enough juice to sustain heavier graphics processing on newer gaming titles and for your professional work, you may rightly ask, “can I upgrade my laptop graphics card?” Unfortunately, the answer to the question is no. You cannot upgrade the graphics card inside your laptop. The simple reason …
Disabling your integrated graphics card is pretty simple. However, in most cases, you do not have to disable the integrated graphics card yourself. If you have a dedicated graphics card installed, the system automatically handles disabling/switching the graphics cards. Alternatively, if you DO NOT have a dedicated graphics card installed, then disabling the integrated graphics …
An integrated graphics card is essential for displaying visuals on your monitor screen. Since not all iGPUs are created equally, it is fair to ask how to check what integrated graphics you have (or if you even have one) to gauge its capabilities. There are many ways to figure out the integrated graphics card you …
Integrated graphics cards are integral to most budget and mainstream PCs as they enable essential video output capability. While most Intel CPUs have integrated graphics, for those interested in AMD systems, the question remains, “does Ryzen have integrated graphics?” The answer to that question is Yes AND No because whether your Ryzen CPU would have …
Whether an integrated graphics card is good enough depends on the nature of your work and your requirements. If you use your PC for everyday and office tasks like browsing, word processing, casual photo/video editing, etc., then an integrated graphics card is good enough. If you are a professional photo and video editor, you will …
A dedicated graphics card is one of the heftiest investments you can make for your PC if you are building one. A dedicated graphics card can add to its overall cost if you buy a laptop. Hence, asking if you genuinely need expensive graphics cards is logical if you are not a gamer. The short …
An integrated graphics card is essential to send the video signals to the display from the motherboard’s output ports. If your PC does not have an integrated graphics card, you must invest in a dedicated graphics card for connecting your monitor display. So as far as whether motherboards have integrated graphics cards go, the answer …
Generally, when you install a graphics card on your PC, the HDMI port on the motherboard gets disabled. This is an issue for users who want multiple monitors but do not have sufficient HDMI ports on the graphics card. In this situation, the motherboard HDMI port becomes important for various displays. Fortunately, there is a …
Two types of cables connect to graphics cards, i.e., PCIe power cables and video output cables, but the question is, do graphics cards come with lines in the package? Most graphics cards do not come with power or video output cables. Some graphics cards come with power cables, but those are very rare. Usually, the …