What is a VGA Card ??

VGA (Video Graphics Accelerator) card is one component of a computer that absolutely must here. Its function is to process graphics data for display on the monitor screen. Actually VGA card is a unit of "mini computer" because this component has a processor (called GPU or Graphics Processing Unit) and requires memory as well. Known as the VGA card These components are shaped like a reply card in the "step" right on the motherboard (motherboard)through a special slot for it. Because the VGA card has a processor heat effuse during operation, then there must be a cooling device, can be a metal with fins ² ² conductor of heat pipes (heatpipe) or a cooling fan (Heat Sink Fan / HSF).Not infrequently, this VGA card is integrated together with the motherboard, or call VGa Onboard (OB). motherboard with VGA OB course, no longer require an additional VGA card, Onboard VGA unless it is felt "less sophisticated", can still be installed an additional VGA card (add-on). Onboard VGA vs. VGA add-on Inevitably we have to comparing these two kinds of VGA. Which option should we take will depends on our needs or the primary uses of the computer itself.