Most important component on a video card?

what is the most important component on a video card. Please leave a list starting from the most important to the least important component of a video card.|||That is about like asking what is the most important thing on a computer.



It all works together so the idea is to find a good balance.



Ram

Stream Processors

Memory Clock

Core Clock



These are your main component of a vid card. What you will run into though is some cards that have 1 gig of ram but sell for cheap. They are cheap because the Stream processors, Core Clock etc are slow.



It would be better to buy a lower ram model but make sure the Stream processors, Memory and Core clocks are faster.



Think of it like this.

the Ram is how much data the card can handle but the clocks and stream processors are how fast the card can process the information. So if your processors and clocks are slow it doesn't matter what your Ram is because the processors cant keep up anyway.



My suggestion is to allow yourself a $ amount and then start searching for the best card you can get for that amount.



Email me an idea of how much you want to spend I will see what i can find. What game are you wanting to play?



As far as a Power Supply. If you buy a certain level card then chances are you will need to upgrade your power supply. You probably need to do this anyway. I found a 750 Watt power supply for $80 so it is a very affordable upgrade.|||stream proc and power supply