Many people have the idea that to watch HD (high definition) videos you need to splash out and buy an expensive card. Not true at all! All onboard graphics cards sold by Spanner Box are HD compatible.

This is because all the frames in a movie have already been created and rendered before you watch it. The function of a graphics card is to render 3D graphics and animation on the spot as it is being displayed. Think of movies as a roll of film being played and your PC is just displaying pre-rendered frames.

Graphics cards become essential predominantly with graphic intensive programs such as Gaming, 3D CAD work and Video Editing. (all Sbox computers are pre-equipped with 1080p Full HD at the lowest level, so you don’t have to worry!).

It helps to know everything your computer is doing. If your computer is slow, right click the ‘Start Bar’ and select ‘Task Manager’. This should give a list of all the processes and programs that are eating up all your systems power.