The quest for streamlined multimedia and gaming has long driven the computer industry to bigger and better things. This was a major influence for the quick development of newer, faster processors. This has been a factor for the need for more memory. In almost every aspect of the computer, it is this type of software that usually drives the need for the long awaited upgrade.
Video cards rank near the top of the list.
When one does some research into the latest video technology, or simply pays a visit to the local computer store, you'll be bombarded with acronyms. PCI, AGP, Voodoo2, 3D, SLI, Glide, OpenGL, etc. It can be enough to make you crazy. In this article, I will not go into the advancements of the AGP bus. Instead, take a look at my article on the AGP bus.