Okay, this may sound really stupid, but I am trying to find out, what exactly does the graphics card do?
Now everyones stopped laughing, I ask because;
I know it has effect for: booting, playing videos, editing videos, 3D desktop etc.
But, as I understand, things like youtube work on flash and (I maybe wrong) has nothing to do with the graphic card.
So back to my question, which perhaps I should change to what part does the graphics card play in the operating system.
Things like, will programs open faster with a better graphics card.
Does it have anything to do with file transfers between discs.
Does the graphics card have anything to do with the internet (i.e. faster loading on pages, or more smooth scrolling of pages etc).
I am planning to update my card, but want to know what it does, so I can look at what one will be best for my setup.
I hope someone can shed some light on this.
John