Attacking the Windows Nvidia  Driver
Slightly off topic but with all the video expertise in this thread, I want to ask anyway! :-)<p>I&#x27;m currently selecting parts for my next computer, to be used for continued development of the Windows .NET software for the Web site for my startup and also for my first Web server available to beta testers and then to the public on the Internet.<p>So, sure, I need a video card.  Of course, I will do some routine Web browsing, maybe watch a movie at YouTube or Netflix.  But I have never played a video game and, trying to get my business going, have no intention of playing a video game.<p>So, looking at information on  video cards, it appears that maybe the card should support hardware acceleration of Microsoft&#x27;s DirectX version 12 and also maybe some recent version of OpenGL.<p>Question 1:  Why should I move from just VGA, that is, get just a VGA card and not even get a <i>graphics</i> card?  What will I get from a graphics card I really need and can&#x27;t get from just VGA?<p>Question 2:  If I get a graphics card, will DirectX 12 hardware acceleration on a graphics card help for some of Web browsing or movie watching?<p>Question 3:  Same as Question 2 but for OpenGL?<p>Some people on this tread may have some good answers.  As far as I can tell, good answers on the Internet are like hen&#x27;s teeth -- it looks like everyone wants to sell graphics cards for the latest <i>gaming experience</i>.<p>Thanks!