Chailynne - most non-game software will ignore the videocard you have, EXCEPT for the RAM on the card. 16 MB is suggested, 8 is Standard, 32 is the current top (yes, there ARE 64 MB video cards, but ONLY Dell has gotten theirs to work well, and in some configurations, the 32 MB cards run better). And higher video card RAM only REALLY affects the number of colors on the screen, but this can impact renders somewhat.