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Apple MD772LL-A Video Card
Almost all newer desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than a separate video card, generally speaking. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes the input and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. A dedicated graphics card is usually necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield.
Clues your desktop graphics card is going out
- Your display produces lines
- The desktop crashes when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to show up when booting up
- The video card driver fails to install correctly
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