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Apple Macintosh LC 575 Video Card
Most newer computers should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be installed. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are not as good as dedicated graphic cards, in general. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. A dedicated graphics card is required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. A graphics card computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you.
Key symptoms of a deteriorating desktop video card
- The monitor shows lines
- The desktop reboots when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- Nothing seems to turn on when starting up
- The driver has issues installing like it should
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