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Apple Power Macintosh 7100-66 Video Card
Dedicated video cards are typically a required piece of hardware for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. A graphics card processes the input and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Almost all newer desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a video card to be installed. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are not as good as a dedicated video card, in general.
What are the clues to watch out for to know my display adapter is about to go out?
- Your display depicts bits and pieces of the desktop
- The PC restarts when beginning a game
- The screen does not always turn on when starting the computer
- The driver fails to install correctly
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