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Apple Power Macintosh 7200-120 Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is typically a required piece of hardware for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Integrated display adapters are not as good as a dedicated video card, in general. All video cards computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. Most newer computers should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place.
Key symptoms of a worsening video card
- Your display shows bits and pieces of the desktop
- The computer reboots when beginning a game
- The screen does not always show up when booting up
- The driver has problems installing correctly
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