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Apple Power Macintosh 9500-200 Video Card
Most new desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a video card to be installed. Dedicated video cards are pretty much required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. A video card processes graphics and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. Integrated display adapters will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking.
Important clues of a bad video graphics card
- The graphics on your screen produces bits and pieces of the desktop
- The PC reboots when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The screen does not always show up when starting up
- The driver does not seem to install properly
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