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Apple iMac MC413LL-A Video Card
Integrated display adapters are not as good as a separate video card, in general. Almost all newer desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be added to the system. Dedicated video cards are usually necessary for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes the input and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. There are really only two kinds of graphic 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. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second.
Hints of a bad display adapter
- Your display produces weird colors or images
- The desktop freezes when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The display does not come on when booting up
- The video card driver has issues installing properly
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