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Asus CG5270-BP003 Video Card
Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than a dedicated video card, generally speaking. Dedicated video cards are typically a required piece of hardware for high-end games on the desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a video card to be installed on the motherboard. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. All video cards processes the input and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed.
Subtle cues of an unhealthy graphics card
- The graphics on your screen depicts lines
- The computer reboots when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- Nothing seems to show up when booting up
- The video card driver does not seem to install correctly
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