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Asus ET270203 Video Card
A graphics card computes and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where it is displayed for you. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a video card to be added to the system. Dedicated video cards are typically a required piece of hardware for high-end games on the desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, in general. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place.
Chief elements of an inadequate desktop video card
- Your display displays vertical or striped lines
- The desktop restarts when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The display does not show up when starting up
- The driver cannot install all the way
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