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Compaq Evo D310 Video Card
A graphics card processes the input and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. Dedicated video cards are pretty much required for high-end games on the desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Most new desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be added to the system. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than a dedicated video card, in general.
Signals of a faulty desktop video card
- The monitor shows stretched or elongated pictures
- The desktop freezes when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The display does not turn on as you boot the PC
- A driver for the video card fails to install fully
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