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Compaq Presario 8000 Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is pretty much required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. Integrated video cards will never be better than a separate video card, generally speaking. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes graphics and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. Most new desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard.
Key signs of a laboring display adapter
- The monitor displays nothing
- The desktop restarts when starting a game
- The screen does not always turn on when starting the computer
- The driver has issues installing correctly
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