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Dell Alienware Aurora-R2 Video Card
There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. Integrated video cards are not as good as dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. A dedicated graphics card is necessary for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard. All video cards processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results.
Clues to watch for to know your display card is going out
- Your display displays stretched or elongated pictures
- The Dell Alienware Aurora-R2 crashes when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- Nothing seems to come on when starting the computer
- The driver does not seem to install like it should
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