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Dell Dimension 4300S Video Card
Integrated display adapters are not as good as dedicated graphic cards, in general. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a dedicated video card to be installed on the motherboard. A graphics card computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. A dedicated graphics card is pretty much required for high-end games on the desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place.
How can I tell if my desktop video card has gone bad?
- The monitor displays nothing
- Your Dell reboots when starting a game
- Nothing seems to show up as you attempt to boot up
- The video card driver fails to install fully
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