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Dell Dimension 4700 Video Card
Integrated, or onboard, graphics are almost never as good as a dedicated video card, in general. There are two types 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. A dedicated graphics card is pretty much required for high-end games on the desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. A graphics card processes graphics and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be installed.
Warnings the video card will need to be replaced
- Your display produces stretched or elongated pictures
- The desktop reboots when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to come on as you attempt to boot up
- The driver cannot install correctly
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