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Dell Dimension E510 Video Card
Integrated display adapters are not as good as a separate video card, in general. There are really only two kinds 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. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. All video cards processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Dedicated video cards are necessary for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard.
Red flags of a faulty display adapter
- The graphics on your screen produces colors that are all wrong
- The computer restarts when starting a game
- The screen does not always turn on as you attempt to boot up
- The video card driver has problems installing all the way
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