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Dell EC280 Video Card
Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Dedicated video cards are required for high-end games on the desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Both an integrated and dedicated video card computes and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than a separate video card, generally speaking.
Major clues of a faulty display adapter
- Your display shows fragmented images
- The desktop crashes when beginning a game
- The display does not show up when starting the computer
- The video card driver has issues installing all the way
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