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Dell Inspiron 3847 Video Card
There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a video card to be added to the system. All video cards computes 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 Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. Integrated video cards are almost never as good as a separate video card, generally speaking. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second.
Main clues the video graphics card is in dire straights
- The monitor displays colors that are all wrong
- The computer restarts when starting a graphic intensive program
- The display does not turn on as you boot the PC
- The video card driver fails to install properly
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