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Dell Inspiron 530C Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Currently, 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 dedicated graphic cards, in general. Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be added to the system. A graphics card computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you.
Major indications your display card is dying
- The monitor shows bits and pieces of the desktop
- The PC reboots when starting a game
- Nothing seems to turn on as you boot the PC
- The video card driver fails to install correctly
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