When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission.
Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network
Dell Inspiron 537S Video Card
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 video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. There are really only two kinds of graphic 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. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are not as good as a dedicated video card, generally speaking. Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard. Dedicated video cards are typically a required piece of hardware for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield.
Major indications the video card should be replaced
- The monitor produces fragmented images
- The PC crashes when starting a game
- The screen does not always show up as you boot the PC
- The video card driver does not seem to install properly
This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated
Feel free to download your manual for help.
This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated