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Dell Inspiron 545S Video Card
There are two types 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. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be added to the system. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. A graphics card processes graphics and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you. Dedicated video cards are usually necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Integrated video cards are almost never as good as a separate video card, in general.
What are the signs that the video graphics card is not working right?
- The monitor displays vertical or striped lines
- The desktop crashes when beginning a game
- The display does not turn on when starting up
- The video card driver does not seem to install all the way
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