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Dell OptiPlex 170L Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is pretty much required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed. 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. All video cards computes and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as a dedicated video card, generally speaking. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second.
What are some hints that my display adapter is almost going bad?
- The monitor displays vertical or striped lines
- Your Dell crashes when starting a game
- The display does not turn on as you attempt to boot up
- A driver for the video card does not seem to install correctly
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