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Dell OptiPlex GX520 Video Card
Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be installed on the motherboard. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are almost never as good as dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. 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. A dedicated graphics card is usually necessary for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. A video card processes the input and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you.
Simple warnings that your display adapter needs to be replaced?
- The monitor produces weird colors or images
- The computer freezes when starting a graphic intensive program
- The screen does not always come on as you boot the PC
- The driver has problems installing like it should
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