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Dell PowerEdge 1500SC Video Card
Integrated, or onboard, graphics are almost never as good as a separate video card, generally speaking. Both an integrated and dedicated video card computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Dedicated video cards are necessary for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place.
What signals that my display adapter is in need of replacing?
- The monitor produces nothing
- The computer freezes when beginning a game
- Nothing seems to come on when booting up
- The driver has problems installing correctly
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