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Dell PowerEdge 1900 Video Card
Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. Dedicated video cards are necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. All video cards processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where it is displayed for you. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Most new desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard.
Major indications the video card has to be replaced
- The monitor shows vertical or striped lines
- The computer reboots when starting a game
- The display does not show up when starting up
- The driver does not seem to install properly
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