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Dell PowerEdge 2100-180 Video Card
Integrated video cards will never be better than a separate video card, generally speaking. A dedicated graphics card is typically a required piece of hardware for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. A video card processes the input and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you. Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a dedicated video card to be installed.
Indications of a deteriorating display adapter
- Your display produces bits and pieces of the desktop
- The desktop freezes when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The display does not come on when starting up
- The video card driver cannot install all the way
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