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Dell PowerEdge R715 Video Card
Integrated video cards are almost never as good as a separate video card, in general. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. There are really only two kinds of video 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 typically a required piece of hardware for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. A graphics card processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a dedicated video card to be installed.
Symptoms to watch for in a failing video card
- The monitor displays fragmented images
- The computer freezes when beginning a game
- The display does not show up when starting the computer
- The driver does not seem to install fully
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