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Dell PowerEdge R815 Video Card
There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, in general. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. Both an integrated and dedicated video card computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. Most newer computers will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be added to the system. Dedicated video cards are typically a required piece of hardware for high-end games on the desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry.
Major signs of a dying graphics card
- The graphics on your screen displays vertical or striped lines
- The computer freezes when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to show up as you attempt to boot up
- The driver has issues installing all the way
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