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Dell PowerEdge T105 Video Card
Dedicated video cards are pretty much required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Almost all newer desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a video card to be installed. A video card processes the input and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than a dedicated video card, generally speaking. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place.
Major indications of an unhealthy video card
- The monitor shows fragmented images
- The computer reboots when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to turn on as you attempt to boot up
- The driver does not seem to install fully
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