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Dell PowerEdge T620 Video Card
At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. There are two types of graphic 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. Dedicated video cards are usually necessary for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Integrated display adapters are not as good as a dedicated video card, in general. Most new desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be installed on the motherboard. A video card processes the input and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results.
Indications of a barely functioning display card
- Your display produces vertical or striped lines
- The PC freezes when starting a graphic intensive program
- The screen does not always turn on as you attempt to boot up
- The video card driver cannot install all the way
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