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Dell Precision 330 Video Card
Most newer computers will have at least one spot available for a graphics card to be installed. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are not as good as a separate video card, generally speaking. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Dedicated video cards are required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. All video cards computes and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results.
Simple signals the video graphics card will need replacing
- Your display shows vertical or striped lines
- The desktop freezes when starting a game
- Nothing seems to come on as you attempt to boot up
- The driver does not seem to install all the way
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