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Dell Precision 610 Video Card
Almost all newer desktops will have at least one spot available for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. All video cards computes and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where it is displayed for you. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Dedicated video cards are typically a required piece of hardware for high-end games on the desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Integrated video cards will never be better than a separate video card, generally speaking.
Some clues of a poorly performing graphics card
- The graphics on your screen depicts lines
- The PC restarts when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to show up when starting up
- A driver for the video card has issues installing all the way
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