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Dell Vostro 230S Video Card
A video card processes the input and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be installed. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than a separate video card, in general. There are two types of video 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. A dedicated graphics card is required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry.
Some clues of a weak graphics card
- The monitor shows stretched or elongated pictures
- The desktop reboots when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The screen does not always show up when starting up
- The driver cannot install correctly
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