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Dell Vostro 330 Video Card
Integrated display adapters are not as good as a dedicated video card, generally speaking. A dedicated graphics card is typically a required piece of hardware for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. All video cards processes the input and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where it is displayed for you. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. There are really only two kinds 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. Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a dedicated video card to be installed.
What are the signs that the graphics card is failing?
- Your display produces weird colors or images
- The computer restarts when starting a graphic intensive program
- The screen does not always come on as you attempt to boot up
- The driver has issues installing like it should
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