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Dell XPS 210 Video Card
A video card computes and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Dedicated video cards are required for high-end games on the desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Integrated video cards will never be better than a dedicated video card, in general. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed.
Symptoms to watch for in a failing display card
- The graphics on your screen shows vertical or striped lines
- The Dell XPS 210 crashes when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- Nothing seems to come on as you attempt to boot up
- The video card driver cannot install fully
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