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Dell XPS A2420 Video Card
Integrated video cards will never be better than a separate video card, in general. A video card processes graphics and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. Most newer computers should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a video card to be installed. Dedicated video cards are usually necessary for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield.
What are the clues to watch out for to know my Dell video card is failing?
- The graphics on your screen depicts lines
- The computer crashes when starting a graphic intensive program
- The screen does not always show up when booting up
- A driver for the video card cannot install correctly
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