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Gateway GT5062B Video Card
Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes graphics 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 graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. 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.
Main clues your desktop graphics card is not going to last much longer
- The monitor depicts colors that are all wrong
- The desktop restarts when beginning a game
- The display does not turn on when booting up
- A driver for the video card cannot install fully
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