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Intel S5000XAL Video Card
Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a video card to be installed on the motherboard. Integrated video cards are not as good as a dedicated video card, generally speaking. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. All video cards processes graphics and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. Dedicated video cards are required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place.
Hints the video graphics card is dead
- The monitor displays colors that are all wrong
- The PC restarts when beginning a game
- The screen does not always turn on as you attempt to boot up
- A driver for the video card does not seem to install like it should
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