When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission.
Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network
Lenovo 3000 7816 Video Card
Most new desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a video card to be added to the system. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Integrated video cards are not as good as dedicated graphic cards, in general. Dedicated video cards are required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes graphics 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.
What happens when my video graphics card is almost dead?
- The graphics on your screen displays weird colors or images
- The desktop crashes when beginning a game
- Nothing seems to turn on when starting up
- The video card driver cannot install correctly
This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated
Feel free to download your manual for help.
This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated