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Lenovo 3821 Video Card
Almost all newer desktops will have at least one spot available for a video card to be installed. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. A dedicated graphics card is typically a required piece of hardware for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. Integrated display adapters are not as good as dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. A video card processes the input and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second.
Hints the display adapter is dead
- The graphics on your screen shows stretched or elongated pictures
- The desktop crashes when starting a game
- The screen does not always turn on when starting up
- The video card driver cannot install properly
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