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Lenovo C40-05 Video Card
Dedicated video cards are required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. All video cards computes and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be installed on the motherboard. 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. Integrated display adapters will never be better than a dedicated video card, in general. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second.
Symptoms to watch for in a failing display card
- Your display shows fragmented images
- Your Lenovo crashes when starting a graphic intensive program
- The display does not show up as you attempt to boot up
- A driver for the video card does not seem to install like it should
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