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Lenovo IdeaCentre A730 Video Card
Integrated display adapters will never be better than a separate video card, in general. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. A dedicated graphics card is necessary for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a video card to be installed. Both an integrated and dedicated video card computes and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you.
Simple indications of a declining display adapter
- The monitor displays stretched or elongated pictures
- The PC freezes when starting a game
- Nothing seems to turn on as you boot the PC
- The video card driver fails to install fully
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