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Lenovo IdeaCentre Q180 Video Card
Today, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed. Integrated video cards will never be better than a separate video card, generally speaking. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. A dedicated graphics card is necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes the input and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where it is displayed for you.
Main clues your display card is going out
- The monitor produces lines
- Your Lenovo freezes when starting a graphic intensive program
- The screen does not always turn on as you boot the PC
- The driver does not seem to install correctly
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