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Lenovo ThinkCentre 0829 Video Card
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, or onboard, graphics are not as good as dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. Dedicated video cards are pretty much required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes the input and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. Almost all newer desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a video card to be added to the system. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place.
Subtle hints your display card is in dire need of a replacement
- The monitor shows vertical or striped lines
- The computer crashes when starting a game
- Nothing seems to show up when starting up
- The driver fails to install fully
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