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Lenovo ThinkCentre 0852 Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is necessary for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be added to the system. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Integrated display adapters are not as good as dedicated graphic cards, in general. A video card processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where it is displayed for you.
Some warnings of a deteriorating graphics card
- The monitor shows weird colors or images
- Your Lenovo freezes when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The screen does not always come on when starting the computer
- The driver fails to install fully
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