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Lenovo ThinkCentre 1271 Video Card
All video cards processes the input and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Integrated display adapters will never be better than a separate video card, generally speaking. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Dedicated video cards are necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a graphics card to be added to the system. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second.
Hints of a laboring video graphics card
- The monitor displays nothing
- The PC freezes when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The screen does not always show up when booting up
- The driver has issues installing properly
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