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Lenovo ThinkCentre 1677 Video Card
There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. A dedicated graphics card is necessary for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be added to the system. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes graphics and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are almost never as good as a separate video card, in general.
Symptoms the display adapter needs a replacement ASAP
- The graphics on your screen shows lines
- The PC freezes when starting a game
- The screen does not always turn on as you boot the PC
- A driver for the video card has issues installing like it should
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