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Lenovo ThinkCentre 1766 Video Card
Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a dedicated video card to be added to the system. A dedicated graphics card is necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as a dedicated video card, in general. All video cards processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed.
Signals your desktop graphics card will soon need to be replaced
- Your display shows vertical or striped lines
- The PC freezes when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to turn on when starting the computer
- The video card driver has problems installing fully
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