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Lenovo ThinkCentre 3209 Video Card
There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. Integrated video cards will never be better than a separate video card, generally speaking. A dedicated graphics card is typically a required piece of hardware for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. All video cards processes the input and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be added to the system. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place.
Simple signals the display adapter will need to be replaced
- The graphics on your screen produces stretched or elongated pictures
- The PC reboots when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to show up when starting the computer
- A driver for the video card fails to install correctly
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