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Lenovo ThinkCentre 3236 Video Card
Most newer computers should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a graphics card to be added to the system. A graphics card processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where it is displayed for you. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. Dedicated video cards are required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard 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.
Major warnings of a weak video card
- Your display displays colors that are all wrong
- The computer restarts when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- Nothing seems to show up when starting the computer
- The video card driver has issues installing fully
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