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Lenovo ThinkCentre 3315 Video Card
Dedicated video cards are typically a required piece of hardware for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. Integrated video cards will never be better than a separate video card, in general. There are really only two kinds 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. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard. A video card processes graphics and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place.
Major clues the video card is dying
- Your display produces fragmented images
- The computer freezes when starting a game
- Nothing seems to come on when booting up
- The driver fails to install properly
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