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Lenovo ThinkCentre 4466 Video Card
There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. A graphics card processes the input and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you. 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 usually necessary for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard.
What red flags are there that my display card has to be replaced?
- Your display shows bits and pieces of the desktop
- The desktop restarts when starting a game
- Nothing seems to show up when booting up
- A driver for the video card cannot install properly
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