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Lenovo ThinkCentre 5027 Video Card
Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be added to the system. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. A dedicated graphics card is pretty much required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. Integrated display adapters will never be better than a dedicated video card, generally speaking. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. A video card processes the input and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you.
Some clues your display card will eventually need to be replaced
- Your display displays lines
- The desktop reboots when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- Nothing seems to show up when starting up
- A driver for the video card fails to install correctly
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