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Lenovo ThinkCentre 5032 Video Card
Most new desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a video card to be installed on the motherboard. Dedicated video cards are usually necessary for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. All video cards computes and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Integrated display adapters are not as good as dedicated graphic cards, in general. There are two types 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.
Symptoms of a dying video card
- The graphics on your screen depicts bits and pieces of the desktop
- The computer reboots when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The screen does not always turn on when booting up
- The video card driver has issues installing correctly
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