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Lenovo ThinkCentre 5033 Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is usually necessary for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. A graphics card processes the input and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where it is displayed for you. Most new desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be installed. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are almost never as good as a separate video card, in general.
Some clues your display card will die soon
- The graphics on your screen produces weird colors or images
- The desktop reboots when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to show up when booting up
- The driver cannot install fully
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