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Lenovo ThinkCentre 7346 Video Card
Most newer computers will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be installed. Dedicated video cards are pretty much required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. All video cards processes the input and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as a separate video card, generally speaking. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board.
Simple indications of a poorly working desktop video card
- Your display depicts bits and pieces of the desktop
- The desktop restarts when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- Nothing seems to turn on when starting the computer
- The driver does not seem to install like it should
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