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Lenovo ThinkCentre 7484 Video Card
There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Most new desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be added to the system. Dedicated video cards are necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than a separate video card, generally speaking. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes the input and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results.
Some clues the video card will eventually need to be replaced
- The graphics on your screen shows vertical or striped lines
- The Lenovo ThinkCentre 7484 restarts when beginning a game
- The screen does not always show up as you boot the PC
- A driver for the video card has issues installing like it should
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