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Lenovo ThinkCentre 7516 Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is usually necessary for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are almost never as good as a dedicated video card, generally speaking. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. All video cards processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board.
Main clues the video card will eventually need to be replaced
- The monitor displays lines
- The computer restarts when starting a game
- The screen does not always turn on as you boot the PC
- A driver for the video card cannot install all the way
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