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Lenovo ThinkCentre 8104 Video Card
Most newer computers should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a video card to be installed. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. Integrated video cards will never be better than a dedicated video card, generally speaking. All video cards processes the input and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results. A dedicated graphics card is required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second.
Main clues the video card is not going to last much longer
- The monitor shows vertical or striped lines
- The Lenovo ThinkCentre 8104 restarts when starting a game
- The screen does not always come on when booting up
- The video card driver fails to install fully
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