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Lenovo ThinkCentre 8119 Video Card
Most new desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be added to the system. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Both an integrated and dedicated video card computes and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where it is displayed for you. Dedicated video cards are necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as a separate video card, generally speaking. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place.
Important clues to watch for in a bad desktop video card
- The graphics on your screen displays lines
- The Lenovo ThinkCentre 8119 restarts when starting a graphic intensive program
- The display does not come on when starting the computer
- The driver has issues installing all the way
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