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Lenovo ThinkCentre 8122 Video Card
A graphics card processes graphics and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you. Most new desktops 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, in general. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. Dedicated video cards are required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board.
Signs the video graphics card is in dire need of a replacement
- The graphics on your screen shows stretched or elongated pictures
- The desktop crashes when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to turn on as you attempt to boot up
- A driver for the video card cannot install properly
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