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Lenovo ThinkCentre 8185 Video Card
All video cards computes and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. Most newer computers should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be added to the system. A dedicated graphics card is typically a required piece of hardware for high-end games on the desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as a dedicated video card, generally speaking.
What warnings should I watch out for to know if my desktop video card is crapping out?
- The graphics on your screen depicts fragmented images
- Your Lenovo restarts when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- Nothing seems to show up when starting up
- A driver for the video card cannot install fully
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