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Lenovo ThinkCentre 8295 Video Card
Almost all newer desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be added to the system. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. Dedicated video cards are usually necessary for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. A video card computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. Integrated display adapters are not as good as a separate video card, generally speaking.
Major symptoms the display adapter will not live much longer
- Your display displays weird colors or images
- The desktop crashes when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The display does not turn on when booting up
- The video card driver fails to install fully
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