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Lenovo ThinkCentre 8342 Video Card
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. Integrated video cards are not as good as dedicated graphic cards, in general. Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a dedicated video card to be installed. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Dedicated video cards are pretty much required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. A graphics card processes the input and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you.
Signs of a bad video card
- The graphics on your screen produces colors that are all wrong
- Your Lenovo reboots when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The display does not come on when booting up
- The driver has issues installing correctly
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