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Lenovo ThinkCentre 8420 Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is necessary for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. There are two types of video 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. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be added to the system. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as a separate video card, in general. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. All video cards computes and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results.
Some clues your desktop graphics card has little time left
- Your display depicts lines
- The PC freezes when beginning a game
- The display does not show up as you boot the PC
- The video card driver has issues installing properly
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