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Lenovo ThinkCentre 8983 Video Card
Dedicated video cards are required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Most new desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a video card to be installed on the motherboard. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes graphics and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. Integrated display adapters will never be better than a separate video card, in general. 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.
Signals to watch for in a failing display card
- The graphics on your screen displays lines
- The PC crashes when starting a game
- Nothing seems to turn on when starting the computer
- The video card driver does not seem to install all the way
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