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Lenovo ThinkCentre 900 Video Card
Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be added to the system. A graphics card processes graphics and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you. Dedicated video cards are typically a required piece of hardware for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Integrated display adapters are not as good as a separate video card, generally speaking. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second.
Major signs of a declining graphics card
- Your display displays fragmented images
- The PC reboots when starting a game
- The display does not show up when starting up
- The video card driver cannot install all the way
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