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Lenovo ThinkCentre 9277 Video Card
Almost all newer desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be added to the system. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. A dedicated graphics card is pretty much required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. There are really only two kinds 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 graphics card processes the input and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results.
Key symptoms to watch for in a bad video graphics card
- Your display depicts colors that are all wrong
- The PC crashes when starting a graphic intensive program
- The screen does not always come on as you attempt to boot up
- The video card driver does not seem to install fully
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