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Lenovo ThinkCentre 9278 Video Card
Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as a dedicated video card, generally speaking. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Dedicated video cards are required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. All video cards processes graphics and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place.
Major symptoms your display card should be replaced
- Your display produces colors that are all wrong
- The computer crashes when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- Nothing seems to turn on as you attempt to boot up
- The video card driver cannot install correctly
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