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Lenovo ThinkCentre 9438 Video Card
Almost all newer desktops will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be installed. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. A dedicated graphics card is necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. Integrated video cards will never be better than a separate video card, generally speaking. All video cards processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where it is displayed for you.
Important signs your desktop graphics card is dying
- Your display shows fragmented images
- The desktop restarts when starting a graphic intensive program
- The display does not turn on when starting up
- The video card driver cannot install properly
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