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Lenovo ThinkCentre 9643 Video Card
Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be installed. There are really only two kinds 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 graphics card computes and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are not as good as a dedicated video card, in general. Dedicated video cards are pretty much required for high-end games on the desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second.
Indications the video graphics card is dead
- The graphics on your screen produces vertical or striped lines
- The desktop restarts when beginning a game
- The display does not show up as you boot the PC
- The driver has issues installing like it should
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