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Lenovo ThinkCentre A61 Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Today, 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 graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a dedicated video card to be installed. All video cards computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking.
Signals to watch for in a bad video graphics card
- The graphics on your screen produces nothing
- The PC restarts when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to show up when starting the computer
- The driver does not seem to install like it should
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