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Lenovo ThinkCentre E50 Video Card
Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are almost never as good as a separate video card, in general. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. A dedicated graphics card is required for high-end games on the desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a dedicated video card to be installed on the motherboard. Both an integrated and dedicated video card computes and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you.
Important clues poorly running display card
- Your display depicts lines
- The PC freezes when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The display does not turn on when starting up
- A driver for the video card does not seem to install fully
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