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Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 71Z Video Card
Integrated video cards will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be added to the system. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. A video card computes and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you. A dedicated graphics card is required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry.
Symptoms to watch for in a bad display card
- Your display depicts weird colors or images
- The Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 71Z restarts when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- Nothing seems to come on as you boot the PC
- A driver for the video card does not seem to install all the way
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