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Lenovo ThinkCentre M52E Video Card
Both an integrated and dedicated video card computes and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you. Almost all newer desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be added to the system. Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, in general. Dedicated video cards are required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board.
General warnings of a worsening display adapter
- The graphics on your screen depicts colors that are all wrong
- The computer crashes when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to turn on as you boot the PC
- A driver for the video card has issues installing correctly
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