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Lenovo ThinkCentre M53 Video Card
Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. A graphics card computes and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where it is displayed for you. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Dedicated video cards are necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed. Integrated display adapters will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking.
Major symptoms the video card will have to be replaced
- Your display depicts lines
- The PC crashes when beginning a game
- The display does not turn on when starting the computer
- The driver has issues installing correctly
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