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Lenovo ThinkServer 392 Video Card
Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one spot available for a graphics card to be installed. All video cards computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. A dedicated graphics card is usually necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed.
What happens when my display adapter is on its last leg?
- Your display depicts vertical or striped lines
- The desktop restarts when starting a game
- Nothing seems to come on as you boot the PC
- The video card driver has issues installing all the way
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