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Lenovo ThinkServer TS200 6526 Video Card
Almost all newer desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a graphics card to be added to the system. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. A dedicated graphics card is usually necessary for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Integrated video cards will never be better than a dedicated video card, in general. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results.
What are the clues to watch out for to know my display card is crapping out?
- The monitor produces lines
- The computer restarts when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The screen does not always show up when starting up
- The driver does not seem to install fully
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