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Lenovo ThinkStation C30 Video Card
Dedicated video cards are necessary for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. There are really only two kinds of graphic 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. Most newer computers should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be installed. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results.
Some warnings of a declining display card
- Your display displays weird colors or images
- The desktop restarts when starting a graphic intensive program
- The display does not show up as you attempt to boot up
- The video card driver cannot install fully
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