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Sony PCV-E302DS Video Card
At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. Integrated video cards are not as good as a separate video card, in general. Most new desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be installed on the motherboard. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes the input and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Dedicated video cards are typically a required piece of hardware for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry.
Clues the video card is dying
- Your display produces weird colors or images
- The computer restarts when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- Nothing seems to turn on when starting the computer
- The video card driver has issues installing fully
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