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Sony PCV-R528DS Video Card
Integrated display adapters are not as good as a dedicated video card, in general. Dedicated video cards are required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. All video cards computes and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where it is displayed for you. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. Most new desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a video card to be installed.
General indicators that your desktop graphics card should need replacing
- The monitor displays weird colors or images
- The desktop restarts when starting a game
- Nothing seems to come on when starting the computer
- The driver fails to install fully
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