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Sony PCV-RX762 Video Card
Dedicated video cards are usually necessary for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Integrated display adapters are not as good as a dedicated video card, generally speaking. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. A graphics card processes graphics and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. Most newer computers should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a graphics card to be installed.
Elements to watch for in a bad desktop video card
- Your display depicts nothing
- The desktop crashes when starting a game
- Nothing seems to turn on when starting the computer
- The driver does not seem to install all the way
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