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Sony VGC-JS230J Video Card
A video card computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. Most newer computers will have at least one spot available for a graphics card to be installed. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer 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 sitting in second place. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are almost never as good as a separate video card, generally speaking. A dedicated graphics card is pretty much required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry.
Major clues your desktop graphics card is not going to last much longer
- The graphics on your screen displays fragmented images
- The desktop restarts when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The screen does not always turn on as you boot the PC
- A driver for the video card has problems installing correctly
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