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Sony VGC-LS30E Video Card
There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. A dedicated graphics card is required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a dedicated video card to be added to the system. All video cards processes the input and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where it is displayed for you. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second.
Key indicators that my display card is about to fail?
- Your display displays weird colors or images
- The computer freezes when beginning a game
- The screen does not always turn on as you boot the PC
- The video card driver cannot install correctly
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