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Sony VGC-LT25E Video Card
Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than a separate video card, in general. Most newer computers will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be installed. All video cards processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. A dedicated graphics card is necessary for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield.
Red flags the video card is dead
- The monitor displays colors that are all wrong
- The Sony VGC-LT25E reboots when starting a game
- Nothing seems to show up when starting the computer
- The driver cannot install all the way
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