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Sony VPCL23CFX Video Card
All video cards processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Dedicated video cards are usually necessary for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a dedicated video card to be installed. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are almost never as good as a separate video card, generally speaking.
Major indications of a poorly working video card
- The monitor shows weird colors or images
- The computer freezes when starting a graphic intensive program
- The display does not come on as you attempt to boot up
- The video card driver has issues installing all the way
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