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Acer AcerPower M6 Video Card
Integrated video cards are not as good as dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Almost all newer desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be installed on the motherboard. 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. Dedicated video cards are typically a required piece of hardware for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. A video card processes graphics and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results.
What are the clues to watch out for to know my video graphics card has gone bad?
- The monitor depicts nothing
- Your Acer restarts when beginning a game
- The display does not come on when booting up
- The driver cannot install correctly
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