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Acer Altos R700 Video Card
Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Most newer computers will have at least one spot available for a video card to be added to the system. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are almost never as good as a separate video card, in general. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. A graphics card processes the input and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where it is displayed for you. A dedicated graphics card is necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry.
Warnings of a failing display card
- The graphics on your screen produces stretched or elongated pictures
- Your Acer reboots when starting a graphic intensive program
- The display does not turn on as you attempt to boot up
- The driver fails to install all the way
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