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Acer Aspire M1200 Video Card
There are two types 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. Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard. Integrated display adapters will never be better than a separate video card, generally speaking. Both an integrated and dedicated video card processes graphics and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. Dedicated video cards are necessary for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry.
Major indications of a poorly working video card
- Your display displays bits and pieces of the desktop
- The PC crashes when beginning a game
- The screen does not always show up when booting up
- The driver fails to install correctly
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