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Acer Aspire M3200 Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Integrated display adapters will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. A graphics card processes graphics and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you. Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed. At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second.
Major warnings your desktop graphics card will die soon
- The graphics on your screen shows bits and pieces of the desktop
- The PC restarts when starting a game
- Nothing seems to come on when booting up
- A driver for the video card fails to install fully
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