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Acer Aspire M5200 Video Card
Both an integrated and dedicated video card computes 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 card market, while AMD is in second. 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. A dedicated graphics card is pretty much required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. Almost all newer desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a video card to be installed on the motherboard. Integrated display adapters will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, in general.
Major clues of a weakening video graphics card
- Your display shows vertical or striped lines
- The computer restarts when starting a graphic intensive program
- The display does not turn on when booting up
- The video card driver cannot install like it should
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