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Acer Aspire M5640 Video Card
All video cards processes graphics and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. A dedicated graphics card is required for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a dedicated video card to be installed on the motherboard.
Clues the display adapter is dead
- The monitor displays vertical or striped lines
- The computer restarts when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to show up when starting the computer
- The video card driver does not seem to install fully
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