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Acer Aspire M5811 Video Card
A graphics card computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. Dedicated video cards are necessary for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. Integrated video cards are not as good as a dedicated video card, in general. Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be installed on the motherboard. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second.
Important hints the video card is dying
- The monitor produces colors that are all wrong
- The computer freezes when trying to start up a graphic intensive game
- The screen does not always come on as you boot the PC
- The driver fails to install like it should
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