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Acer Aspire M7711 Video Card
At the moment, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be added to the system. A graphics card processes the input and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are not as good as dedicated graphic cards, in general. A dedicated graphics card is usually necessary for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield.
Signals the display adapter will die soon
- The monitor produces fragmented images
- Your Acer freezes when starting a graphic intensive program
- The display does not turn on when booting up
- A driver for the video card cannot install like it should
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