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Acer Aspire X3810 Video Card
A dedicated graphics card is required for high-end games on the desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. All video cards processes the input and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. An integrated graphic card is built-in to the main board, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are not as good as a separate video card, generally speaking. Most new desktops will have at least one spot available for a video card to be added to the system.
Major warnings the video card is going out
- The graphics on your screen depicts stretched or elongated pictures
- Your Acer reboots when starting a graphic intensive program
- The display does not show up as you boot the PC
- A driver for the video card has issues installing all the way
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