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Acer Aspire Z5710 Video Card
There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, whilst a dedicated card is purchased and installed onto the main board. Integrated display adapters are not as good as a separate video card, in general. Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a dedicated video card to be installed on the motherboard. Dedicated video cards are pretty much required for high-end games on the desktop like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry. At the moment, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated video card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. A graphics card processes the input and sends the resulting images to an external monitor where you can see the results.
Key indicators that my video graphics card is not working properly?
- The monitor displays stretched or elongated pictures
- The desktop crashes when starting a graphic intensive program
- Nothing seems to show up when booting up
- A driver for the video card cannot install properly
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