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Acer Veriton 2800 Video Card
Dedicated video cards are usually necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. A video card computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a graphics card to be added to the system. Integrated, or onboard, graphics will never be better than a separate video card, generally speaking. Today, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. There are two types of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated is built into the motherboard, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately.
Main clues the video graphics card is in dire need of a replacement
- Your display produces vertical or striped lines
- The computer freezes when starting a game
- The display does not show up as you attempt to boot up
- A driver for the video card has problems installing like it should
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