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Acer Veriton 3200 Video Card
Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as a separate video card, in general. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be added to the system. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second. A graphics card processes graphics and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. Dedicated video cards are typically a required piece of hardware for any high-end games you play on a desktop like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately.
Signs the video card will need replacing
- Your display shows bits and pieces of the desktop
- Your Acer restarts when starting a game
- The screen does not always come on when starting up
- The driver has issues installing like it should
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