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Acer Veriton 7600GT Video Card
Currently, graphics card maker nVidia is the most popular in the dedicated card market, while AMD is sitting in second place. Integrated display adapters are almost never as good as dedicated graphic cards, in general. A graphics card processes graphics and renders images to the monitor where it is displayed for you. 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. Almost all newer desktops should have at least one PCI Express slot available for a dedicated video card to be installed. Dedicated video cards are usually necessary for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Overwatch, Battlefield or Far Cry.
Subtle cues to watch for in a bad display card
- The graphics on your screen depicts vertical or striped lines
- The computer freezes when beginning a game
- The screen does not always come on as you boot the PC
- A driver for the video card has issues installing correctly
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