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Acer Altos G540 Video Card
Most new desktops will have at least one PCIe slot open for a video card to be installed on the motherboard. Integrated, or onboard, graphics are almost never as good as a separate video card, generally speaking. Currently, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. A dedicated graphics card is usually necessary for high-end games on the desktop like Battlefield, Fortnite or Far Cry. All video cards processes the input and sends the rendered images to a monitor where you can see the results. There are really only two kinds of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed.
Important signs your desktop graphics card has very little life left
- The monitor shows stretched or elongated pictures
- The PC crashes when beginning a game
- The screen does not always show up when starting up
- A driver for the video card has issues installing fully
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