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Acer Aspire RC500L Video Card
There are two types of video cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated graphics are integrated into the motherboard itself, while dedicated is a separarate piece of hardware that gets installed. A dedicated graphics card is pretty much required for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Far Cry, World of Warcraft or Battlefield. A graphics card computes and renders images to the monitor where you can see the results. Integrated display adapters will never be better than dedicated graphic cards, generally speaking. Almost all newer desktops will have at least one spot available for a graphics card to be added to the system. Today, nVidia rules the dedicated card market, while AMD is in second.
Clues to watch for to know the video graphics card is in dire straights
- The monitor depicts vertical or striped lines
- The computer restarts when starting a game
- The screen does not always turn on when starting the computer
- A driver for the video card fails to install correctly
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