# Trouble with my Graphics Card

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-with-my-graphics-card/802608>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 24, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-with-my-graphics-card/802608 "2017-11-24T18:05:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![ethelbert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-with-my-graphics-card/802608/1 "2017-11-24T18:05:06Z")

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Recently my graphics card appears to have gone south. My computer (a self made desktop about 5 years old) suddenly reverted to the stock generic graphics. The graphics card is an ATI Radeon HD 4250. I have reinstalled the drivers, but it made no difference. I don’t do a lot of gaming so functionally my computer works fine. It just looks lousy.

Any troubleshooting tips?

Failing that, what is the cheapest route to a decent looking display?