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Ninja J

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I need help cause Im not computer smart but I am wanting to upgrade the graphics card in my computer but dont know which one I can buy or which one I can use. I do know my computer has a PCI Express 2.0x16 slot, but its all confusing to me..

Here is the url to some of the specs for my computer: http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=EL1300G-02w

Here is some video cards I am thinking may work:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150396

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161246

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814161289

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133230

I have no idea what exactly Im looking for but I will also post my information I got from CPU-Z:

= Processor =
AMD Athlon Neo MV-26 (Code Name) Huron (Brand ID) 8
Socket AM2 (940)
65 nm 1.648V (Core Voltage)
Spec - AMD Athlon(tm) Processor 2650e
MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64

= Clocks =
(Core Speed) 1.607.29 MHz
(Multiplier) x 8.0
(Bus Speed) 200.9 MHz
(HT Link) 803.7 MHz

= Cache =
(L1 Data) 64 KBytes 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
(L1 Inst.) 64 KBytes 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
(Level 2) 512 KBytes 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size

= Motherboard =
(Manufacturer) eMachines
(Model) WMCP61M
(Chipset) NVIDIA MCP61 Rev. A3
(Southbridge) NVIDIA MCP61
(LPCIO) ITE IT8718

= BIOS =
Phoenix Tech
Version R01-A2

= Memory =
(Type) DDR2
(Channels #) Dual
(Size) 4096 MBytes

= Graphics =
NVIDIA GeForce 6150se nForce 430 (integrated)
425 MHz

Im sorry, I know this is alot to read but any help would be really appreciated.
:o :o :o

- Ninja J (Jon)
 
Well, it looks like you have a slim case, so you'll need to get a slim card. The problem with the video cards that you picked is that they're rather large. Before I suggest a card, what kind of graphics are you wanting? Gaming? Rendering? Movie editing?

I'd like to know. :)
 
Mmkay, gaming with a slim pc can be difficult to set up, especially since you have an Athlon at 1.6 Ghz. In case you didn't know, that's one of the slower processors out there. Well, you can probably play some games with this card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._profile_graphics_card-_-14-161-281-_-Product

This is about as high as you would want to go with your setup. While you won't be able to play at high resolutions with this card, you can still play them. Have you made any other upgrades to the system before? (i.e. more RAM?) One more question, do you have room for a dual-slot card? More options will open up if that answer is yes. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._profile_graphics_card-_-14-187-061-_-Product)

Good Luck :)
 
You could go for a low profile 9600gt, there are plenty of those around. alternatively there are the 9500gt and 9400gt but they are lower-end cards. with the 9600gt you could play most games on high details at 1280x1024 resolution with maybe 2xAA and 16xAF
 
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