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Has Anyone Stuck A Graphics Card In An EMachine ?
eMachines C3060 AMD Sempron 3000+ / 512MB DDR / 160GB HDD / DVD±RW Dual-Layer / CD-ROM / Flash Media Reader / NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX Video / 10/100Mbps LAN / Windows XP Home / Form Factor Tower PCI Slots (Total) 3 AGP Slots (Total) 1 Expansion Slots 4 Processor Brand AMD Processor Class Sempron Processor Number 3000 Processor Speed DT 3000+ / 2.00GHz Memory Type DDR Total Memory 512MB Interface EIDE Ultra ATA/100 Capacity 160GB Optical Drive Type DVD±RW Dual Layer CD-ROM Audio Description Integrated Audio Graphics Description Integrated Graphics Communications Description Integrated LAN Support 56Kbps PCI Modem Data Transfer Rate 10Mbps 100Mbps Power 300 Watt Would anyone know if the AGP slot is occupied by the modem, or what card might actually work in a low-end Emachine ? The system was dirt cheap, right out of the box, and has never (!) crashed or stalled, playing 2-3 year old games very well.I figure with a budget of $120 I can upgrade the graphics card and install 512MB more RAM. |
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On 18 Sep 2006 03:45:13 GMT, "Steve Larsen" wrote:
eMachines C3060 AMD Sempron 3000+ / 512MB DDR / 160GB HDD / DVD±RW Dual-Layer / CD-ROM / Flash Media Reader / NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX Video / 10/100Mbps LAN / Windows XP Home / Form Factor Tower PCI Slots (Total) 3 AGP Slots (Total) 1 Expansion Slots 4 Processor Brand AMD Processor Class Sempron Processor Number 3000 Processor Speed DT 3000+ / 2.00GHz Memory Type DDR Total Memory 512MB Interface EIDE Ultra ATA/100 Capacity 160GB Optical Drive Type DVD±RW Dual Layer CD-ROM Audio Description Integrated Audio Graphics Description Integrated Graphics Communications Description Integrated LAN Support 56Kbps PCI Modem Data Transfer Rate 10Mbps 100Mbps Power 300 Watt Would anyone know if the AGP slot is occupied by the modem, or what card might actually work in a low-end Emachine ? The system was dirt cheap, right out of the box, and has never (!) crashed or stalled, playing 2-3 year old games very well.I figure with a budget of $120 I can upgrade the graphics card and install 512MB more RAM. The AGP is for AGP videocards only. It is at least 4X suppored, if not 8X speed, so you could pop in any current AGP videocard. |
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"Larry Roberts" wrote in message ... On 18 Sep 2006 03:45:13 GMT, "Steve Larsen" wrote: eMachines C3060 AMD Sempron 3000+ / 512MB DDR / 160GB HDD / DVD±RW Dual-Layer The system was dirt cheap, right out of the box, and has never (!) crashed or stalled, playing 2-3 year old games very well.I figure with a budget of $120 I can upgrade the graphics card and install 512MB more RAM. The AGP is for AGP videocards only. It is at least 4X suppored, if not 8X speed, so you could pop in any current AGP videocard. I looked at the specs for this. It appears the AGP slot is an odd one. It is AGPx2!!! Most AGP cards will not work. I was curious because I've seen a few recent bare bottom eMachines that have PCIe x16 slots! That's obviously kinda cool for such cheap PCs. This is not one of those. HTH! ~e. |
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Has Anyone Stuck A Graphics Card In An EMachine ?
On 9/18/2006 3:33 PM visions of effty plucked Senior Frog's Magic
Twanger and said: "Larry Roberts" wrote in message ... On 18 Sep 2006 03:45:13 GMT, "Steve Larsen" wrote: eMachines C3060 AMD Sempron 3000+ / 512MB DDR / 160GB HDD / DVD±RW Dual-Layer The system was dirt cheap, right out of the box, and has never (!) crashed or stalled, playing 2-3 year old games very well.I figure with a budget of $120 I can upgrade the graphics card and install 512MB more RAM. The AGP is for AGP videocards only. It is at least 4X suppored, if not 8X speed, so you could pop in any current AGP videocard. I looked at the specs for this. It appears the AGP slot is an odd one. It is AGPx2!!! Most AGP cards will not work. I was curious because I've seen a few recent bare bottom eMachines that have PCIe x16 slots! That's obviously kinda cool for such cheap PCs. This is not one of those. HTH! ~e. E-Machines are made with low budget equipment hence the AGP 2X specification. If you want to noodle around with popping in an AGP card, you might find a 2X card at a computer fair. You could also try to google "Legacy AGP" or variations on that search argument. I did that once and found a reseller who stocked nothing but older AGP cards. But I have a feeling that you aren't going to see the kind of gain in speed and color that you are seeking. If possible, you might consider additional DDR ram. If your system can support 1g DDR ram go for it. If you've had this E-Machine for a while, it might be time to do some bare bones or component shopping. Then you can do a custom build, where you may be able to pirate some of the better parts from your E-machine. If you decide to do that, do a lot of research up front before you buy and build. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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Has Anyone Stuck A Graphics Card In An EMachine ?
visions of effty wrote: "Larry Roberts" wrote in message ... On 18 Sep 2006 03:45:13 GMT, "Steve Larsen" wrote: eMachines C3060 AMD Sempron 3000+ / 512MB DDR / 160GB HDD / DVD±RW Dual-Layer The system was dirt cheap, right out of the box, and has never (!) crashed or stalled, playing 2-3 year old games very well.I figure with a budget of $120 I can upgrade the graphics card and install 512MB more RAM. The AGP is for AGP videocards only. It is at least 4X suppored, if not 8X speed, so you could pop in any current AGP videocard. I looked at the specs for this. It appears the AGP slot is an odd one. It is AGPx2!!! Most AGP cards will not work. I was curious because I've seen a few recent bare bottom eMachines that have PCIe x16 slots! That's obviously kinda cool for such cheap PCs. This is not one of those. HTH! I'm betting the specs are wrong.Any motherboard new enough to take a Sempron 3000 is 4x/8x or 4x at the very least. My wifes' machine was an AthlonXP 2000 geforce2 integrated graphics until I installed an ATI 9800pro 4x/8x card to keep the grand kids off my machine.Do some more research on your motherboard/system on the emachine site or Google. |
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Has Anyone Stuck A Graphics Card In An EMachine ?
The only card that the AGP slot can use is a video card. But you may need a
more powerful PSU depending on what video card you plan on using. 300 Watts is rather small. -- DaveW ---------------- "Steve Larsen" wrote in message ... eMachines C3060 AMD Sempron 3000+ / 512MB DDR / 160GB HDD / DVD±RW Dual-Layer / CD-ROM / Flash Media Reader / NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX Video / 10/100Mbps LAN / Windows XP Home / Form Factor Tower PCI Slots (Total) 3 AGP Slots (Total) 1 Expansion Slots 4 Processor Brand AMD Processor Class Sempron Processor Number 3000 Processor Speed DT 3000+ / 2.00GHz Memory Type DDR Total Memory 512MB Interface EIDE Ultra ATA/100 Capacity 160GB Optical Drive Type DVD±RW Dual Layer CD-ROM Audio Description Integrated Audio Graphics Description Integrated Graphics Communications Description Integrated LAN Support 56Kbps PCI Modem Data Transfer Rate 10Mbps 100Mbps Power 300 Watt Would anyone know if the AGP slot is occupied by the modem, or what card might actually work in a low-end Emachine ? The system was dirt cheap, right out of the box, and has never (!) crashed or stalled, playing 2-3 year old games very well.I figure with a budget of $120 I can upgrade the graphics card and install 512MB more RAM. |
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In article , "Steve Larsen"
wrote: eMachines C3060 AMD Sempron 3000+ / 512MB DDR / 160GB HDD / DVD±RW Dual-Layer / CD-ROM / Flash Media Reader / NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX Video / 10/100Mbps LAN / Windows XP Home / Form Factor Tower PCI Slots (Total) 3 AGP Slots (Total) 1 Expansion Slots 4 Processor Brand AMD Processor Class Sempron Processor Number 3000 Processor Speed DT 3000+ / 2.00GHz Memory Type DDR Total Memory 512MB Interface EIDE Ultra ATA/100 Capacity 160GB Optical Drive Type DVD±RW Dual Layer CD-ROM Audio Description Integrated Audio Graphics Description Integrated Graphics Communications Description Integrated LAN Support 56Kbps PCI Modem Data Transfer Rate 10Mbps 100Mbps Power 300 Watt Would anyone know if the AGP slot is occupied by the modem, or what card might actually work in a low-end Emachine ? The system was dirt cheap, right out of the box, and has never (!) crashed or stalled, playing 2-3 year old games very well.I figure with a budget of $120 I can upgrade the graphics card and install 512MB more RAM. This page has some useful info on AGP video cards. If your AGP slot is 3.3V only, as identified by the plastic keys in the slot, then there are a couple types of cards that will work. In the "Practical Motherboard And Card Compatibility" table, see the top line, where either a "Universal AGP Card" or a "Universal AGP 3.0 Card" are listed as options. The next table down classifies video cards and makes finding one that will match the slot a bit easier. http://www.playtool.com/pages/agpcompat/agp.html Paul |
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