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Offline thumless

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and the question is......
« on: November 07, 2009, 12:39:00 AM »

First off I know very little about computers.

I have a eMachines T5010 with a Intel P4 2.93GHz CPU.

The documentation that I've found says
"This computer comes with 1-pcix1 pci express slot. It is NOT for pci express video cards, which require the pcix16 pci express slot."

Will I be able to add a graphic accelerator card and if so what kind or type?

Thanks

Offline The Fugitive

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Re: and the question is......
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2009, 07:12:42 AM »
you might be able to get a bit off help, but I'm thinking it would be like putting shiny wheels on your car. Sure it will look better, but it really won't make it run much better  :D

You'll basically be throwing money away. Any money you put into that computer will be a waste as you won't be able to use anything from it to upgrade into a newer system. Save your money, $500 will get you a decent system, $1000 will get you one of DrDeath's killer systems (do a search on these boards).

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Re: and the question is......
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2009, 09:39:40 AM »
I think I know what to ask Santa for now.
Thanks for the info.

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Re: and the question is......
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2009, 09:58:17 PM »
I had the emachine 5110 I do believe as my first comp and I put a upgraded video card in and it ran fine.
  Only thing you need to remember is, do you have the power supply to handle the card??
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