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thejesus1   05-05-2006 at 01:40:36 AM

I need some help. I have an E-machines T3256 with a 300 watt power supply, an Amd Athlon XP 3200 cpu, and the nVidia Mx-400 video integrated graphics (these items are all stock). I upgrade the RAM from 512Kb to 2 GB. I need an AGP 8x video card. I was thinking about getting the XFX GeForce 6200/256mb card from tiger direct(here is the link):

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] 06&CatId=0

Is this a good graphics card and will I see a noticeable improvement?

Also, what is the best card I can get for my system (providing I don't upgrade andything else) and will it be worth it in terms of noticable performance?

Any other video cards you guys can recommend would be greatly apppreciated. Thanks for taking the time to help a noob like me:).

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smedlin   05-05-2006 at 01:58:07 AM
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I did not know they even made that card anymore...

If you are serious about upgrading (since you did put in 2G of ram), try something like this card..

BFG 7800GS

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illicitsc   05-05-2006 at 02:04:34 AM
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get an x800gto
the 7800gs will give your powersupply problems

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kaotao   05-05-2006 at 02:14:03 AM
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What kind of games will you be playing on it? If you even want to get a decent video card, you're going to need a bigger power supply.

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kaotao   05-05-2006 at 02:17:42 AM
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What kind of games will you be playing on it? If you even want to get a decent video card, you're going to need a bigger power supply.



Other than WOW.

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vimka   05-05-2006 at 02:19:39 AM
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Do yourself a favor and buy a new, good PSU when you get your video card. Trust me. I work in a computer repair shop and I see at least 3 E-Machines a week that have blown PSUs, and in about 50% of the cases, something else in the machine gets blown as well.

Installing a new video card is going to strain your current PSU. For the Athlon XP 3200+ AMD reccomended a 350 watt, and you're already running below that.

Aside from the power supply issue, I would say go with an x800GTO or x800XT. Both very good cards, both AGP. I run WoW on my x800XT at 1024x768 with everything maxed and I get 40 - 85 FPS all the time (and I only have 1GB of RAM, not the 2GB you're running). I'm looking to upgrade my monitor to a 19" LCD in the near future, so we'll see how it does at higher resolutions (though I have faith it'll hold up admirably).

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angry_ducky   05-05-2006 at 02:42:14 AM
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Quote :

I need some help. I have an E-machines T3256 with a 300 watt power supply, an Amd Athlon XP 3200 cpu, and the nVidia Mx-400 video integrated graphics (these items are all stock). I upgrade the RAM from 512Kb to 2 GB. I need an AGP 8x video card. I was thinking about getting the XFX GeForce 6200/256mb card from tiger direct(here is the link):

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] 06&CatId=0

Is this a good graphics card and will I see a noticeable improvement?

Also, what is the best card I can get for my system (providing I don't upgrade andything else) and will it be worth it in terms of noticable performance?

Any other video cards you guys can recommend would be greatly apppreciated. Thanks for taking the time to help a noob like me:).



Here's the power supply you should get.. Here's the graphics card that you should get.

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sandmannight   05-05-2006 at 02:47:44 AM
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get an x800gto
the 7800gs will give your powersupply problems



Agreed

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illicitsc   05-05-2006 at 04:30:16 AM
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off topic: how can u stand to play world of farmcrack???
for all the ppl who are lost, it is derived from world of farmcraft + world of warcrack. are u chinese? a chinese farmer with a computer? :lol: :lol: winkwink (pun intended) honestly speaking, anyone who knows somebody who plays WoW, but doesnt play, knows just as much about the game as anyother player because those ppl can't stop talking about it...sry had to get it out of my system

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thejesus1   05-05-2006 at 07:17:40 AM
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Just WOW...gf and I are addicts!!! LOL. :?)

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thejesus1   05-05-2006 at 07:24:57 AM
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Cant help it....love to smoke the farmcrack..............AHHHHHH......lol
:twisted:

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thejesus1   05-05-2006 at 08:39:52 AM
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Can you recommend a power supply that will fit in the emachines case and be compatible with my socket a motherboard....heard good things about Antec????

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Suffix   05-05-2006 at 09:23:12 AM
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one thing you may want to watch out for is psu connector compatability. I know for dell atleast some of the 20-24 pin power connectors are wired different than a standard ATX power supply, in an effort to have you purchase a new/upgraded powersupply from the original manufactorer. I did a quick google search and nothing came up but its something worth looking into, Id hate to hear you had to return your brand new psu because the wires didnt match up :?

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vimka   05-05-2006 at 10:11:04 AM
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E-Machines use standard Motherboards that you can buy off the shelf, so you don't need to worry about the pin-outs on the ATX power connector. I replace the PSUs in E-Machines with generic ones damn near every day.

As to the earlier comment suggesting you get a Rosewill PSU - I would warn against it. Everything I have ever seen from Rosewill has been a total POS.

Antec is a good company with a good price/quality ratio.

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