Motherboard not compatible with video card?

Try by 450w psu if not boot then check you gpu in another system and vice-versa

This is currently the strongest system I can access so I can't try the card in another system. I could get a better supply but don't want to unless I'm sure that's the problem because at this rate I'm getting close to the point where I'd be better off cutting my losses and purchasing an entirely new computer. Tigerdirect is offering a rather good one for 300.

Other premades would likely have weaker power supplies as well right? I do have a few older ones still and could try grabbing something out of one of those, but they're probably the same strength or weaker.

Make sure the PCI express card is properly installed, google or have somebody check your installation. ATI5450 shouldn't be using that much power. Machine is a bit dated, so it's only good for non FPS games. You can look for a new system.

I just make sure the card is completely in the slot so that none of the gold contact is showing and the little latch on the end is locked into place right? Or did you mean something else?

Edit: This card should be able to run D3 on Low, which I'm fine with. Right now it's not even booting up if the card is connected. Forget Inferno difficulty, getting a D3 ready computer is the real ultimate challenge!

Without another psu to test it, there's no telling. It SHOULD work.

A good computer for $300?? I'd ask about that on this forum before I made that purchase, or your just going to be in the same boat you are now with a non upgradable machine.

$300 isn't going to buy much computer, even without a graphics card, because a midrange graphics card alone runs $300.

Aside from being a bare bones thing, so you have to assemble it and provide your own OS I'm not seeing the catch here... other than not really having the money that is. It doesn't include a graphics card, but I do have one that should work, it just isn't on my computer for some reason.

Getting back to the current PC, are there any other possible causes besides the PSU not providing enough power? Everyone told me this was a low power card and it should work on my machine as long as I don't overclock or run on high settings which the rest of my components couldn't handle anyways.

And if it is the BIOS, how do I fix that?

That's a pretty friggin good deal if it's really $300. But you still need a graphics card unless you plan on playing games with the onboard video.

I already have the 5450, and it should work. It's only a few days old and never been actually used, just installed. It's not working on my current PC, and I'd like to rule out these last few possibilities before seriously considering an upgrade but it should work.

It should work. Why not buy a psu and try it, then return it, or use it in that system your thinking of buying, the psu in that system is garbage anyways.

Right but take somthing around 850 watt or less 600 watt

Yes take somthing around 850 watt or less 600 watt

I agree, it's a weak PSU. Though can you even do that? I thought anything computer related had a no returns policy, especially since the only way to get a remotely reasonable price is to order from somewhere like Tiger Direct instead of going into a retail store.

They have a 600W Corsair PSU for 40 dollars. That's a good brand right? If I need more than 600 for some low end parts that would really shock me. I could kind of see it for the new computer.

A CX600 for $40 is a good price.

Well now it's 50, but it comes with something else.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/ite...

They are a good PSU manufacturer right?

Corsair is good brand but for future sli/crossfire 850watt is good

Future SLI/Crossfire of what? GTX580's? HD5970's?

I dunno. I'm not a huge graphics fan so I'm not going to be needing any sort of dual GPU setup. I'd be happy if I can get a single GPU working in my computer, or failing that buy a new computer and put the card into that.

Sure it'd be nice to play on 2048 resolution or something but it's not all that important to me.

I dont know what you're trying to say but can you explain  

Go for the psu you choosed corsair made good products

I got to look at it for free later today and try and determine what the problem is. If it's the PSU I'll get that one. If it's the motherboard I'll have to see about a new computer.

Though one thing I noticed is that this card was marketed as a PCI Express 2.0 card, but they shipped me a 2.1 card. The manufacturer doesn't even make a 2.0 version of that card so I guess it's a listing error but that listing error might have very well made me buy the wrong card.

You recommended he get a 850w psu for Xfire.....................the op has a HD5450............Maybe YOU should explain?

One other question for now. What is the exact BIOS I'd need for an MS-7145 motherboard, and would that even allow a PCI Express 2.1 card to work in a 1.0 slot? I've heard some BIOS can, some can't. It isn't something I want to risk if it won't help.

well im not talking about that gpu at that time and he's happy with one so it doesn't matter

Yeah really. And even if I had a new computer, I'm really not that big on graphics. I want it to run and look nice but I'm not the 2048 res max settings type.

That said I thought about it some more and I realized... while there might be a BIOS fix or something that would allow a PCI Express 2.1 video card to work in this 1.0 slot I've wasted enough time and effort fooling with it. Further, the retailer listed it as a PCI Express 2.0 card, which was false. They're telling me now the HD 4350 is a 2.0 card and would work but they said the 5450 would work, and many of their cards around the HD 4xxx-5xxx band have the 2.0s and 2.1s interchanged so I'm understandably doubtful. Sure the manufacturer said 2.0 but the manufacturer is Sapphire whereas the retailer does not offer a Sapphire version of the 4350, and the one that's the same price is MSI:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/ite...

Given the runaround I've been getting from everyone other than the people here I'd like to definitely and absolutely confirm a few things:

PCI Express 2.0 cards always work in 1.0 slots. It's 2.1 cards that only usually work in 1.0 slots (and not in my case). The manufacturer says yes, many other people say yes, then again I've gotten a lot of other information that was later proven to be incorrect or in some cases actively misleading (someone told me it costs 3-4 times more than it actually does for certain computer parts... they were not including labor).
That card linked in this post really is PCI Express 2.0 and will definitely work in the MS-7145 motherboard that comes with an eMachines T6520. It might vary by manufacturer. I don't know. I am not at all doubting the potential for me to get sucker punched further on this purchase.
That card really is low power like this page claims so that on the off chance the problem is that my power supply is too weak to support the 5450 (despite it being listed in a few places as consuming the same or less power than my integrated video) it will still work with the 4350. You'd think if my computer can support its usual components + a DVD burner external drive that draws power from the USB it could support a 5450/4350 instead of itself or even in addition to itself but I've learned to doubt everything when it comes to this sort of stuff.



The 4350 will definitely work with Diablo 3. According to this page it's listed as low, same as the 5450. But I definitely don't want to get the card, find that it will actually work with my computer, and then find that it still won't work for the only thing I bought it for. That would be an improvement in the same way having a dancer who is performing clothed strip before a chained up man would be an improvement. Sure I'm technically closer to the good stuff but I'm still just being teased mercilessly and not making real progress.

Hey Steven_15 dont get wrong  
I think he was comment on my post

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