Has Anyone Put A PCI Graphics Card In An Emachines Lately ?

[Steve Larsen]

I am running an Emachines C3060 with only 2 PCI slots ,

CPU: AMD Sempron™ 3000+ Processor
(2GHz, 333MHz FSB, 512KB L2 cache)
Operating System: Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
Monitor: Includes eMachines® 17" CRT (eView™ 17F3)
(16" Viewable, 0.25mm dot pitch)
Chipset: NVIDIA® nForce™ 2 chipset
Memory: 512MB DDR (PC3200), expandable to 4GB
Hard Drive: 160GB (7200rpm)
Optical Drives: 16x DVD±RW, Multi Format Double Layer
48x CD-ROM drive
Media Reader: 8-in-1 digital media manager (USB 2.0, Secure Digital™ (SD),
Smart Media, Micro Drive, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro®, Compact Flash,
Multimedia Card)
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce®4™ MX graphics
64MB shared video memory
Sound: 6-Channel AC '97 Audio
Network: 10/100Mbps integrated Ethernet LAN
Modem: 56K ITU V.92-ready Fax/Modem
Peripherals: Standard multimedia keyboard, 2-button wheel mouse, amplified
stereo speakers
Ports/Other: 7 USB 2.0 Ports (2 in front, 4 in back, 1 in Media Reader),
1 Parallel, 2 PS/2 (keyboard and mouse)


& I want to upgrade from the current GeForce4 MX (64mb shared memory), to
a Forsa 6600 GT 256mb PCI-E graphics card.

Has anyone, in principle, done this with an Emachine ?

Any info greatly appreciated.

 

[David Vair]

PCI and PCI-E are not the same things. Be sure to check to see what you actually have.

 

[Jim Macklin]

PCIe is different than the PCI slots on the eMachine. You
can get a standard PCI graphics card, or you can buy a new
computer.



|
| I am running an Emachines C3060 with only 2 PCI slots ,
|
| CPU: AMD SempronT 3000+ Processor
| (2GHz, 333MHz FSB, 512KB L2 cache)
| Operating System: Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
| Monitor: Includes eMachines® 17" CRT (eViewT 17F3)
| (16" Viewable, 0.25mm dot pitch)
| Chipset: NVIDIA® nForceT 2 chipset
| Memory: 512MB DDR (PC3200), expandable to 4GB
| Hard Drive: 160GB (7200rpm)
| Optical Drives: 16x DVD±RW, Multi Format Double Layer
| 48x CD-ROM drive
| Media Reader: 8-in-1 digital media manager (USB 2.0,
Secure DigitalT (SD),
| Smart Media, Micro Drive, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick
Pro®, Compact Flash,
| Multimedia Card)
| Video: NVIDIA® GeForce®4T MX graphics
| 64MB shared video memory
| Sound: 6-Channel AC '97 Audio
| Network: 10/100Mbps integrated Ethernet LAN
| Modem: 56K ITU V.92-ready Fax/Modem
| Peripherals: Standard multimedia keyboard, 2-button wheel
mouse, amplified
| stereo speakers
| Ports/Other: 7 USB 2.0 Ports (2 in front, 4 in back, 1 in
Media Reader),
| 1 Parallel, 2 PS/2 (keyboard and mouse)
|
|
| & I want to upgrade from the current GeForce4 MX (64mb
shared memory), to
| a Forsa 6600 GT 256mb PCI-E graphics card.
|
| Has anyone, in principle, done this with an Emachine ?
|
| Any info greatly appreciated.
|
|

 

[Steve Larsen]

Thanks for the responses.I dug & dug, and have more
exhaustive specs.It has an AGP slot, and I must
now confirm whether or not it is occupied by
the modem.

When I upgrade this low-end system to 2GB DDR RAM and
a new graphics card, it will no longer be an e-machine,
it will be an E-Monster !


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

 

[Jim Macklin]

AGP is used ONLY for the graphics card. AGP mean advance or
Accelerated Graphics Adapter. Budget computers use the
graphics built into the motherboard and sharing the computer
system RAM.

AGP cards are very good and will improve your computer.

Your modem is probably in a PCI slot.

If you go to www.belarc.com and download the free system
scanner, it will report all the details about your system,
even such details as the serial number of the components.


|
| Thanks for the responses.I dug & dug, and have more
| exhaustive specs.It has an AGP slot, and I must
| now confirm whether or not it is occupied by
| the modem.
|
| When I upgrade this low-end system to 2GB DDR RAM and
| a new graphics card, it will no longer be an e-machine,
| it will be an E-Monster !
|
|
| 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
|
|
|
|
|
|

 

[Dave B.]

I would suggest you get someone else to do your upgrade for you. If you are
under the impression that a modem can be installed in an AGP slot, it's not
likely you should tackle your own PC work. Not being rude, just trying to
save you from destroying your PC.