| Author | Message | Time |
|---|---|---|
| laurion | My computer has a shitty onboard integrated intel card...time to upgrade! Price range: Up to $150 I'm not sure what will even insert into my computer :-X Its an eMachines T3624. I already added 1gig of ram and a sexy fan, final step is vid. card :P I would prefer newegg because of their excellent support and fast shipping. Please help me! Thanks in advance. --> ah, heres a page with my computer specs <-- | January 5, 2006, 7:26 AM |
| Explicit[nK] | [quote author=Tazo link=topic=13793.msg140592#msg140592 date=1136445962] My computer has a shitty onboard integrated intel card...time to upgrade! Price range: Up to $150 I'm not sure what will even insert into my computer :-X Its an eMachines T3624. I already added 1gig of ram and a sexy fan, final step is vid. card :P I would prefer newegg because of their excellent support and fast shipping. Please help me! Thanks in advance. --> ah, heres a page with my computer specs <-- [/quote] Is it just me, or is finding out whether or not your motherboard's expansion slot(s) is/are AGP or PCI-compliant not on the site? | January 5, 2006, 7:32 AM |
| Quarantine | http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1644510&CatId=318 159.99 | January 5, 2006, 10:28 AM |
| shout | Why don't you open it and see what slots it has? | January 5, 2006, 1:13 PM |
| laurion | [quote author=Explicit[nK] link=topic=13793.msg140595#msg140595 date=1136446344] [quote author=Tazo link=topic=13793.msg140592#msg140592 date=1136445962] My computer has a shitty onboard integrated intel card...time to upgrade! Price range: Up to $150 I'm not sure what will even insert into my computer :-X Its an eMachines T3624. I already added 1gig of ram and a sexy fan, final step is vid. card :P I would prefer newegg because of their excellent support and fast shipping. Please help me! Thanks in advance. --> ah, heres a page with my computer specs <-- [/quote] Is it just me, or is finding out whether or not your motherboard's expansion slot(s) is/are AGP or PCI-compliant not on the site? [/quote] I didn't see it on there.. also, no idea what an AGP looks like, but since warrior reccomended it i will most likely settle with that one edit: found a cheaper one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131412 | January 5, 2006, 2:28 PM |
| Myndfyr | [quote author=Tazo link=topic=13793.msg140613#msg140613 date=1136471290] also, no idea what an AGP looks like, but since warrior reccomended it i will most likely settle with that one [/quote] It looks different than a PCI slot. Your computer is too ghetto to have PCI-E. | January 5, 2006, 6:37 PM |
| Explicit[nK] | As Shout said, open it up and take a look. The second card that Tazo linked to looks pretty neat, but make sure it's compatible. [quote author=MyndFyre link=topic=13793.msg140635#msg140635]Your computer is too ghetto to have PCI-E. [/quote] [me="Explicit[nK]"]laughs[/me] "Too ghetto." | January 5, 2006, 8:41 PM |
| laurion | No, I dont see any AGP slots (2 divider things inside of the box connector) I do see 2 of these things tho, look like this [code] __________________________________ |__________|______________________| (its fatter than that) [/code] Is this any good? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814103167 I think its PCI, not sure. | January 5, 2006, 10:11 PM |
| Myndfyr | Picture of PCI slots: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI AGP slots: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port PCI-E slots: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI-E | January 5, 2006, 10:26 PM |
| Explicit[nK] | [quote author=Tazo link=topic=13793.msg140676#msg140676 date=1136499078] No, I dont see any AGP slots (2 divider things inside of the box connector) I do see 2 of these things tho, look like this [code] __________________________________ |__________|______________________| (its fatter than that) [/code] Is this any good? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814103167 I think its PCI, not sure. [/quote] Yep, PCI then. That card looks fine, btw. | January 5, 2006, 10:55 PM |
| Topaz | What's the difference between PCI and PCI-e? Will a PCI-e card run on a PCI slot? | January 5, 2006, 11:35 PM |
| JoeTheOdd | I'm no expert, but I think its the other way around. Reverse-compatable, not forward-compatable. By the way, I need one too, and my range is only $75, or $100 from Walmart/Best Buy. I need a PCI card. | January 6, 2006, 1:53 AM |
| laurion | I'm trying this one, Joe. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814108129 | January 6, 2006, 3:12 AM |
| Myndfyr | [quote author=Joe link=topic=13793.msg140737#msg140737 date=1136512428] I'm no expert, but I think its the other way around. Reverse-compatable, not forward-compatable. By the way, I need one too, and my range is only $75, or $100 from Walmart/Best Buy. I need a PCI card. [/quote] Uhhh.... no. PCI-E is an entirely different standard than PCI. It only retained some hardware architecture similarities; the actual connectors are incompatible. | January 6, 2006, 7:08 AM |