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5 different people just hijacked my topic lol

danpaul88 wrote:You need to scroll down a bit, the Slots Information part I wanted to see is off the bottom of the window!


Anyway, based on the chipset your motherboard has (Intel i845G) your machine should have a 4x AGP slot which you can use for a graphics card, which is far superior to any PCI graphics card (but not as good as PCIe). Looking further down that information screen should confirm that.

i copyed and pasted the whole thing before the pic post

On-Board Device Information :
Device : Intel GMCH AGP Graphics Controller (Video)
Device : Intel 82562 Ethernet Device (Ethernet)
Device : Intel ICH4 Audio Device (Sound)
Embedded Controller : No

Slots Information :
Slot PCI : Available (32-bit) 3.3v
Slot PCI : Available (32-bit) 3.3v
Slot PCI : In Use (32-bit) 3.3v

External Connectors :
USB : PS/2
Keyboard : PS/2
Serial 16550A Compatible : DB9 female
Parallel ECP/EPP : DB25 male
Serial 16550A Compatible : DB9 female
USB : Access Bus (USB)
USB : Access Bus (USB)
Video : DB-15 male
Network : RJ-45
Audio : Mini-jack (headphones)
Audio : Mini-jack (headphones)
Audio : Mini-jack (headphones)

Interesting, there is no mention of an AGP slot on your motherboard. The chipset supports it though, I guess Dell decided that you should pay them more money for a machine that supports decent graphics... that's what you get for buying a Dell


Well, as far as PCI graphics cards go, your options are extremely limited and, to be honest, you probably wouldn't see much improvement over the onboard graphics anyway, if you see any at all. If you still want to go down that route, try one of these;

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/121534 (It's the only one I could actually find that's PCI!)

If you prefer not to order online, you best bet is a smaller PC specialist shop, you won't find PCI cards in any of the major outlets anymore, they are too old.

danpaul88 wrote:that's what you get for buying a Dell

???dell does the emachines com??

Never mind, I thought I remembered you saying it was a Dell at some point.... my memory is terrible these days!