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Jason
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 Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:16 pm Post subject: Identifying eMachines motherboard |
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Hi
I have an eMachines 3260, and I'm trying to identify the motherboard
(ideally without opening the case - it's in an awkward place and used almost
all the time).
I found out once from emachineupgraders.info, but I didn't make a note at
the time and now their site seems to have disappeared and turned into a
general search portal.
The eMachines site just describes the external connections and says the
graphics are "Intel 845GV Extreme Graphics" - no decription of PCI
connectors or anything else internal.
I want to upgrade the graphics, and I don't want to get an AGP card only to
find out it only takes PCI. I'd also like to upgrade the memory - it's
apparently fitted with "256MB DDR", but no mention of memory speed.
Does anyone know where I can get hold of this information?
Thanks in advance.
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Ben Myers
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject: Re: Identifying eMachines motherboard |
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Odds are your computer has only Intel's built-in "Extreme" graphics, and no AGP
slot. There are very few PCI cards which would truly upgrade the graphics. If
you look very hard and spend a lot of money, you can find a PCI graphics card
with 128MB or 256MB of memory AND a slow PCI slot connection. eMachines does
not usually provide hardware with a lot of bells and whistles, like AGP slots.
According to info I have found on the net, the 3260 has a 2.8GHz Celeron CPU.
The front side bus bus speed is either 400 or 533Mhz, probably the former. To
be safe, get good quality DDR (not DDR2!) memory rated at either PC2700 or
PC3200. Either will work, regardless of front side bus speed... Ben Myers
On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 12:15:37 -0000, "Jason" <dont_spam_s@pleasespamme_not.com>
wrote:
| Quote: | Hi
I have an eMachines 3260, and I'm trying to identify the motherboard
(ideally without opening the case - it's in an awkward place and used almost
all the time).
I found out once from emachineupgraders.info, but I didn't make a note at
the time and now their site seems to have disappeared and turned into a
general search portal.
The eMachines site just describes the external connections and says the
graphics are "Intel 845GV Extreme Graphics" - no decription of PCI
connectors or anything else internal.
I want to upgrade the graphics, and I don't want to get an AGP card only to
find out it only takes PCI. I'd also like to upgrade the memory - it's
apparently fitted with "256MB DDR", but no mention of memory speed.
Does anyone know where I can get hold of this information?
Thanks in advance.
Jason
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chicagofan
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:18 pm Post subject: Re: Identifying eMachines motherboard |
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Ben Myers wrote:
| Quote: | Odds are your computer has only Intel's built-in "Extreme" graphics, and
no AGP slot. There are very few PCI cards which would truly upgrade the
graphics. If you look very hard and spend a lot of money, you can find
a PCI graphics card with 128MB or 256MB of memory AND a slow PCI slot
connection. eMachines does not usually provide hardware with a lot of
bells and whistles, like AGP slots.
According to info I have found on the net, the 3260 has a 2.8GHz Celeron
CPU. The front side bus bus speed is either 400 or 533Mhz, probably the
former. To be safe, get good quality DDR (not DDR2!) memory rated at
either PC2700 or PC3200. Either will work, regardless of front side bus
speed... Ben Myers
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According to the spec sheet I had printed out on my T-2958 eMachne [which is
comparable], FWIW... shows FSB 533 MHz, with 512MB DDR [PC 2700].
All it said about graphics was Intel Extreme Graphics 3-D with 64 MB Shared
Memory.
HTH...
bj [who was sorry to lose my 845GV chipset]
| Quote: | On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 12:15:37 -0000, "Jason"
dont_spam_s@pleasespamme_not.com> wrote:
Hi
I have an eMachines 3260, and I'm trying to identify the motherboard
(ideally without opening the case - it's in an awkward place and used
almost all the time).
I found out once from emachineupgraders.info, but I didn't make a note
at the time and now their site seems to have disappeared and turned
into a general search portal.
The eMachines site just describes the external connections and says the
graphics are "Intel 845GV Extreme Graphics" - no decription of PCI
connectors or anything else internal.
I want to upgrade the graphics, and I don't want to get an AGP card
only to find out it only takes PCI. I'd also like to upgrade the
memory - it's apparently fitted with "256MB DDR", but no mention of
memory speed.
Does anyone know where I can get hold of this information?
Thanks in advance.
Jason
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Tweek
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:18 am Post subject: Re: Identifying eMachines motherboard |
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None of the emachines with 845 chipsets ever came with AGP slots.
"Jason" <dont_spam_s@pleasespamme_not.com> wrote in message
news:454dd5f4$0$8754$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
| Quote: | Hi
I have an eMachines 3260, and I'm trying to identify the motherboard
(ideally without opening the case - it's in an awkward place and used
almost
all the time).
I found out once from emachineupgraders.info, but I didn't make a note at
the time and now their site seems to have disappeared and turned into a
general search portal.
The eMachines site just describes the external connections and says the
graphics are "Intel 845GV Extreme Graphics" - no decription of PCI
connectors or anything else internal.
I want to upgrade the graphics, and I don't want to get an AGP card only
to
find out it only takes PCI. I'd also like to upgrade the memory - it's
apparently fitted with "256MB DDR", but no mention of memory speed.
Does anyone know where I can get hold of this information?
Thanks in advance.
Jason
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Jason
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:23 pm Post subject: Re: Identifying eMachines motherboard |
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"chicagofan" <me7@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:bRp3h.218$lJ5.160@newsfe04.lga...
| Quote: | Ben Myers wrote:
Odds are your computer has only Intel's built-in "Extreme" graphics, and
no AGP slot. There are very few PCI cards which would truly upgrade the
graphics. If you look very hard and spend a lot of money, you can find
a PCI graphics card with 128MB or 256MB of memory AND a slow PCI slot
connection. eMachines does not usually provide hardware with a lot of
bells and whistles, like AGP slots.
According to info I have found on the net, the 3260 has a 2.8GHz Celeron
CPU. The front side bus bus speed is either 400 or 533Mhz, probably the
former. To be safe, get good quality DDR (not DDR2!) memory rated at
either PC2700 or PC3200. Either will work, regardless of front side
bus
speed... Ben Myers
According to the spec sheet I had printed out on my T-2958 eMachne [which
is
comparable], FWIW... shows FSB 533 MHz, with 512MB DDR [PC 2700].
All it said about graphics was Intel Extreme Graphics 3-D with 64 MB
Shared
Memory.
HTH...
bj [who was sorry to lose my 845GV chipset]
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Thanks very much for your help. I've just managed to get some information
from PC World, where it originally came from. Apparently it's fitted with
PC3200 DDR RAM, and has an Intel D845GVSR "Sea Breeze" motherboard
http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/D845GVSR/index.htm
As a couple of people have said, this has no AGP socket, so I'm thinking of
putting an ATI 9250 - based PCI graphics card in it.
Cheers.
Jason |
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chicagofan
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:39 am Post subject: Re: Identifying eMachines motherboard |
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Jason wrote:
| Quote: | "chicagofan" <me7@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:bRp3h.218$lJ5.160@newsfe04.lga...
Ben Myers wrote:
Odds are your computer has only Intel's built-in "Extreme" graphics, and
no AGP slot. There are very few PCI cards which would truly upgrade the
graphics. If you look very hard and spend a lot of money, you can find
a PCI graphics card with 128MB or 256MB of memory AND a slow PCI slot
connection. eMachines does not usually provide hardware with a lot of
bells and whistles, like AGP slots.
According to info I have found on the net, the 3260 has a 2.8GHz Celeron
CPU. The front side bus bus speed is either 400 or 533Mhz, probably the
former. To be safe, get good quality DDR (not DDR2!) memory rated at
either PC2700 or PC3200. Either will work, regardless of front side
bus
speed... Ben Myers
According to the spec sheet I had printed out on my T-2958 eMachne [which
is
comparable], FWIW... shows FSB 533 MHz, with 512MB DDR [PC 2700].
All it said about graphics was Intel Extreme Graphics 3-D with 64 MB
Shared
Memory.
HTH...
bj [who was sorry to lose my 845GV chipset]
Thanks very much for your help. I've just managed to get some information
from PC World, where it originally came from. Apparently it's fitted with
PC3200 DDR RAM, and has an Intel D845GVSR "Sea Breeze" motherboard
http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/D845GVSR/index.htm
As a couple of people have said, this has no AGP socket, so I'm thinking of
putting an ATI 9250 - based PCI graphics card in it.
Cheers.
Jason
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Glad you found the accurate information... I didn't have the SR motherboard.
Ben always gives good advice, as you've confirmed. Good luck!
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