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Need Graphics Hardware Help
10/22/15

Posted on 10/22/2015 12:33:49 PM PDT by pabianice

I have an eMachines T3092 running XP, SP3, with an AMD Athlon XP 2600+, 213GHz, 1GB RAM (please HOLD the snarky comments).

My graphics/online video/synch performance is terrible. How can I upgrade my PC for better video performance (preferably a plug-in card).

Thanks.


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To: pabianice

It’s a waste of time and money. Even the cheapest new computer will outperform that.

Microsoft isn’t supporting XP anymore and that machine is vulnerable. Antivirus software won’t protect an obsolete OS.

Get a new machine.


21 posted on 10/22/2015 1:00:34 PM PDT by Pelham (A refusal to deport is defacto amnesty)
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To: time4good

“btw - I DOUBT your computer is 213Ghz. :)”

Soooo many doubters when we need believers!


22 posted on 10/22/2015 1:01:37 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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To: DaxtonBrown

forgot the . after the 2


23 posted on 10/22/2015 1:04:08 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Nervous Tick

OMG, that’s perfectly funny. . .LOL


24 posted on 10/22/2015 1:04:46 PM PDT by McBuff
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To: DaxtonBrown

Website says it is an Athlon 3000. With some memory and a graphics card, it will play Call of Duty 3. BTDT


25 posted on 10/22/2015 1:05:49 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: pabianice

With the machine you described, you’re probably not going to get great video performance from modern webstreaming sites. They are all expecting newer computers that can handle HD streaming and have upgraded the sites accordingly.

It’s really not the video card that is going to be causing you problems with videos, that is more an issue for 3D graphics, like you find in computer games. What is causing your problem is mostly lack of RAM memory. One gig is probably around half the memory a video plugin will ask for in order to stream video nowadays, so your computer is probably being forced to compensate by using your hard drive for virtual memory, which means a big performance drop.


26 posted on 10/22/2015 1:26:49 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: pabianice

It’s not going to happen.


27 posted on 10/22/2015 1:36:03 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: pabianice

Your computer is the essence of obsolete. It has integrated graphics and it was born to be slow, it uses the 1ghz memory RAM you have.
I know money can be tight but, it’s highly unlikely you would find any parts. Computers change so rapidly and most computers as basic as yours have long been scrapped.
Do you have software that cleans the disk? I use Ccleaner and find it excellent, too much garbage on your computer will slow it down. Here’s a link to the specs of your computer, if other Freepers have any ideas.
http://www.cnet.com/products/emachines-t3092/specs/


28 posted on 10/22/2015 1:39:00 PM PDT by FreedomGuru (Oil is as organic as Tofu and daffodils.)
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To: pabianice

You need to know the wattage of your power supply and the video card requirements. My video card says 400 watts as minimum while my work pc from Dell uses a video card that uses 30 watts. 30


29 posted on 10/22/2015 2:21:34 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: pabianice

I have a second XP computer, with a 4650 Radion Graphic Card.

That should make a big difference.


30 posted on 10/22/2015 4:33:27 PM PDT by topspinr
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To: pabianice
1 GB of RAM... its not going to matter what graphics card you put in it, that RAM is going to be your bottleneck and good luck finding more, leaving aside the fact that those machines only supported 2GB max. You can build a very decent machine for $500, and if you are a gamer then add a decent video card for another 500, if not then it'll be more than enough for everything else.

look at some builds here, or try out your own, I assume you are in the US so gave you the US link

PC Part Picker
31 posted on 10/22/2015 5:20:13 PM PDT by battousai (Shrillary for Jail 2016)
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To: pabianice

P.S. just noticed that is an AGP motherboard, so you won’t get any newer cards to work with it, and good luck finding an AGP card these days. Sorry but time to put the old girl out to pasture and get a new machine...


32 posted on 10/22/2015 5:24:24 PM PDT by battousai (Shrillary for Jail 2016)
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To: pabianice

you can get a decent refurbished laptop for around $300 these days that is a year or two old but still 10 times better- can you really not afford that?


33 posted on 10/22/2015 6:50:20 PM PDT by Mr. K (If it is HilLIARy -vs- Jeb! then I am writing-in Palin/Cruz)
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To: pabianice

You can get the Radion Graphic Card for as low as $22.00.


34 posted on 10/22/2015 7:51:43 PM PDT by topspinr
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To: Mr. K

I write for a living. The crappy, tiny laptop keyboards are unusable.


35 posted on 10/23/2015 1:42:16 PM PDT by pabianice (LINE)
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To: topspinr

Does it plug into the T3092?


36 posted on 10/23/2015 1:43:59 PM PDT by pabianice (LINE)
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To: pabianice

I write computer software for a living... i have used nothing but laptop keyboards for over a decade with no problem- in fact I prefer it.

I can see the lighted keyboard and program software at night in my bed... when I am sometimes most creative


37 posted on 10/23/2015 7:37:12 PM PDT by Mr. K (If it is HilLIARy -vs- Jeb! then I am writing-in Palin/Cruz)
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