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Looking for a Graphics Card for an emachines 4260

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  • 14-07-2010 9:56pm
    #1
    dublinbusdude
    Registered Users Posts: 450 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I'm looking for a Graphics Card for an emachines 4260 - its a tower and has Windows XP and its running on Service Pack 3. I have a game which says I need either GeForce FX or better class, ATI 9600 class or better. Would any one of these fit the emachines 4260?

    Thanks


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    Lu Tze
    Registered Users Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    There are no PCI- express or agp slots on that motherboard, you will likely have to source a second hand pci graphics card, though there are some places that still stock them, and even at that i don't know if it would be sufficient for whatever it is you need it for


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    dublinbusdude
    Registered Users Posts: 450 ✭✭dublinbusdude


    You taking about the white holders? http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/7524/seabreeze6qi.jpg


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    Lu Tze
    Registered Users Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    Yep at the top of that picture


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    dublinbusdude
    Registered Users Posts: 450 ✭✭dublinbusdude


    I have them :)


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    Lu Tze
    Registered Users Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    Indeed you do, as the picture proves, however modern graphics cards are designed for different slots which aren't PCI (the white ones).

    What are you trying to run?


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    dublinbusdude
    Registered Users Posts: 450 ✭✭dublinbusdude


    UK Truck Simulator


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    Lu Tze
    Registered Users Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    Thats class! I'll have to have a go of the trial of that at the weekend. Unfortunately i have no idea what the equivalent in PCI gaphics would be required, as in what is comparible with the ati 9600 :( Has a quick search there and couldn't find anything


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    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    Ah memories, I played alot of Counter Strike on a Radeon 9600 quite a few moons ago :D.

    Like searching for hens teeth, the only thing even remotely suitable I found was this PCI 8400 GS on dabs, 60 squids is very steep tbh, but it should play what you need it to. It is about 3-4 years younger than the 9600 but despite that the 9600 and 8400GS appear to perform at a fairly similar level as it was pretty low end back in 2007. The 9600 is the minimum requirement so it may not even play it that great TBH.

    http://www.dabs.ie/products/pny-geforce-8400gs-512mb-576mhz-pci-vga-dvi-i-5K9L.html?refs=41600000

    Frankly for what you would be getting I couldn't recommend a purchase at that price, I would only pay that 60 as a last resort. Shop around for a while and see if you can find something a bit cheaper and better, maybe try ebay etc.

    It is the best PCI card I could find, which is not saying much :o


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    dublinbusdude
    Registered Users Posts: 450 ✭✭dublinbusdude


    Lu Tze wrote: »
    Thats class! I'll have to have a go of the trial of that at the weekend. Unfortunately i have no idea what the equivalent in PCI gaphics would be required, as in what is comparible with the ati 9600 :( Has a quick search there and couldn't find anything

    Hi Lu Tze,

    Did you Download UK Truck Sim?


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