300w psu

Pardon · 04-15-2009, 09:57 AM

I'm not sure if this is the right section, but I have this old emachines computer that has a 300watt PSU in it, and I was wondering if there's any card at all that I could put in it to max out Unreal 2004 with? I absolutely do not want to upgrade anything in it, as I'd rather toss it out. I only plan to run it at about 1024x and my monitor only supports 1280x VGA. Anything you guys can come up with would be great, all I want it for is Unreal 2004. The on board handles it surprisingly well, but just not good enough.

Logo09 · 04-15-2009, 10:03 AM

What is the model of your emachines pc?

~~connor-53~~ · 04-15-2009, 10:10 AM

Doesn't make sense, you want a new card but you don't want to upgrade it?

Explain please..Do you want a new video card or no? Around$45 USD for a DECENT one.

HawMan · 04-15-2009, 11:00 AM

Hmm, Id look at a 6200 or something. Chances are with a 300W PSU it'll last a week or two before the machine blows.

Pardon · 04-15-2009, 11:35 AM

I don't want to upgrade the power supply, no. This machine isn't worth upgrading more than just a vidya card. The model is a W3506, sorry. Apparently has a 300watt PSU, 3.2ghz Celeron D single core (argh) and 1.5gb of RAM. If upgrading the power supply is the only option, I'll just toss it out, haha.

I'm starting to wonder why it even has a x16 PCIe slot in it.

**emosun** · 04-15-2009, 01:36 PM

You can do the 6200 le and 7300le but that's about it.

Pardon · 04-15-2009, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emosun

You can do the 6200 le and 7300le but that's about it.

Thanks for the info, gonna just toss this into the trash heap then. I don't even want any parts from it, that's a first for me.

**emosun** · 04-15-2009, 03:47 PM

Give it away on craigslist or to goodwill. Lots of other people need machines.

Pardon · 04-15-2009, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emosun

Give it away on craigslist or to goodwill. Lots of other people need machines.

I may do that, but where I live they'd probably just trade it for some drugs. So Goodwill it is.

04-15-2009, 09:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pardon Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 23 OS: Sabayon Linux, Vista Home Premium SP1, XP Home SP2	300w psu I'm not sure if this is the right section, but I have this old emachines computer that has a 300watt PSU in it, and I was wondering if there's any card at all that I could put in it to max out Unreal 2004 with? I absolutely do not want to upgrade anything in it, as I'd rather toss it out. I only plan to run it at about 1024x and my monitor only supports 1280x VGA. Anything you guys can come up with would be great, all I want it for is Unreal 2004. The on board handles it surprisingly well, but just not good enough.

04-15-2009, 10:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Logo09 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 98 OS: Windows 7 RC build 7100 My System	Re: 300w psu What is the model of your emachines pc? Last edited by Logo09; 04-15-2009 at 10:05 AM.

04-15-2009, 10:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~connor-53~~ Troubled Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 525 OS: Vista Home Prem. 64 bit My System	Re: 300w psu Doesn't make sense, you want a new card but you don't want to upgrade it? Explain please..Do you want a new video card or no? Around$45 USD for a DECENT one.

04-15-2009, 11:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,943 OS: Win XP My System	Re: 300w psu Hmm, Id look at a 6200 or something. Chances are with a 300W PSU it'll last a week or two before the machine blows. __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.

04-15-2009, 11:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
Pardon Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 23 OS: Sabayon Linux, Vista Home Premium SP1, XP Home SP2	Re: 300w psu I don't want to upgrade the power supply, no. This machine isn't worth upgrading more than just a vidya card. The model is a W3506, sorry. Apparently has a 300watt PSU, 3.2ghz Celeron D single core (argh) and 1.5gb of RAM. If upgrading the power supply is the only option, I'll just toss it out, haha. I'm starting to wonder why it even has a x16 PCIe slot in it. Last edited by Pardon; 04-15-2009 at 11:37 AM.

04-15-2009, 01:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,087 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: 300w psu You can do the 6200 le and 7300le but that's about it. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

04-15-2009, 03:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,087 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: 300w psu Give it away on craigslist or to goodwill. Lots of other people need machines. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list