eMachines ET1831 Support Question
eMachines ET1831 Support Question
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Question posted by mrkgarcia8 on January 26th, 2013
How Much Power Do I Need?
Hello, i want to upgrade my et1831-05 the graphic card i want to upgrade to is the gigabyte geforce gt 630 1gb ddr3 pci express 2.0 x16. But the quastion is how much power do i need?. the graphic card is the only upgrade i want to do and i have not upgraded my machine.
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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on January 27th, 2013 11:39 AM
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Yes, you can upgrade your eMachines ET1831 graphics card into GT 630 1 GB DDR3 type. There is no limit of the capacity that you can insert as long as the graphics card will be PCI Express x16. Based on the product specifications provided by eMachines, this computer has the following expansion slots.
- One PCI Express 2.0 ×16 slot
- One PCI Express 2.0 ×1 slot
- Two PCI slots
You can read the full specifications of this machine here:
If you have more questions, please don't hesitate to ask here at HelpOwl. Experts here are always willing to answer your questions to the best of our knowledge and expertise.
Regards,
Tintin
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