upgrading emachines 3609

[mdelgado]

So i'm upgrading the video card on this comp

it has 2gb ram i was going to buy this Newegg.com - POWERCOLOR HD2600XT 512MB DDR3 Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards and i read some of the reviews on it and it says that it req 3gb of ram and a 400w power supply any tips on what video card to buy im just trying to get something so that i can run wow alot better on full settings

THANKS FOR THE HELP!!

 

[Ethan_Kaizer]

A graphics card can't require 3gb ram... that just doesn't make sense. If you're just going for WoW, that card will be okay.

 

[Fat.Clown]

searching google gives me weird results

but won't "require" 3gb of RAM, but will probably need a stronger power supply than you currently have in there

 

[mdelgado]

well i dont know about the ram not too familiar with video cards it said on the reviews something about 3gb so i assumed it did any suggestions on what video card would be good?

 

[mdelgado]

i was looking at Newegg.com - JATON Video-PX8400GS_EX GeForce 8400 GS 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Low Profile Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards is this something that would run wow on full settings?

 

[Hefemeister]

I looked on emachines website and could not find the specs for your power supply. Do you know (is is 400w or more)? The case appeared pretty small. Have you checked if that card will fit? It does have the pci-e slot you need. Just making sure you have all of your ducks in a row before you order.

 

[mdelgado]

it has a 300w power supply yea i'm trying to order it tonight but i dont know what would be a good choice the case is kinda small but there is plenty of space i think. thanks for the help

 

[Hussein19891]

Maxing out WoW isn't too difficult. But just keep in mind addons bog down the fps a bit.

 

[mdelgado]

yea it shouln't be too difficult but i have a pretty crappy video card atm its a 256mb geforce cant rememer exacly im not at home right now but the game runs ok just not great i have everything set on low settings and still runs at about 10-14fps ive been looking at some cards on newegg but dont know the difference between all of them

 

[Fat.Clown]

for light gaming you probably want to see if you can score a cheap 7900gs or 8600gt and higher

8400gs and 8500gt are like... media center oriented