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I have a E-Machines T2698 PC Desktop and want to upgrade my video card. I play some video games and need advise on which card to purchase? Can you help?

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This is the info you need. Yes you can upgrade allot.

The system has the following specifications:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
AMD Athlon™ XP 2600+ Processor (2.133 GHz) with QuantiSpeed™ architecture
NVIDIA® nForce? Chipset
7.25"w x 14.125"h x 16"d
120 GB HDD
AOL 3 month membership included
512 MB DDR (PC 2700)
56K* ITU v.92 ready Fax/Modem
10/100Mbps built-in Ethernet
48x Max. CD-RW Drive; 16x Max. DVD Drive; 8-in-1 Media Reader (USB 2.0, Secure Digital(SD), Smart Media, Compact Flash, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Micro Drive, Multimedia Card); 3.5" 1.44MB FDD
Premium Plus Multimedia Keyboard, 2-Button Wheel Mouse, Amplified Stereo Speakers
5 USB 2.0 ports (4 in back; 1 in Media Reader), 1 Serial, 1 Parallel, 2 PS/2, Audio-In & Out
nForce™ 6-channel Audio
NVIDIA® GeForce4™ MX graphics (1 AGP 8x slot available)
Pre-Installed Software: Microsoft Works 7.0, Microsoft Money 2004, Encarta Online, Adobe® Acrobat® Reader, Power DVD, Microsoft Media Player, Real Player, Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, MSN, CompuServe, AOL 3-Month Membership Included, Norton AntiVirus 2003

and is substantially less expensive than similar (Athlon 3200+) systems currently in stores, and still offers a floppy drive (most current store PCs, and all current emachines PCs, no longer offer a floppy drive), while also offering the media reader found in many of the better new PCs.

The onboard graphics are good for day to day use, as long as you're not playing any serious 3D games. If you're a gamer, you do have the 4x/8x AGP slot, so you can install a really good card in this otherwise inexpensive system. I still have the Radeon 8500 from my T1860, which was able to generate good frame rates in Unreal Tournament 2003, so I'm looking forward to installing it in this PC and trying out UT2004. It also has a second hard drive bay available, so I'll be able to install the slave drive from the T1860 in this system (an 80GB drive that has lots of data on it) and the front USB 2.0 ports make it easy to connect an external USB 2.0 drive for backups.

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