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Hey guys,


I finally found what was solving my crashing of my computer and it's been determined it's the graphics card (onboard Nvidia gforce 6150se.) Now the problem is looking for a graphics card that can fit in my system (computer is pretty darn compact.) Computer model is a Emachines EL-1200-05W and it apparently has room for a half height PCIe graphics card. I'm not looking for a upgrade to my system at all, just something that will not bottleneck my CPU and will be a good replacement until i can build a new PC next year.

Thanks guys!
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Short summary and a practical path forward for : many EL-1200 small-form-factor listings show only a single PCIe x1 expansion and a modest 220 W internal supply, so the case and power are the main constraints to plan around. (EL-1200 specs).

If the board in your exact box really is x1 only, look for low-profile, low-power PCIe x1 workstation cards (OEM Quadro NVS variants were made in x1/low-profile versions) rather than mainstream x16 gaming cards; they are single-slot and run on the slot power only. (example: PNY/PNY-style NVS 285 x1 listings). (PNY Quadro NVS 285 x1 example).

Practical checklist before buying: open the case and confirm whether the slot is physically x1 or x16; measure clearance from the rear slot to the optical drive ( noted many cards hit the drive); note the PSU rating and whether there is any 6/8-pin PCIe lead (avoid cards that need external power if you have ~220 W). If you find an x16 slot and decent clearance, a low-profile, single-slot, low-TDP card such as the GT 710 is a safe, cheap replacement (passive/low 19 W draw on many OEM models). (ASUS GT 710 spec example).

If you want, list the slot and a couple of interior measurements and someone can point to exact short/LP part numbers that will fit.

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Member Avatar for dimsums

As far as I know, the Emachines EL-1200-05W can only take one PCI-e but limited to 1X so your choices are very limited.
Only a few manufacture that actually make something like this.

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and u can onluy use a midrage card ..if u go hi end ..u will have to replace the power supply as well

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I know this topic has long since been forgotten. I have a good gaming computer but I tinker with old computers just out of curiosity of wanting to mess with something. Anyway if anyone is still wondering about an old Emachines el1200-05w then even if you get a pci x1 card or modify the pci x1 slot you still can't put hardly any card in it. Maybe you can get a really short card. All cards I tried (about 3) hit the disc drive. They stick out into the case too far and hit drive.

Edited by Greg_13
commented: Which is why I relocate the disk drive or use some laptop size SSD. +15
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