- Jan 20, 2011
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I have just re-installed Vista with SP2 on an old eMachine T3612 with Intel integrated graphics. I've quadrupled the memory from the stock 512MB to 4GB. The performance is still horrible when loading up a browser and surfing the web. The CPU usage flatlines at 100% in the task manager screens and tray icons.
Out of nothing more than curiosity I'd like to try to buying an old PCI-E 1.0 x16 graphics card and putting it in this old clunker just to see what the impact would be on the system.
But my first line of action was to come here and look for someone who might have already done this and has firsthand knowledge of the impact it would have on this (or a similar) system.
Even any general thoughts for this situation would help I'm sure.
Out of nothing more than curiosity I'd like to try to buying an old PCI-E 1.0 x16 graphics card and putting it in this old clunker just to see what the impact would be on the system.
But my first line of action was to come here and look for someone who might have already done this and has firsthand knowledge of the impact it would have on this (or a similar) system.
Even any general thoughts for this situation would help I'm sure.