I need a video card for my emachines t3882 desktop. Do i need a PCI or PCI express?

Or is there any other way I can tell?|||This is hilarious.. even the user manual doesn't say!!!



http://www.emachines.com/support/product…



However, the pictures show what appears to be a PCI-Express slot (darker color) in addition to a couple of PCI slots. Open your case and look. If all of the expansion slots are short white ones, then your system only has PCI. If there's a different colored longer slot nearest to the processor, then it's either AGP or PCI-Express (and in the user manual photos it looks like PCI-E)



Here's what a PCI-Express slot looks like (light blue in this photo)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/…





I recommend downloading the SIW program, which can give you all the details of your computer's hardware. including the motherboard model number. Then it's easy to look up the specific motherboard and confirm what video slot type it has.



Keep in mind that most gaming video cards (GeForce 9600GT or better) will require a power supply upgrade as well. If your factory power supply is 300 watts, then you can install a Radeon 4650 or 4670 without having buy a new power supply.|||You will need a PCI Video card.



There is a way to tell, you would need to open up your computer and look at the slots on the motherboard. There are several different slots available depending on your particular motherboard.



AGP - Typically is dark brown

PCI - Typically is white

PCI-Ex16 - Typically is longer than a PCI slot

PCI-Ex1 - Typically is a smaller slot on the motherboard.