I have a emachines ET1331G-03W computer. Can i upgrade the video card? If so which one to get?

Hey i have a eMachines ET1331G-03W desktop computer. My laptop crashed so i needed a new computer for school so i looked for one i needed but because im a gamer i also wanted one i could upgrade, which i don't know if i can upgrade parts of it, generally i don't know much of the inner workings of computers. So my question is, I want to upgrade my graphics card on my computer for higher frame rates on games and not to have to play them on the lowest settings. Which graphics card would be compatable with my computer? and if one is, Which one should i buy to play games on medium to high settings using anti-aliasing, shadders, and over all quaility and frame rates? and will i need to upgrade my power supply? curretnly at 300watts



Here are my specs i found on eMachines.com



CPU1 : AMD Athlon™ II X2 dual-core processor 235e

(2.7GHz, 2MB L2 cache)



Operating System2 : Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit



Chipset : NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150 SE



Memory3 : 6144MB DDR2 dual-channel (2 × 1024MB + 2 × 2048MB)

Expandable to 8GB

4 DDR2 slots (total), 0 DDR2 slot (available)



Hard Drive4 : 750GB 7200rpm SATA



Optical Drive : 16x DVD±R/RW Supermulti drive

Write max: 16x DVD±R, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 48x CD-R, 32x CD-RW

Read max: 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CD-ROM



Media Reader5 : Multi-in-one digital media card reader



CompactFlash® I & II, CF+ Microdrive, Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, miniSD™ Card, MultiMediaCard™ (MMC), MMCmobile™, MMCmicro™, Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard™ (RS-MMC), xD-Picture Card™, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™, Memory Stick Duo™, Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Memory Stick Micro™



Video : Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150 SE graphics



Audio : 8-channel (7.1) high-definition audio

USB Speakers



Communications : 10/100 Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)



Peripherals : eMachines® PS/2 keyboard and optical mouse



Ports/Other : 6 - USB 2.0 (2 front, 4 rear)



2 - PS/2 (keyboard and mouse)

1 - VGA

6 - Audio jacks

1 - Headphone jack

1 - Microphone jack

1 - RJ-45 Ethernet



Dimensions : 14.2" H x 7.1" W x 16.2" D



Weight : 18 lbs. (system unit only)



Software : Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Adobe® Flash® Player

Adobe® Reader®

eMachines® Recovery Management

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)7

Microsoft Works® 9.0

Norton Internet Security™ 20098



I would like to stick with Nvidia if that is possable also i dont know if this matters but i upgraded already to from 6GB of ram to 8GB. thank you in advance for help i am much appreciative.|||To play video games, you absolutely have to buy a video card. go with a GTX 200 series if you can. I think there is one PCI-express 16 on this motherboard. It is essential that you have a PCI-express 16 expansion slot.|||eMachines ET1331G-03W:

Hi Xavier! I also bought this computer. I read all of the 17 pages of Q&A's on Walmart's Community. Many questions address upgrading the video card. You will need to buy a new power supply. Juli!http://answers.walmart.com/answers/1336/product/12347221/questions.htm

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