Question old school rig power supply and gpu ram cpu with a emachines t3646

spawnwood

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First I understand that there are way better options than what I am going to ask for but this is how I want to do it I have an E machines T 3646 I want to upgrade the ram cpu, gpu, and power supply. I purchased a EVGA 6800 GS gpu now I cant due to lack of knowledge figure out the rest especially the power supply any help on what I should get for ram power supply and cpu would be amazing and appreciated
 
First I understand that there are way better options than what I am going to ask for but this is how I want to do it...now I cant due to lack of knowledge figure out the rest ...

Which is adequate explanation of why you are trying to do this when you shouldn't bother...but, OK, here you go:

That motherboard maxxes-out at 2GB DDR2 for system memory; so, if you're already at 2GB, you're stuck there. If not...go to the Crucial website and search-up compatible memory for that model number.

You can upgrade to an Athlon 64 X2 6000 3.1Ghz processor.
https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-ADV6000IAA5DO-Socket-Quiet/dp/B009Z3X1MC

The GPU that you bought is an AGP card, so it should work fine.

PSU....a cheap Antec 350W will do just fine.
https://www.amazon.com/Antec-Basiq-BP350-Power-Supply/dp/B000H9J3ZC

Dutch Uncle time....you have what you need to do what you want to do; but that machine is over 10 years-old, which puts the motherboard right at the end of the "bad capacitor plague" of a while back. You risk running into MB failure as soon as you're done with all of this.

If the MB dies on you, and there's a good chance that it will....start looking on eBay for another one.
 
AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.1GHz Dual-Core (ADV6000IAA5DO)
https://www.ebay.com/p/AMD-Athlon-X2-6000-3-1GHz-Dual-Core-ADV6000IAA5DO-Processor/74074556

Memory Upgrade Rule - Max 2 x 1 GB module

Adata 2GB 2X 1GB PC 1G DDR2 800 MHz PC2 6400 240PIN Desktop Memory
https://www.ebay.com/i/323507260045...&rk=5&rkt=30&sd=123610388073&itm=323507260045

6800GS models
Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply.
(minimum +12 Volt current rating of 18 amps)


Dream PC Stratus 400W ATX Power Supply (DPC-ATX-400)
https://www.ebay.com/p/Dream-PC-Str...PC-ATX-400/7028319658?iid=322448313307&chn=ps
 

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