depends on what you want to play, but it'll be tough to make it a good gaming pc. the good news is that it has a pci-e x16 slot, so you can add a video card. the bad news is that the PSU is only 250W, so a really powerful video card isn't possible, though you may be able to upgrade the PSU. for example, pretty much any card that requires external power is out. something like a radeon 4670 or geforce 9600 gt is probably the best you can do and even that's not a sure thing with such a weak PSU. you probably know this already, but replacing the motherboard and PSU in a pre-built computer generally isn't possible, the parts are often custom-built for the OEM, and are not standard ATX or mATX parts. since there are only 2 RAM slots, the PC probably maxes out at 4gb. the geforce 7050 chipset in the motherboard is socket 775 and can (apparently) take any core 2 processor. Celerons in general suck, so I'd try to replace it. heck, that CPU isn't even a dual-core. Depending on your budget, I'd suggest a pentium e6300, a pentium e6700, or a core 2 e8400.
My EMachiness desktop (2.7Ghz single core Intel Celeron) was bought in 2001 and since I have upgraded the memory to 1GB, put in a 256MB 5500FX video card, new soundcard and added a 2nd HDD. It works good enough for most games which don't require dual processor (Like Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway - got the game, spec is ok apart from dual processor....)
It depends whichMo Boo you've got too, as they use various different types and configs.
depends on what is in it. If you have a decent processor, you may just need a video card and ram upgrade to play the games you want. If your motherboard has a PCI-e slot, you'll be able to install most of the video cards available. That's the first biggest step to running games.
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depends on what you want to play, but it'll be tough to make it a good gaming pc. the good news is that it has a pci-e x16 slot, so you can add a video card. the bad news is that the PSU is only 250W, so a really powerful video card isn't possible, though you may be able to upgrade the PSU. for example, pretty much any card that requires external power is out. something like a radeon 4670 or geforce 9600 gt is probably the best you can do and even that's not a sure thing with such a weak PSU. you probably know this already, but replacing the motherboard and PSU in a pre-built computer generally isn't possible, the parts are often custom-built for the OEM, and are not standard ATX or mATX parts. since there are only 2 RAM slots, the PC probably maxes out at 4gb. the geforce 7050 chipset in the motherboard is socket 775 and can (apparently) take any core 2 processor. Celerons in general suck, so I'd try to replace it. heck, that CPU isn't even a dual-core. Depending on your budget, I'd suggest a pentium e6300, a pentium e6700, or a core 2 e8400.
My EMachiness desktop (2.7Ghz single core Intel Celeron) was bought in 2001 and since I have upgraded the memory to 1GB, put in a 256MB 5500FX video card, new soundcard and added a 2nd HDD. It works good enough for most games which don't require dual processor (Like Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway - got the game, spec is ok apart from dual processor....)
It depends whichMo Boo you've got too, as they use various different types and configs.
Not really. Emachines are some of the absolute worst computers you can buy. Every component is low-end and substandard for gaming.
depends on what is in it. If you have a decent processor, you may just need a video card and ram upgrade to play the games you want. If your motherboard has a PCI-e slot, you'll be able to install most of the video cards available. That's the first biggest step to running games.
Its possible but it would cost so much to do it your better off buying a new computer.