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Sunkenkarma
05-11-2009, 07:44 PM
Ok So I recently got a IBM thinkcentre S50 8183-TAU, So I go to play some kinds and it runs pretty good on the lower graphics games, but not so good on the more advanced ones. So I decide Ill just get a video card for it! So I pop the case open only to find 1 expansion slot, Which I think is just a normal PCI slot, and its black. Anyways, besides that, the card is right infront of the edge of the computer case, How am I supposed to fit a card in there? By the way Thinkcentres are really compact and small, I dont even know if A video card would fit in there vertically. So Is there anything I can do to get a video card in there:?

Allshow97
05-12-2009, 07:17 AM
I googled the model number you posted and it appears that this is a Pentium 4 desktop? If that's the case then more than likely you have a PCI riser board that comes off the motherboard. The only way to upgrade the video would be to find a PCI video card, which are few and far between these days. Hope this sheds some insight for you.