SOURCE: will; a radeon hd 5450 work in a gateway 300x
Ummmm, no.
The old Gateway 300X desktop computer has only white PCI slots, to install a graphics card in.
http://pcworld.about.net/news/Jan082003id108534.htm
More info on PCI technology,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_local_bus
The ATI Radeon HD5450 (No matter who remakes it. VisionTek, Sapphire, etc) uses a PCI-Express x16 slot, on the motherboard,
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6671719&CatId=3670
More information on the PCI-Express technology,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI-Express
From the link above's info on the Gateway 300X, it uses an Intel Pentium 4 at 1.8GHz, and uses old SIMM ram memory. (Single Inline Memory Module)
Not EVEN a gamer computer for today's games, no matter how you upgrade the graphics card.
(Not trying to be harsh, just telling it like it is)
For additional questions please post in a Comment.
Regards,
joecoolvette
(If you want to upgrade the graphics, use a PCI graphics card, IF there is any open, available PCI slot on the motherboard.
A) BEFORE you install the graphics card, stick that CD that came with the graphics card, into the optical drive. (CD/DVD drive) F-I-R-S-T.
Load the software on the disk.
B) Now turn the computer off normally, then unplug it from power.
Observe Anti-Static Precautions.
Anti-Static Precautions:
Your body carries Static electricity. Static WILL fry out (Short Circuit) the delicate hardware components inside a computer.
1) Work on a table. DO NOT work on a bed, couch, or directly on a carpet floor. These are HIGH areas of Static.
2) Computer unplugged from power, computer case open.
TOUCH the metal frame (Unpainted surface) of the open computer case.
This action will relieve your body of Static.
Should you leave your computer in the middle of working on it, be SURE to Touch the metal frame again upon your return.
C) Install the graphics card into the computer. Close the computer case, plug into power.
WAIT 1 minute, turn the computer on.
{Don't forget. You have to plug the monitor cable into the graphics card now, not into the computer's I/O area }
SOURCE: Gateway 300 X PC Desktop 300x
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