The eMachines T5052 is an Intel Pentium 4 based system with several upgradeable components. Before any of these components can be upgraded, the specifications for the motherboard and system must be known so that incompatible peripherals are not connected. eMachines typically uses industry-standard components for their computers, and the T5052 is no exception.
Size
The motherboard used in the eMachines T5052 model is a standard mini-ATX size. This means it can be moved to any computer case accepting this size motherboard, which is the majority of cases available. Conversely, if the existing motherboard needs to be replaced, a standard Mini- or Mico-ATX motherboard will fit in the eMachines case.
Processor (CPU) and Socket
The CPU that is standard with this motherboard is the Intel HyperThreaded Pentium 4 at 3.06 GHz with a 533 MHz Front Side Bus. The motherboard uses an LGA775 socket, which is extremely common. This motherboard will accept any LGA775 processor running on a 533 MHz bus.
Memory (RAM)
The motherboard supports the DDR2 memory standard running at 533 MHz, or DDR-4200. The motherboard has two memory slots, for a total of 2 GB capacity via two 1 GB sticks.
Chipset (Northbridge)
The northbridge chipset is the ATI Radeon Xpress 200. This includes integrated graphics, as well as a PCI-E x16 slot for future graphics card upgrades.
Peripherals
The motherboard also has integrated SATA, IDE, AC97 Audio, USB 2.0, 10/100 Ethernet, parallel port and a serial port.
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