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I have a Acer Aspire T650 desktop PC and i'm looking to upgrade my current graphics card. I'm not very good with PCs other than gaming and i know (and want) to upgrade my graphics card because it's just poor. The current driver for my card says it's Geforce 7300 SE/7200 GS, so i assume that's my graphics card? I was looking at the GeForce 9600 GT is that suitable for my PC or can you recommend another? Also do i need to upgrade my RAM? I took down as much detail as i could find on the product page i found. Any help is much appreciated.

Product Description Acer Aspire T650 – Pentium D 820
Form Factor Mini tower
Dimensions (WxDxH) 18 cm x 42 cm x 36 cm
Processor 1 x Intel Pentium D 820 ( Dual-Core )
Hard Drive 1 x 250 GB – standard – Serial ATA-150
Networking Network adapter – Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
RAM 1 GB (installed) / 2 GB (max) – DDR2 SDRAM – 400 MHz – PC2-3200
Storage Controller Serial ATA ; IDE
Graphics Controller PCI Express x16 – ATI Radeon X1300
Audio Output Sound card – 5.1 channel surround
Type Media centre
Localisation United Kingdom
Cache Memory L2 Cache
Optical Storage DVD±RW (+R double layer)
Monitor None.
OS Provided Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Processor Main Features Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology, Intel Execute Disable Bit
Card Reader 9 in 1

Specifications
General

Type Media centre
Width 18 cm
Depth 42 cm
Height 36 cm
Localisation United Kingdom
Product Form Factor Mini tower
Expansion / Connectivity

Expansion Slots Total (Free) 2 ( 0 ) x memory – DIMM 240-pin
1 ( 0 ) x processor – LGA775 Socket
2 ( 1 ) x PCI
1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x1
1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x16
Interfaces 6 x Hi-Speed USB – 4 PIN USB Type A ( 2 in front )
1 x display / video – VGA – 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T – RJ-45
1 x serial – RS-232 – 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9)
1 x parallel – IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) – 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25)
1 x mouse – generic – 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style)
1 x keyboard – generic – 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style)
1 x audio – line-out (side surround) – mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio – line-out (centre/subwoofer) – mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio – line-out (rear) – mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
2 x microphone – input – mini-phone 3.5mm ( 1 in front )
2 x audio – line-out – mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ( 1 in front )
1 x audio – line-In – mini-phone 3.5mm
Expansion Bays Total (Free) 2 ( 1 ) x internal – 3.5" x 1/3H
Front accessible – 5.25" x 1/2H
Front accessible – 3.5" x 1/3H
Processor

Type Intel Pentium D 820
Installed Qty 1
Max Supported Qty 1
Processor Main Features Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology, Intel Execute Disable Bit
64-bit Computing Yes
Multi-Core Technology Dual-Core
RAM

Technology DDR2 SDRAM
Form Factor DIMM 240-pin
Installed Size 1 GB / 2 GB (max)
Memory Specification Compliance PC2-3200
Memory Speed 400 MHz
Configuration Features 2 x 512 MB
Storage

Hard Drive 1 x 250 GB – standard – Serial ATA-150
Networking

Networking Network adapter – integrated
Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Miscellaneous

Compliant Standards CE, NEMKO
Power

Device Type Power supply
Storage Controller

Type 1 x Serial ATA – integrated
Cache Memory

Type L2 Cache
Optical Storage

Type DVD±RW (+R double layer) – IDE
Operating System / Software

OS Provided Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Software Cyberlink PowerDVD , NTI CD-Maker Gold Edition, Adobe Acrobat Reader 6, Norton Antivirus 2005
Monitor

Monitor Type None.
Graphics Controller

Type PCI Express x16 – plug-in card
Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Radeon X1300
Audio Output

Type Sound card – integrated
Compliant Standards AC '97
Sound Output Mode 5.1 channel surround
Speaker(s) 2 x right / left channel
Storage Controller (2nd)

Type 1 x IDE – integrated
Card Reader

Type 9 in 1 card reader
Supported Flash Memory Cards CompactFlash Card type I, CompactFlash Card type II, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SmartMedia Card, xD-Picture Card
Mainboard

Chipset Type ATI Radeon Xpress 200 (RC410)

I am writing a script for configuring a mobile device that has Windows CE 5.0 on it.

1) What scripting language(s) does Windows CE 5.0 support that I can use for this task.

2) If Windows CE 5.0 doesn't support any scripting languages, what should I install onto the device to allow scripting and where I can find it (my preferences are VBScript and JScript)

I am thinking of taking the MCTS exam 70-571: Windows Embedded CE. But there is no official practice test available as of now.
So if anyone has taken the exam or has info on the same, could you please tell me the format and type of questions asked. Is it like the new MCP exam ?

Thanks.