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Started by namingway Apr 3, 2006 at 6:12 AM 11 replies 1.7k views

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Apr 3, 2006 at 6:12 AM

I found a graphics card i wanted to buy heres the specs; Graphic Engine: GeForce FX5500 series - 256MB DDR SDRAM - Memory Interface: 128 bit - Support DirectX 9 Monitor Support: - CRT Monitor: 15-pin VGA connector - S-video connector Features: Interface: - AGP interface - 4x/8x AGP supports Chipset: - nVIDIA GeForce FX5500 Memory: - 256MB DDR SDRAM General features: - 0.14u process technology - 128-bit advanced memory interface - 256-bit graphics architecture - 128-bit advanced memory interface - 400 MHz memory clock - 350 MHz internal RAMDAC - 68 Million vertices/ sec - 1.0 Billion texels/ sec fill rate - 6.4 GB/sec memory bandwidth (128bit) - 4 pixels per clock rendering engine - 16 texels per pixel with 8 textures applied per clock - NVIDIA CineFX 2.0 Engine - Advanced Display Pipeline with full nView Capabilities - High-performance, high-precision 3D rendering engine - High-performance 2D rendering engine - UltraShadow technology - Intellisample HCT Performance Technology - Advanced Display Pipeline with full nView Capabilities - Digital Vibrance Control (DVC) 3.0 - NVIDIA nView multi-display technology - Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) High quality video playback: - Dual, 350MHz RAMDACs for display resolutions up to and including 2048x1536@75Hz - Integrated NTSC/PAL TV encoder support resolutions up to 1024x768 without the need for panning with built-in Macrovision copy protection - Support for single-link DVI for compatibility with next-generation flat panel displays with resolutions greater than 1600x1200 without the need for reduced blanking Full software support: - Microsoft DirectX optimizations and support - Full OpenGL 1.4 and lower support - Complete support DirectX 9.0 and lower - WHQL-certified Windows XP, 2000, ME, 98, 95 Function: - 15-pin D-sub VGA out - TV-out (Mini Din 4pin S-Video connector) - DVI Bundled software: - Adobe Photoshop Album 1.0 Supports super high-resolution graphics: Resolution 256 colors 65K colors 16.7million colors all I want to know is will it run on an LCD monitor as it confused me when it said monitor support

gumpy

Apr 3, 2006 at 6:27 AM

i'm sure at least half of gdnet will tell you this when they find this thread...

don't get it. the fx/5xxx line is completely worthless. if possible, go for something from the 6xxx line or even a decent radeon 9xxx. (i'm not very familiar with the ati cards)

oh, and the answer to your question appears to be a yes.

ScottC

Apr 3, 2006 at 6:30 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143046

You can thank me later. :)

gumpy

Apr 3, 2006 at 6:34 AM

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Original post by ScottC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143046

You can thank me later. :)

the op is from australia and probably doesn't want to spend that much.

Coward

Apr 3, 2006 at 6:56 AM

It will work fine with your LCD.

technomancer

Apr 3, 2006 at 7:04 AM

Quote:
Original post by namingway
I found a graphics card i wanted to buy heres the specs;
Graphic Engine: GeForce FX5500 series

all I want to know is will it run on an LCD monitor as it confused me when it said monitor support

Yes it will support both analogue video (VGA Connector) and DVI (Digital connector for LCD's), if your LCD panel supports DVI use that.

May i ask how much your paying for it ?

cloudscapes

Apr 3, 2006 at 7:04 AM

how much of a budget do you have?
the 5xxx line is utterly useless nowadays, aside from the 5800/5900. I would get an ati 9700 and up, or nvidia 5900 and up

namingway

Apr 3, 2006 at 7:10 AM

If I buy it I'll be paying $90 AU I just need a decent non expensive graphics card to use until I can afford a better one

technomancer

Apr 4, 2006 at 7:01 PM

for $90 it'll do the trick, the only really comparable card for the $90 mark would be a 6200TC nvidia but i reckon the FX5500 would probably be quite a bit faster than one of those.

BlendedRacer

Apr 5, 2006 at 1:25 AM

The cheapest place in Melbourne I know to get computer parts is MSY.

They are in:
Malvern Branch (Melway Ref. 68 G1) 121 Waverley Road, East Malvern VIC 3345
Pascoe Vale Branch (Melway Ref. 16 K9) 439 Gaffney Street, Pascoe Vale VIC 3044
Clayton Branch (VIC) (Mel Ref. 70 K12) 9, 214-224 Wellington Road Clayton VIC 3168
Box Hill Branch (VIC) (Mel Ref. 47 D10) Suit 1, 2A Cambridge St., Box Hill VIC 3128

Not sure about shops in Geelong, but I'd expect you'd pay a bit more versus Melbourne.

Cheers (ex Lara resident)

boolean

Apr 5, 2006 at 4:54 AM

How are the 'Radeon 9800 Pro' cards holding up these days? I have one myself, and I'm curious how far behind technology I am.

Sr_Guapo

Apr 5, 2006 at 5:22 AM

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Original post by boolean
How are the 'Radeon 9800 Pro' cards holding up these days? I have one myself, and I'm curious how far behind technology I am.

As far as I know, they are probably still decent for any current gen games. They seem to be a bit slower than a 6600gt, which is what I would consider mid-range. I wouldn't say you need to upgrade for another year or so (depending on what settings you can deal with in games).

ZuBsPacE

Apr 5, 2006 at 6:10 AM

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Original post by Sr_Guapo
As far as I know, they are probably still decent for any current gen games. They seem to be a bit slower than a 6600gt, which is what I would consider mid-range. I wouldn't say you need to upgrade for another year or so (depending on what settings you can deal with in games).

I'm using a 6600gt and it's not too bad. But I mainly bought it because it's one of the few agp-cards which supports SM3.0 to play around with and it was quite cheap, too.

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