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retles   07-23-2007 at 08:36:18 AM

Im on a budget right now and want to upgrade my prebuilt comp w/ pci ports from its intergrated to something more decent so that i can actualy play world of warcraft on it. Im considering the fx 5500 cause i can get it for like 70 on newegg, any advise on this card or a different card? im basicly looking for something so that i can run wow and some other games around 30-40s fps. if this post is stupid dont mind me i just started doing my research on graphic cards a few hours ago

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TJ_the_first   07-23-2007 at 08:52:09 AM
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Look into a 7300GT and check the sticky.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] ards-money

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retles   07-23-2007 at 09:00:13 AM
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ahh thanks i looked through the sticky earlier but couldnt find much on pci, and the 7300gt isnt that pure pci-e? or are my searches just coming up dry.

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macer1   07-23-2007 at 09:18:17 AM
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hes saying pci not pci-e you illiterate nubs

the 5500 is a ok card , take a look for 9600 or even a 9800 on newegg.


If not i do believe the 5500 was the best price point of that time from nvidia

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retles   07-23-2007 at 05:35:52 PM
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thanks macer1 for pointing out some cards. would the 5500 w/o oc'ing it run games on low/medium settings at a decent frame rate?

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steckman   07-23-2007 at 06:18:13 PM
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If you can fit $100 into your budget, I think the best PCI card is probably the X1550. I don't know if you will get the performance you want, but it is a better card than the FX5500:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/0 [...] page7.html

Here are a couple at NewEgg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 79%3A27342

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sojrner   07-23-2007 at 07:10:29 PM
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agreed, x1550 is worlds better than fx5500

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rodney_ws   07-23-2007 at 07:26:48 PM
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retles wrote :

Im on a budget right now and want to upgrade my prebuilt comp w/ pci ports from its intergrated to something more decent so that i can actualy play world of warcraft on it. Im considering the fx 5500 cause i can get it for like 70 on newegg, any advise on this card or a different card? im basicly looking for something so that i can run wow and some other games around 30-40s fps. if this post is stupid dont mind me i just started doing my research on graphic cards a few hours ago


I'm pretty sure the entire FX series from Nvidia was considered a bad one when it was released... and I doubt time has improved its position any. NewEgg lists 48 different PCI based video cards so you've got a pretty decent selection considering the age of the PCI bus. If you're really willing to drop nearly $100 on a PCI video card, the ATI 1550 is going to be your best bet... however, the GeForce 6200s can be had for considerably less and should play WoW fine.

http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=2381

"The GeForce 6200 performed exceptionally well given that it is a sub-$100 card. At 1024 x 768, its performance was quite acceptable in WoW (remember that 20 - 30 fps is a lot more playable in a slow-paced FPS). "

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sojrner   07-23-2007 at 07:43:08 PM
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rodney_ws wrote :

I'm pretty sure the entire FX series from Nvidia was considered a bad one when it was released... and I doubt time has improved its position any.




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emp   07-24-2007 at 12:04:13 AM
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DIAMOND X1550PRO256PSB Radeon X1550 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814103031

I believe this is as high as you can get on a PCI interface.

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