Choosing graphics card

[Spathis]

Which graphics card is better:

1. 128mb GeForce Fx 5500 AGP (nVidia) or
2. 256mb Radeon 9550 DDR 8x AGP (ati)

And how much should I pay for either one of the,?

 

[Flanker]

You'll pay around $70-80 for either of them. I say get the second one.

 

[nuke]

obviously the second one is better.

 

[SHAWN]

Just because the Radeon has 256mb on it does not mean it is better. What are the core/memory speeds on those cards? How many pipelines do they have? 4?


edit

FX5500 256mb Card
$59.00

Core 270mhz
Memory 400mhz DDR
Memory interface: 128-bit

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130197


Radeon 9550 256mb Card
$60.50

Core 250mhz
Memory 400mhz DDR
Memory interface 128-bit

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102484



You tell me whats better.

 

[nuke]

shawn, if you are trying to put us down, let me tell you this. You can check core/memory speeds by googling.

 

[SHAWN]

read edited post.

 

[nuke]

they are mostly the same..

 

[beedubaya]

Get the ATI, the GeForce FX cards weren't any good. The 9550 still isn't bad and can play todays games on medium settings, and can even play HL2 on high.