I'm getting new pc from cyberpower and i'm wonder what is better nvidia Geforce 5500 fx or the Radeon 9600 SE? I will be running an AMD 64 3000+ or 3200+ w/ 512 mb.

Couldnt really find any info on the FX 5500 but u will notice that the 9600SE is almost the worst video card u can get these days.

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041004/vga_charts-04.html#3dmark_2003

Are u able to spend more money on one cause for a AMD64 3000+ it would be a shame to have that crappy card =p

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Asus P4P800S mb
P4 2.4Ghz (800Mhz)
1Gb DDR3200 Ram
Asus Geforce FX 5600 128mb

sorry forgot to add.

If u could mention what kind of games you would like to play then ppl can direct you better.

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Asus P4P800S mb
P4 2.4Ghz (800Mhz)
1Gb DDR3200 Ram
Asus Geforce FX 5600 128mb

The Fx5500 is a wee bit faster

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well they both suck
and they would be a major bottleneck to your uber-expensive/fast athlon 64 proccesor

if you must go the cheap route, i would advise you to at least spring for a 128bit 9600
all the 9600SE cards, as far as i know, are 64bit and that is just horrific for gaming
several regular 9600s are 128bit and for only $20-30 more it is well worth it

unless of course you do not game, then this is all irrelavent or if you only play very old games and use you pc for other things
ooh that's a tough word to spell irrelavent

what is painfully obvious to one person might be just painful to the other

Having just come off a similar high-end CPU to low-end Video Card match-up, I can tell you that either of those cards will take you were you want to go gaming wise, as long you are selective with what titles you play and use conservative settings.

The SE series of video cards isn't as powerful as the regular group of offering from ATI, so as a gamer and someone who REALLY cherishes smooth performance, I would start looking in the FX5700 or Radeon 9600 range.

9200 se is about as good as fx5200 and the fx5500 is basically a fx5200 mildly overclocked...

they both suck on a comp like that i would rather prefer a 9800 pro :D

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eVGA FX5900 SE
OCZ 1GB CL2

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Asus K8N-E
AMD 64 3000+
ATi 9800 Pro
Samsung 1gb

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If those were the only two you had to choose from, then i would get the 5500, cause the se sucks.

If your willing to pay a little more, go with the 9800pro (around but less than 200$), or the 9600xt, or even something like a x700.

Right now i have a 9800pro, and i can tell you, it's a good card. My default clock is aroun 380 and my defualt mem speed is somewhere around 340. Good card, and with the beta 8.07 drivers, it's a really good card to have. Right now i have the 4.10 drivers, and to me, they just scuk.

You can be amused by the simplest of things.

The smartest people in the world, over-look the smallest objects.

yup my 9800 pro right now is overclocked at xt speeds(412/380) and running very smoothly on beta 8.07 drivers...got a score of 6500 in 3d03 and 2655 in 3d05

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Given the 2 choices, I'd definitely go with the 5500 over the SE.

If you're looking for a decent budget card, I've read good reviews about the Radeon 9550...it's better than either of the two you've selected & not much more expensive

Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @8x210mhz
512mb PC3200
Ti4200/8X 128mb
WDC 60GB

if you can find the 9550, it would be a nice alternative
hey, do those x700s only come in pci-express cause ive only seen em in pci-e?

what is painfully obvious to one person might be just painful to the other

dont get the tha amd 64 bit prossesor its the first 64 bit prossesor .

reasons

hardly andy apps

too much money

it's like buying a new vidio card to play doom three at max when the tecnolegy doesnt egsist yet

just wait till they pump out a few apps and 64 bit prossesors

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2 sticks 512 kingston ddr ram
ati radion 9600 xt

"dont get the tha amd 64 bit prossesor its the first 64 bit prossesor .
reasons

hardly andy apps

too much money"

are f*ing joking me
you need to know what you are talking about before you open your mouth

"it's like buying a new vidio card to play doom three at max when the tecnolegy doesnt egsist yet"

wtf are you trying to say? -there are no 64bit apps?
i guess that's what you are trying to say....
but what you fail to notice is that 64bit proccesors run 32bit code too
and they actually beat 32bit proccesors in these apps
you dont buy 64bit just to have 64bit

it's ok to give an opinionated response just make sure next time that it makes sense and what you are saying is actually true

and have you checked prices on athlon 64s lately, they're as cheap as $160

common sense isn't very common

I just tried out an fx5500 on my Athlon 1.4GHz + 2year old asus m/board system.
I had a hell of a problem with getting the right drivers. The latest (games crash) are more useless than the early ones (no cdrom drives). Finally settled on v6177 and they seem OK but it's early days. According to other forums my prob is not unique.
Have decided to send the fx5500 back and go for a 9600XT - it's about on par with the fx5700, and a little more expensive, but should be rock solid (he says).