Graphic Card Confusion

[HyperK999999]

Hey ummm I'm kinda confused cause I'm gonna get this graphic card but I don't know which one. Here's the problem, this card I'm getting is an <<Nvidia Geforce Fx 5500 PCI 256MB>>

but I found two different type of it on Ebay. here they are...........

Geforce Fx 5500 PCI 256MB picture 1



This one will be shipped from Hong Kong


Here's the second one.




This one will be shipped from New York


They both have the same specification....

so which card will be best and which one should I don't click me.

[Bartimaeus]

The one that is cheaper and in English...lol
But the second one looks like it has a bigger fan...get that one! lol

[Durchdringen]

If you are in the US I suggest you to order from NewEgg

Much more competitive prices and they are new parts.

Now for both the graphics cards you posted above.

They look the same and you said the specs are the same. So that usually means they are the same, just one is shipped with different packaging and the other is shipped with english packaging. It's really up to you. If you have PCI express 16, I would suggest going with that. But if you don't then that would be a great card.

[HyperK999999]

Does either of those cards support game like Empire Earth 3 or Lord of the Ring: Battle for Middle Earth 2?

I can't get anything better like an AGP or PCI Express card cause my motherboard only have PCI slots.

[Xantan]

why don't you google the game, you'll find the games site and you can find the specifications on the game.


They probably work fine, sure.

[Dekar]

if you want to spend some more money (and get a lot more power) I would suggest you to don't click me a
cheap am2 mainboard (geforce 6100 onboard) with a cheap am2 processor (dualcore x2 3800+ you can overclock it easily up to 6000+)
and 2gb cheap ddr2 ram.
so you would get a pci-e slot for later upgrades and a better card.
that stuff should cost around 200$
this 5500 just sucks! you should better get a 5200 64mb, it's cheaper and only a bit weaker
btw, the 5200 is the worst card which is able to run vistas aero XD
I would really prefer the first option!