BFG GeForce FX 5500 OC 256MB DDR PCI Graphics Card

Manhuntkotor · 05-21-2005, 07:46 PM

Is this an OK card for gaming? Yes i know, PCI isnt good but it is my only option right now. Thanks

**UncleMacro** · 05-21-2005, 08:23 PM

That's an okay card but it's only a little faster than the much cheaper Radeon 9250 I mentioned in your other thread. An FX5500 is technically a DirectX 9 board but its DirectX 9 support is so slow that you really can't use it in games. An Fx5500 is for all practical purposes a DirectX 8 board when it comes to games.

sierkahn · 12-22-2007, 03:00 PM

I just installed the same card on my Compaq SR1020NX. I'm running WinXP/SP2 with 1Gig DDR Ram. I have a 250 power supply, all the things required by nVidia. I removed the Video adaptor before Installation and at restart I changed the bios to a PCI video.

Everything worked just fine until windows reinstalled the video adaptor and rebooted the system. Video, gone, nothing, nada. All I could get was a black screen. As if I didn't have any video at all. Any suggestions? Please, I just want to look at a good underwater
3D screensaver I just bought without having it jerk from frame to frame. And seeing pictures in true color would be nice also. Thanks

**beefers1** · 12-22-2007, 03:36 PM

i used to have an FX5200 AGP4x, and it worked fine for DX9. i think there's also one card in the ge-force 6 series (6200?) that is PCI. you should try that.

05-21-2005, 07:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Manhuntkotor Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6 OS: WinXP Home Edition	BFG GeForce FX 5500 OC 256MB DDR PCI Graphics Card Is this an OK card for gaming? Yes i know, PCI isnt good but it is my only option right now. Thanks

12-22-2007, 03:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
sierkahn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Warrenville, South Carolina Posts: 1 OS: Win XP Home w/SP2	Re: BFG GeForce FX 5500 OC 256MB DDR PCI Graphics Card I just installed the same card on my Compaq SR1020NX. I'm running WinXP/SP2 with 1Gig DDR Ram. I have a 250 power supply, all the things required by nVidia. I removed the Video adaptor before Installation and at restart I changed the bios to a PCI video. Everything worked just fine until windows reinstalled the video adaptor and rebooted the system. Video, gone, nothing, nada. All I could get was a black screen. As if I didn't have any video at all. Any suggestions? Please, I just want to look at a good underwater 3D screensaver I just bought without having it jerk from frame to frame. And seeing pictures in true color would be nice also. Thanks

12-22-2007, 03:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
beefers1 Below is my avatar Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver area, BC, Canada Posts: 4,031 OS: Win XP Pro SP2 My System Blog Entries: 13	Re: BFG GeForce FX 5500 OC 256MB DDR PCI Graphics Card i used to have an FX5200 AGP4x, and it worked fine for DX9. i think there's also one card in the ge-force 6 series (6200?) that is PCI. you should try that. __________________

05-21-2005, 08:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
UncleMacro TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,133 OS: Vista SP1 My System	That's an okay card but it's only a little faster than the much cheaper Radeon 9250 I mentioned in your other thread. An FX5500 is technically a DirectX 9 board but its DirectX 9 support is so slow that you really can't use it in games. An Fx5500 is for all practical purposes a DirectX 8 board when it comes to games.