EXPERIENCE :
I had a little more than a week of personal experience with this video card and I would say that it is a very nice card for the price. My client seems to like the increased performance and speed from the older FX-5200. I also noticed that movie playback and video output is much better when compared to the 5200. I did perform some benchmarks and they were obviously better than those from the older 5200 scores. My client says that his game performances have increased a lot. I performed benchmarks with 3DMark 2001 and 2003 at stock speed and overclocked speed. Here are the results:

Stock Speed :
3DMark 01 @ 1280 x 768 = 8302
3DMark 03 @ 800 x 600 = 2456

Overclocked Speed :
3DMark 01 @ 1280 x 768 = 8654
3DMark 03 @ 800 x 600 = 2699

By looking at these results, I can proudly say that the eVGA GeForce FX-5500 256MB video card is one of the best low-end ones available nowadays. Even at full load and with overclocked speeds, the temperature stay well below 65 degrees Celsius (with the stock heatsink). Compared to the noise of the heatsink fan of my processor the heatsink fan of this video card is almost mute; you will not be able to hear the fan ever.


FINAL THOUGHTS :
I can happily say that I was very happy with this video card and my client says he was surprised with the performance and quality boost for the price he paid. It also has the ability to overclock to gain more power do deliver better performance and stability without any major disadvantages. The two year warranty is another advantage that my client and I liked; I mean everyone likes to be protected in case a defect should appear after a year or so of use. The drivers are easy to install and tweak to your specific needs. My client says that it was worth every penny because he is just astounded by the overall performance. I would highly recommend this video card to everyone in need of a great video card for a fraction of the price.

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