SPARKLE Computer Sparkle GF FX5500 8X AGP DVI TV-out, (256 MB) AGP Video Card Reviews

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Pros: Inexpensive, a good upgrade for legacy AGP systems out there.nVidia drivers offer easy installation. Good timely email support from Sparkle.128 bit memory bus - most other cards clock fasterbut only support 64 bit. from Newegg.com Cons: Fanless heatsink hot to touch but card itself isn't. Recommend additional fan card if you intend to keep it for a while! It's a 256mb DDR AGP card, and thats the best available specs for the old system I got it for. Other Thoughts: This was an upgrade for an older system -Abit IC7-G (AGP)P4 2.66 (O/C to 3.0)4GB Dual Channel DDR400 RAMBarracuda 120GB 7200rpm HDDOld! from Newegg.com Pros: I bought this video card to replace my old one (some stone aged 16mb card)and this worked perfectly!-It turned laggy games/videos into colorful lag free entertainment!-It let me play some games i couldnt play before simply because i had a very old video card!-It has Nvidia settings where you can set your Gamma,brightness,sharpness,contrast and vibrance Cons: Nothing i can think of... Other Thoughts: This is a great video card for the price BUY IT! from Newegg.com Pros: It's a cheap and pretty reliable AGP video card. Cons: I had a hard time getting the display drivers to work well with my computer. from Newegg.com Pros: low cost, stable nvidia drivers, 128 bits for a FX series.runs shader 2.0 games. Cons: low memory only 256. from Newegg.com Pros: Purchased from Newegg, and their customer service is phenomenal!!!! Cons: Card was a bit of a challenge to install, then it didn't work correctly. DVI portion of the card didn't work. Had to return to Newegg. from Newegg.com Pros: Worked perfect out of the box with the standard Windows Driver. 128bit is plus but only 256mb isn't. Great shipping from newegg. from Newegg.com The latest driver is available online at nVidia's Website. Cons: I bought two of these cards. When I bought mine, I noticed that some of these Sparkle SF8855DT video cards come with a fan and some do not. Both of mine came with a fan. from Newegg.com Pros: The video card works perfectly. I can display in 1080p on my HDTV and 1680x1050 on an LCD monitor. from Newegg.com Pros: This video card works with Windows XP 32 bit & Windows & Beta 32 bit. Don't know about 64 bit systems. from Newegg.com

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Released	1 year ago
Installed Memory	256 MB
Graphic Processor	NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
Display Interface	VGA - 15 pin D-Sub x 1 DVI x 1
Card Interface	AGP 8x
Analog Video Standards	S-Video
Compatibility	PC
Form Factor	Plug-in card
GPU Clock Speed	270 MHz
Installed Memory / Technology	256 MB (DDR SDRAM)
MPN	SF8855DT
Max. Screen Resolution	2048 x 1536
Memory Bandwidth	2.1 GB/sec
Memory Data Width	128-bit
Memory Tech	DDR SDRAM
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Microsoft Windows XP
Output Interface	S-Video
Package Type	Retail
Pipeline Engines	4 Pipeline Engines
RAMDAC Speed	350 MHz
Refresh Rate at Max Res	75 Hz @ 2048 x 1536
Special Features	MPEG Decoder Card
UPC	4710710441173

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