Which Graphics Card is Better for My Desktop?

Usually a graphics card is better than integrated graphics, but that isn't the case here. The FX 5500 was an entry level card when it was released back in 2003 and was available in agp and pci versions (not pci express). Compared to today's cards, it's not even as good as nvidia's current entry level card the 9400GT. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_FX_Series" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_FX_…</a> <a href="http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=158&card2=578" rel="nofollow">http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?…</a> The HD 3200, part of the 780G chipset, is one of the best igp's on the market and will easily outperform the FX 5500. <a href="http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/chipsets/7-series-integrated/Pages/amd-780g-chipset.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/c…</a> It has a pci express 2.0 x16 slot that can be used with any modern graphics card, so toss the FX 5500 and use the igp and when you're ready for ...  more