I used to have a voodoo 3000 and I must say that as a "bloke" that a bought a GeForce ddr, I am much happier now...I like the 32 bit color...The 64 meg GeForce 2 Gts is expensive, but I think it will be a much nicer card than the 5500's even if it costs an extra $120. Personally, I would just wait til all the cards are on the shelves and heavily tested, then make the leap to which one better suits your needs...