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Brent_Justice
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I can't even remember them all at this point, I'll do my best.
Some kind of Cirrus Logic chip that could do 32 shades of grey, no color > Cirrus Logic ISA card that had 16 color support > Some kinda chip that was VESA with VGA support 256 colors > Can't remember if ISA or PCI, probably an ISA card that had 16K colors finally > PCI Diamond card (forget the chipset) that supported hardware accelerated MPEG-1 for the first time > PCI Diamond Xpert@Play PCI (RagePro chipset, first 2D/3D accelerated card > Diamond Monster Voodoo2 12MB (Glide FTW) > Intel i720 AGP (first AGP video card) > Diamond Banshee (i don't know why) > Rage 128 (much better 3D and OGL support, great IQ) > Riva TNT2 > Rage 128 Pro (this was somewhere can't remember where) > GeForce 256 > Radeon 8500 some such > GeForce 2 (forget the order) > GeForce 3 > GeForce 4 > Whatever the fastest was from ATI and NV up to now, heh, I can't really remember them all, way to many, I had some Matrox's in there somewhere, and an STB Voodoo 3 in there somewhere, I've forgotten them all, too many.
Some kind of Cirrus Logic chip that could do 32 shades of grey, no color > Cirrus Logic ISA card that had 16 color support > Some kinda chip that was VESA with VGA support 256 colors > Can't remember if ISA or PCI, probably an ISA card that had 16K colors finally > PCI Diamond card (forget the chipset) that supported hardware accelerated MPEG-1 for the first time > PCI Diamond Xpert@Play PCI (RagePro chipset, first 2D/3D accelerated card > Diamond Monster Voodoo2 12MB (Glide FTW) > Intel i720 AGP (first AGP video card) > Diamond Banshee (i don't know why) > Rage 128 (much better 3D and OGL support, great IQ) > Riva TNT2 > Rage 128 Pro (this was somewhere can't remember where) > GeForce 256 > Radeon 8500 some such > GeForce 2 (forget the order) > GeForce 3 > GeForce 4 > Whatever the fastest was from ATI and NV up to now, heh, I can't really remember them all, way to many, I had some Matrox's in there somewhere, and an STB Voodoo 3 in there somewhere, I've forgotten them all, too many.
Before PC:
ECS (Amiga 500)
AGA (Amiga 1200)
Then PC:
Some old Cirrus Logic(or Trident?) 512K video RAM card
S3 Trio + Voodoo1
Geforce 256
Geforce 2 Pro
Geforce 3 Ti500
Geforce 4 Ti4600
ATi 9800 Pro
Geforce 6800 GT
Geforce 7800 GT
Geforce 8800 GT
Geforce 285 GTX
ECS (Amiga 500)
AGA (Amiga 1200)
Then PC:
Some old Cirrus Logic(or Trident?) 512K video RAM card
S3 Trio + Voodoo1
Geforce 256
Geforce 2 Pro
Geforce 3 Ti500
Geforce 4 Ti4600
ATi 9800 Pro
Geforce 6800 GT
Geforce 7800 GT
Geforce 8800 GT
Geforce 285 GTX
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^ Oh yeah, Trident sounds familiar, had one of those, and S3 Trio as well, though I preffered the Xpert@Play (Rage Pro) combined with Voodoo 2, BEST COMBO EVAR, the best 2D quality, D3D acceleration, Glide and OGL acceleration.
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Oh yeah, I had a Voodoo 5 5500 AGP also somewhere in there, still have it in a drawer! VSA-100 FTW I think Kyle has a Voodoo 5 6000 :drool:
Discrete cards went something like:
Riva TNT (first AGP card)
Riva TNT2 (truly excellent card)
GeForce 256 SDR (because TNT2 died) with 3D glasses! (uncomfortable, never used, card ran very hot).
GeForce 4MX
Radeon 9500
Radeon 9700 Pro
Radeon X1800GTO (first PCIe card)
GeForce 9600GT
There was some swapping around with my brother at times as cards died, etc (e.g. he got a Ti4200 when I got the Radeon 9500). I upgraded to a Kyro 2 in 2001, but it had display problems with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, so it quickly went back - I think that's when I got the GF4MX.
Riva TNT (first AGP card)
Riva TNT2 (truly excellent card)
GeForce 256 SDR (because TNT2 died) with 3D glasses! (uncomfortable, never used, card ran very hot).
GeForce 4MX
Radeon 9500
Radeon 9700 Pro
Radeon X1800GTO (first PCIe card)
GeForce 9600GT
There was some swapping around with my brother at times as cards died, etc (e.g. he got a Ti4200 when I got the Radeon 9500). I upgraded to a Kyro 2 in 2001, but it had display problems with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, so it quickly went back - I think that's when I got the GF4MX.
3dFX Voodoo Banshee 16mb
GeForce 2 64mb
3dFX Voodoo 3 3000
Geforce Ti 4600
Geforce 6800GT
Geforce 7800GT
Geforce 7850GX2(uh oh)
Geforce 7800GTX
Geforce 7900GTX
Geforce 8800GTX
Nvidia 9800GX2(uh oh)
Nvidia GTX 280
Nvidia GTX 285 SLI
Long live 3dFX.
GeForce 2 64mb
3dFX Voodoo 3 3000
Geforce Ti 4600
Geforce 6800GT
Geforce 7800GT
Geforce 7850GX2(uh oh)
Geforce 7800GTX
Geforce 7900GTX
Geforce 8800GTX
Nvidia 9800GX2(uh oh)
Nvidia GTX 280
Nvidia GTX 285 SLI
Long live 3dFX.
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Radeon 9000 (128MB I think) AGP
6800GT
GTX 260 (216)
Yes, I leave quite a gap between upgrades
6800GT
GTX 260 (216)
Yes, I leave quite a gap between upgrades
3dFX Voodoo Banshee 16mb
GeForce 2 64mb
3dFX Voodoo 3 3000
3dFX Ti 4600
Geforce 6800GT
Geforce 7800GT
Geforce 7850GX2(uh oh)
Geforce 7800GTX
Geforce 7900GTX
Geforce 8800GTX
Nvidia 9800GX2(uh oh)
Nvidia GTX 280
Nvidia GTX 285 SLI
Long live 3dFX.
That should be Geforce Ti4600, not 3Dfx
Discrete GPUs:
VooDoo Banshee 16MB
BFG Ti4600
BFG GeForce 5700
BFG GeForce 5950
BFG GeForce 6800 GT (still running)
BFG GeForce 6800 Ultra>>>>SLi (outrageous)
SLi from there on out:
BFG 7800 GTX
BFG 7900 GTX (still running)
BFG 8800 GTX>>>>>>actually used TripleSLi for a short while
Sapphire ATI 3850 in CrossfireX
Sapphire ATI 4870 in CrossfireX (kept one, still running)
Sapphire ATI 4870 X2 in single and CrossfireX
BFG 8800 GT (still running)
BFG GTX 280
BFG GTX 285 (mine)
I have children who like to game.......go figure........of course, so do I.
VooDoo Banshee 16MB
BFG Ti4600
BFG GeForce 5700
BFG GeForce 5950
BFG GeForce 6800 GT (still running)
BFG GeForce 6800 Ultra>>>>SLi (outrageous)
SLi from there on out:
BFG 7800 GTX
BFG 7900 GTX (still running)
BFG 8800 GTX>>>>>>actually used TripleSLi for a short while
Sapphire ATI 3850 in CrossfireX
Sapphire ATI 4870 in CrossfireX (kept one, still running)
Sapphire ATI 4870 X2 in single and CrossfireX
BFG 8800 GT (still running)
BFG GTX 280
BFG GTX 285 (mine)
I have children who like to game.......go figure........of course, so do I.
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from memory...
Nvidia TI 4600
ATI 9600
ATI 9700 pro
ATI 9800pro
ATI X800
ATI X850
ATI X1950
Nvidia 7800 GTX
Nvidia 7900 GTX
Nvidia 8800 GTX
Nvidia 260 GTX
there were some before the 4600, but I don't remember what they were..
Nvidia TI 4600
ATI 9600
ATI 9700 pro
ATI 9800pro
ATI X800
ATI X850
ATI X1950
Nvidia 7800 GTX
Nvidia 7900 GTX
Nvidia 8800 GTX
Nvidia 260 GTX
there were some before the 4600, but I don't remember what they were..
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9800pro -> x800pro -> x1950 -> x1950 cf + 1950xt -> 8800gtx -> 4870x2 -> ???
I can't remember the card in my first computer which my Dad bought me. But after that...
TNT2 -> Ti 200 (got it off a friend who was upgrading to a 6800GT) -> 8800GTS 320mb.
When my TNT2 stopped playing games I bought an xbox and didn't really play many PC games until the 8800GTS.
TNT2 -> Ti 200 (got it off a friend who was upgrading to a 6800GT) -> 8800GTS 320mb.
When my TNT2 stopped playing games I bought an xbox and didn't really play many PC games until the 8800GTS.
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riva TNT 16mb
mx400
9700 pro (this thing was amazing at the time for me lol)
x850xt
x1950xt
8800gts 640mb
then i've had all of the 4800 series mostly in crossfire, and all of the gtx200 series except a 295.
right now i've got 2 x 260's sitting here, but gonna step-up to something better just so i keep some value in the cards.
mx400
9700 pro (this thing was amazing at the time for me lol)
x850xt
x1950xt
8800gts 640mb
then i've had all of the 4800 series mostly in crossfire, and all of the gtx200 series except a 295.
right now i've got 2 x 260's sitting here, but gonna step-up to something better just so i keep some value in the cards.
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Hmmmm, okay.
ATI Rage XL 8MB --> Nvidia FX5200 128MB --> Sapphire X1950XT 512MB --> Visiontek HD4850 512MB
I remember my very first computer was a Compaq which had the ATI Rage graphic card along with 64MB of RAM...
Man...how I totally do NOT miss those days. It had Windows ME installed and I swear, the moment the Ethernet cable was plugged in, 34985769834759834534 spyware, virus, and ad-ware attacks would be recorded by Norton, Zone Alarm, or whatever..
ATI Rage XL 8MB --> Nvidia FX5200 128MB --> Sapphire X1950XT 512MB --> Visiontek HD4850 512MB
I remember my very first computer was a Compaq which had the ATI Rage graphic card along with 64MB of RAM...
Man...how I totally do NOT miss those days. It had Windows ME installed and I swear, the moment the Ethernet cable was plugged in, 34985769834759834534 spyware, virus, and ad-ware attacks would be recorded by Norton, Zone Alarm, or whatever..
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Some cirrus logic built in to a Packard Bell Computer was my first. I remember buying a decelorator card and couldn't use it cause I had no PCI and trying hard to find a converter. Ended up buying an ISA video card which was really my same cirrus logic with 2 megs of memory. How funny.
Cirrus Logic 1meg
Cirrus Logic 2meg
Riva TNT My first card and I was so blown away playing Motorhead (still have the game.) Played and looked so awesome with motion blur on my crappy hyundai 800X600 15 inch monitor.
Geforce 2MX Great card that performed pretty close to a Geforce 256 32 DDR.
Geforce 4200 Awesome card and the first card I remember paying 200 and getting the performance of a 350 dollar card (Geforce 4400.) Remember seeling this card to someone on here.
Radeon 9700 PRO Nothing I can say that hasn't been said about this card. I remember buying this card
Geforce 6800 GT Fantastic card.
8800 GTS 320 SSC Got it cheap and a great performer.
Geforce 275 GTX My next card was suppose to tbe the 250 GTS. As of now until I can't return it this is my midterm card until the new DX11 cards come out and I can buy one and relive my 4200/9700/6800 nastalgia of buying new tech.
Do they even still make tech demos? I only remember one tech demo and it was for the 8800 line.
Ended up buying an ISA video card which was really my same cirrus logic with 2 megs of memory. How funny.Cirrus Logic 1meg
Cirrus Logic 2meg
Riva TNT My first card and I was so blown away playing Motorhead (still have the game.) Played and looked so awesome with motion blur on my crappy hyundai 800X600 15 inch monitor.
Geforce 2MX Great card that performed pretty close to a Geforce 256 32 DDR.
Geforce 4200 Awesome card and the first card I remember paying 200 and getting the performance of a 350 dollar card (Geforce 4400.) Remember seeling this card to someone on here.
Radeon 9700 PRO Nothing I can say that hasn't been said about this card. I remember buying this card
Geforce 6800 GT Fantastic card.
8800 GTS 320 SSC Got it cheap and a great performer.
Geforce 275 GTX My next card was suppose to tbe the 250 GTS. As of now until I can't return it this is my midterm card until the new DX11 cards come out and I can buy one and relive my 4200/9700/6800 nastalgia of buying new tech.
Do they even still make tech demos? I only remember one tech demo and it was for the 8800 line.
Wow thats real hard to say. I dont even remember my first graphics card. It was on a gateway comp with a P1 100mhz cpu so I know it was like a S3 card or something. Ive also had multiple comps so its hard to put the progression down just right but ill try.
S3 > Ti4200 > 9800pro > X850 pro > 7900GTX > 8800GTX > 4870 > 4890
I am sure there are alot of older cards that I have had that I dont even remember but thats the jist of it.
S3 > Ti4200 > 9800pro > X850 pro > 7900GTX > 8800GTX > 4870 > 4890
I am sure there are alot of older cards that I have had that I dont even remember but thats the jist of it.
I remember an old S3 Trio 2MB that could barely run Diablo II, and couldn't run the expansion because of all the cool things they put in. xD
Anyway...
S3 Trio < GeForce MX440 < ATI Mobility X300 (yay laptops!) < 7600 GT (changed heatsink) < ATI 2900 Pro (change heatsink) < ATI 3870 (yup, heatsink changed)
I seem to be a Radeon fan. Hooray? (I've been looking at the GTX's lately. And the 4890.)
Anyway...
S3 Trio < GeForce MX440 < ATI Mobility X300 (yay laptops!) < 7600 GT (changed heatsink) < ATI 2900 Pro (change heatsink) < ATI 3870 (yup, heatsink changed)
I seem to be a Radeon fan. Hooray? (I've been looking at the GTX's lately. And the 4890.)
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I know I'm missing a few and compiled the list from old EBay auctions of mine. Not sure of the order of the first half either. You'll notice a few side-grades as well, but thanks to Ebay it hasn't costed me much and even made a little money on a few of the cards..
PCI/AGP
Diamond Stealth 64
Matrox Mystique 3D
STB Velocity 128
Diamond Viper II Savage 2000
Diamond Viper V550
Creative Labs TNT2
Hercules Stingray 128 3D / 3DFX Voodoo Rush
Creative Labs Geforce 256
Hercules 3D Prophet (Geforce ?)
Creative Annihilator Geforce 2 GTS
PNY Geforce 3
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 128MB
EVGA FX 5900 Ultra 256MB
ATI Radeon X800 Pro 256MB
EVGA 6800GT 256MB
ATI Radeon X800XT-PE 256MB
ATI Radeon X850XT-PE 256MB
Visiontek X1950 Pro 256MB
Sapphire X1950 Pro 512MB
HIS X1950 Pro ICEQ3 Turbo 512MB
Gainward Bliss 7800GS+ Golden Sample GLH Edition
Gecube TEC X1950XT 256MB
XFX 7950 GT 512MB
PCI-E
MSI HD 2900XT 512MB
EVGA SC 8800GT 512MB
EVGA 8800GTS 512MB
HIS HD 4870 512MB
Diamond XOC HD 4870 512MB Black Edition
EVGA GTX 260 SC Core 216 896MB
XFX GTX 285 1GB
Temporary Cards Used Between Upgrades
Rage 128 Pro - PCI
FX 5200 - AGP
7300 LE - PCI-E
PCI/AGP
Diamond Stealth 64
Matrox Mystique 3D
STB Velocity 128
Diamond Viper II Savage 2000
Diamond Viper V550
Creative Labs TNT2
Hercules Stingray 128 3D / 3DFX Voodoo Rush
Creative Labs Geforce 256
Hercules 3D Prophet (Geforce ?)
Creative Annihilator Geforce 2 GTS
PNY Geforce 3
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 128MB
EVGA FX 5900 Ultra 256MB
ATI Radeon X800 Pro 256MB
EVGA 6800GT 256MB
ATI Radeon X800XT-PE 256MB
ATI Radeon X850XT-PE 256MB
Visiontek X1950 Pro 256MB
Sapphire X1950 Pro 512MB
HIS X1950 Pro ICEQ3 Turbo 512MB
Gainward Bliss 7800GS+ Golden Sample GLH Edition
Gecube TEC X1950XT 256MB
XFX 7950 GT 512MB
PCI-E
MSI HD 2900XT 512MB
EVGA SC 8800GT 512MB
EVGA 8800GTS 512MB
HIS HD 4870 512MB
Diamond XOC HD 4870 512MB Black Edition
EVGA GTX 260 SC Core 216 896MB
XFX GTX 285 1GB
Temporary Cards Used Between Upgrades
Rage 128 Pro - PCI
FX 5200 - AGP
7300 LE - PCI-E
Prior to 1990 integrated graphics chip on Compaq Presario and other systems including TI-99/4A
1990, some kind of Trident ISA card (actually still in use)
ATI 3D Xpression+ (around 1995, I took this to college with me)
Unknown Diamond Stealth card with Creative Blaster Voodoo2
3DFX Voodoo3-2000 16 mb ram
Matrox Millenium G400 32 mb ram
3DFX Voodoo5-5500 AGP (still in use) 64 mb
Hercules 3D Prophet PowerVR Kyro II 64 mb
Nvidia Geforce4-Ti4200 128 mb
Sapphire Radeon 9800 Non Pro (still in use) 128 mb
Sapphire Radeon X1950 XT (backup PCI-E) 256 mb
HIS ICEQ3 HD3850 512 mb
Sapphire Radeon HD4890 1 gb
1990, some kind of Trident ISA card (actually still in use)
ATI 3D Xpression+ (around 1995, I took this to college with me)
Unknown Diamond Stealth card with Creative Blaster Voodoo2
3DFX Voodoo3-2000 16 mb ram
Matrox Millenium G400 32 mb ram
3DFX Voodoo5-5500 AGP (still in use) 64 mb
Hercules 3D Prophet PowerVR Kyro II 64 mb
Nvidia Geforce4-Ti4200 128 mb
Sapphire Radeon 9800 Non Pro (still in use) 128 mb
Sapphire Radeon X1950 XT (backup PCI-E) 256 mb
HIS ICEQ3 HD3850 512 mb
Sapphire Radeon HD4890 1 gb
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AGP 8x 7800GS<AGP 8x ATI Hd3850<2 HD4850s in Xfire<HD4890< 2 HD4770s in Xfire
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Voodoo Banshee > Rage 128 AIW > GeForce 2 MX200 > Geforce 3 Ti200 > GeForce FX5200 > BACK to the Ti200 after one hour of the 5200 > Radeon 9600XT > Radeon 9800Pro flashed to XT > GeForce 6800GT > GeForce 7800GT > GeForce 7800GTX > GeForce 7950GT > GeForce GTX260.
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geForce 4 MMX 440 64MB>GeForce FX 5600 256MB>6600GT 128MB>2x 7900GT 256MB>2x 8800GTS 320MB>ATI 4870 512MB>GTX 260 896MB
Voodoo 1
Nvidia TNT
Nvidia Geforce 1 256mb
ATI 9800 pro
Nvidia 6800
Nvidia 7900
Nvidia 8800 GTS 640mb
2x GTX 260 (my first multi-gpu setup)
No clue what I had before the Voodoo 1, the computers themselves were a 486 DX 25Mhz (which cost about the same as my current Core i7 build at the time) and before that some kind of 286.
Nvidia TNT
Nvidia Geforce 1 256mb
ATI 9800 pro
Nvidia 6800
Nvidia 7900
Nvidia 8800 GTS 640mb
2x GTX 260 (my first multi-gpu setup)
No clue what I had before the Voodoo 1, the computers themselves were a 486 DX 25Mhz (which cost about the same as my current Core i7 build at the time) and before that some kind of 286.
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Voodoo 1
Voodoo 3
Voodoo 5
Geforce TI 4200
Radeon 9800 Pro
Radeon x800xt
Radeon 1950 Pro
Geforce 8800GTS 512
Geforce GTX260 216sp
Voodoo 3
Voodoo 5
Geforce TI 4200
Radeon 9800 Pro
Radeon x800xt
Radeon 1950 Pro
Geforce 8800GTS 512
Geforce GTX260 216sp
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- CGA graphics in 8-bit Headstart Explorer XT computer; 32 kiB VRAM (I believe...)
- Chips & Technology 65555 in Toshiba 335 CDS laptop (PCI); 4 MiB VRAM
- GeForce 4 Ti4600 AGP 8X
- ATI 9700 Pro AGP 8X
- ATI 850 XT Platinum AGP 8X
- Nvidia 8600 GTS PCI-e x16
- ATI HD 3870 PCI-e x16 - Current card.
- Chips & Technology 65555 in Toshiba 335 CDS laptop (PCI); 4 MiB VRAM
- GeForce 4 Ti4600 AGP 8X
- ATI 9700 Pro AGP 8X
- ATI 850 XT Platinum AGP 8X
- Nvidia 8600 GTS PCI-e x16
- ATI HD 3870 PCI-e x16 - Current card.
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Cirrus Logic
Matrox G200
nVidia Riva TNT 16mb
S3 Savage 4 32mb + 3DFX Voodoo 2 12mb (THOSE were the glory days..)
ATI Radeon 64mb
nVidia Geforce 2 MX 64mb
nVidia Geforce 4 Ti-4400 128mb
nVidia Geforce FX 5900 XT 128mb
ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256mb
ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256mb
nVidia Geforce 8800GT 512mb
nVidia Geforce 8800GT SLI
nVidia Geforce GTX 260 896mb 192 core
Matrox G200
nVidia Riva TNT 16mb
S3 Savage 4 32mb + 3DFX Voodoo 2 12mb (THOSE were the glory days..)
ATI Radeon 64mb
nVidia Geforce 2 MX 64mb
nVidia Geforce 4 Ti-4400 128mb
nVidia Geforce FX 5900 XT 128mb
ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256mb
ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256mb
nVidia Geforce 8800GT 512mb
nVidia Geforce 8800GT SLI
nVidia Geforce GTX 260 896mb 192 core
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Rage 128
Radeon 9200
Radeon 9600
Geforce 8800GTX
I think I have had this 8800GTX longer than any of my other graphics cards.
Radeon 9200
Radeon 9600
Geforce 8800GTX
I think I have had this 8800GTX longer than any of my other graphics cards.
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some Hercules monochromatic ISA 8 bits in an old XT
Trident 9440 2MB
Trident 9680 4MB
nVidia Riva 128 / 3dfx Voodoo 2 SLI
nVidia Riva TNT (Canopus Spectra)
nVidia Riva TNT 2 Ultra
nVidia Geforce 256 DDR
nVidia Geforce 3
nVidia Geforce 4 Ti4600
ATI Radeon 9800 PRO
nVidia Geforce 7800GT SLI
nVidia Geforce 8800GTS 320MB
nVidia Geforce 8800GTX SLI
nVidia Geforce 260GTX (will get SLI soon)
Trident 9440 2MB
Trident 9680 4MB
nVidia Riva 128 / 3dfx Voodoo 2 SLI
nVidia Riva TNT (Canopus Spectra
)nVidia Riva TNT 2 Ultra
nVidia Geforce 256 DDR
nVidia Geforce 3
nVidia Geforce 4 Ti4600
ATI Radeon 9800 PRO
nVidia Geforce 7800GT SLI
nVidia Geforce 8800GTS 320MB
nVidia Geforce 8800GTX SLI
nVidia Geforce 260GTX (will get SLI soon
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Ah one of these threads again. It's kewl, I'll play.
Radeon Mac Edition something 32mb. Played games like q3 and Elite Force like ass on my old G4 powered rig.
GeForce 3 Ti 200. First PC based graphics card. Kicked some ass for a fanless solution. Came in my Dell Dimension 4400.
GeForce 4 Ti 4600. Replacement for the Ti 200. Brought the frames up but AA performance was still in the toilet.
ATi 9800Pro. Replacement for the Ti 4600. After I saw what a beast the 9700Pro was I had to have it's refresh. AA performance was awesome. Made me a fan of high detail PC gaming in an instant.
ATi x800xt-pe. Replaced the 9800Pro in a newer and more powerful P4 based rig. Games like FarCry just sang with goodness.
ATi x1950xt agp. Horrible. Bad/no driver support for older agp rigs. Artifacted on desktop due to DVI frequency limitations. Sent it back. No sent 2 of them back. After this experience I upgraded to PCI-E.
EVGA 8800gtx. Wow. Expensive but wow what an upgrade. Like going from the 9800pro to the x800xt-pe. Night and day. Ran that card on my current rig (nothing overclocked) for quite some time. Got the balls to overclock and brought more performance from both the CPU and GPU.
Currently: My GTX285 from EVGA. Decent upgrade from the 8800gtx. Price to performance ratio is the best so far. Only costing around $325 bucks (vs the $500+ dollar bullshit from 2-3 years ago) I couldn't be happier. I can run pretty much every game maxed out detail wise @ 1920x1200. Not max AA but still, at high rez huge levels off AA become less important.
/end history
Radeon Mac Edition something 32mb. Played games like q3 and Elite Force like ass on my old G4 powered rig.
GeForce 3 Ti 200. First PC based graphics card. Kicked some ass for a fanless solution. Came in my Dell Dimension 4400.
GeForce 4 Ti 4600. Replacement for the Ti 200. Brought the frames up but AA performance was still in the toilet.
ATi 9800Pro. Replacement for the Ti 4600. After I saw what a beast the 9700Pro was I had to have it's refresh. AA performance was awesome. Made me a fan of high detail PC gaming in an instant.
ATi x800xt-pe. Replaced the 9800Pro in a newer and more powerful P4 based rig. Games like FarCry just sang with goodness.
ATi x1950xt agp. Horrible. Bad/no driver support for older agp rigs. Artifacted on desktop due to DVI frequency limitations. Sent it back. No sent 2 of them back. After this experience I upgraded to PCI-E.
EVGA 8800gtx. Wow. Expensive but wow what an upgrade. Like going from the 9800pro to the x800xt-pe. Night and day. Ran that card on my current rig (nothing overclocked) for quite some time. Got the balls to overclock and brought more performance from both the CPU and GPU.
Currently: My GTX285 from EVGA. Decent upgrade from the 8800gtx. Price to performance ratio is the best so far. Only costing around $325 bucks (vs the $500+ dollar bullshit from 2-3 years ago) I couldn't be happier. I can run pretty much every game maxed out detail wise @ 1920x1200. Not max AA but still, at high rez huge levels off AA become less important.
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