9700pro
8800gt
8800gtx
5870
Them.:thumbsup:
The GTX 7800 512 also rates a mention due to it's amazing performance for the time even tho it was a very limited release.
I think I bought one of them 7800s to replace my 6800GS and it was slower than my 6800GS that it was supposed to replace LOL.Them.:thumbsup:
The GTX 7800 512 also rates a mention due to it's amazing performance for the time even tho it was a very limited release.
I think I bought one of them 7800s to replace my 6800GS and it was slower than my 6800GS that it was supposed to replace LOL.
True ^ +1 the Ati 58xx cards were and still are epic GPUs.5870 certainly deserves an honourable mention. It's had a remarkably long period of relevance (still a decent performer today), although some may attribute that to the delay/disappointment of the 28nm chips.
Could have been a 7600 something or other I cant remember but all I remember is I was disappointed and yes around that time I was still learning or whats now commonly coined as a "noob" LOLNo... Just, no
So true but I forgot +1 for the Radeon HD 5770 the "Most Popular and used" card for the past while for Steam users.Surprised the 5770 hasn't gotten a mention. Until recently, it was the most popular DX11 card.
I would also add onto your list the GTX 460 because it was powerful, cool, quite, relatively cheap, sipped power, and still runs most any game out today acceptable @ maxed settings. I was not overly impressed with my XFX 8800 GTX or my 8800GT or my 9800 GTX+ cause they were LOUD and hot cards and the performance was not all that great however it was all we had when they first came out.Voodoo 1 (mine was an orchid 3d card) fireing up games in 3d for the 1st time was awesome
Voodoo 2 no words needed
Geforce 3 (great card that it's succsor's the TI series didn't really replace)
9700Pro
8800GTX (unequaled performance when it came out and still usable today for low end settings or older games.)
8800GT (1st G92 that was rebranded umpteen times but this was the best bang for the buck card ever when it came out.)
nothing else recently has really been around long enough to deserve hall of fame status I think you need to wait at least around 5 years after a card came out to add it to the hall of fame if it was worth while.
You only mentioned Nvidia cards but that's ok if that's all you have owned and so are speaking from first hand experience. I would also add onto your list the GTX 460 because it was powerful, cool, quite, relatively cheap, sipped power, ans still runs most any game out today acceptable @ maxed settings.
Ya I edited my post bud thanx for hoping on that one at the drop of a hat LOL. Don't call me Nvidia biased from now on cause I treat all GPU manufactures the same and I wish Voodo would make a reappearance in full force and even my fav "Matrox" LOLVoodoo 1 isn't nvidia (3dfx)
Voodoo 2 isn't nvidia (3dfx)
9700Pro isn't nVidia (ATI)
The x1900s weren't out till later in the generation. Nvidia was first to the generation for a good bit with the 7800gt/gtx. Then ATI released the x1800xt which was a bit faster than the 7800gtx but slower than the 7800gtx 512mb that nvidia responded with.Wasn't ATI kicking the crap out of nVidias 7xxx series with their x1900/1950xtx cards back then?
Pretty much my picks, with an honorable mention for the 5850/5870.This kind of thread tends to pop up once in a while and the replies are always the same so I will save people the trouble
Voodoo 2
Radeon 9700 PRO
GTX 8800
Yeah, Radeon 9700 Pro was such a great, lasting card at the time. It took nVIDIA two generations to knock it off, I think.This kind of thread tends to pop up once in a while and the replies are always the same so I will save people the trouble
Voodoo 2
Radeon 9700 PRO
GTX 8800
5870 certainly deserves an honourable mention. It's had a remarkably long period of relevance (still a decent performer today), although some may attribute that to the delay/disappointment of the 28nm chips.
Agreed! Still sporting a crossfire of those cards and nuking BF3 on ultra!
I myself have very fond memories of my GeForce FX 5200, 8600 GT and MSI 9800 GTX+ (when I bought that card, I thought that that cooler was THE beast).
Then I made the leap to ATI (now AMD) 5870 and never looked back.
PS - I started with a Voodoo 2. Though I barely understood what a video card was back then. I think they were called 3d accelerators...