My video card collection's website - The Golden Era of 3D Acceleration

[TGA3DX Tim]

Hi,

Some of you might know me on here, some not.

My name is Timber (or Tim for short) and I?ve been collecting video cards for quite some time now. Back in December I decided to make a website for my collection. It?s called The Golden Era of 3D Acceleration, and it covers all high end graphics cards from the very beginning of 3D in 1994, to 2003. The site contains many retail cards and also some very rare pieces of hardware, including prototypes.

This is purely a hobby, I?m not a 3D professional in any way, I?ve just got a big passion for 3D acceleration, games, and the hardware that runs them.

My goal is to keep this part of early 3D acceleration alive, sort of like a hardware museum if you like.

I don?t particularly like websites that are a work in progress, but I had to choose from either showing my collection already, or wait a long time for all the info on the cards to be completed.

Please have a look, and let me know what you think of it, either on here, or via tga3dx@gmail.com

The main picture gallery is under ?The Collection ? Golden Era? and then select the appropriate year.

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Thanks!



Welcome to Anandtech. However, we do not allow members to use the forums for the purpose of promoting their own websites.

AmberClad
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[angry hampster]

Neat project, but I certainly wouldn't consider the mid-90's to be the 'golden era' for 3D acceleration. Humble beginnings, yes. Why not make it a continuing project and continue collecting cards? Not including the 8800GTX and 8800GT is just a strange idea, IMO. Both of them, though recent, were such huge steps forward that it would be foolish not to include them.


edit: Also, you say you don't like half-assed websites, but yours is nowhere near finished. Where are tech specs and info for them? Why are these cards special?

Furthermore, set up a light box and shoot them properly. Use this as a guide:
http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-inexpensive-light-tent

 

[LOUISSSSS]

i dont get what you're trying to accomplish. some old video cards that you didn't bother getting rid of, with nothing after 2003. "golden era"???? the graphics industry is continuously growing at a steady rate. no tech specs, no reviews, no nice pictures (look like some ebay quality pics), what are us forum users supposed to get out of this?

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