Vanilla

[covert24]

yes im retarded.... What does a vanilla video card mean? ie. a vanilla 9600gt??

 

[Cheex]

Completely stock.

:thumbsup:

 

[covert24]

wow then where the hell did vanilla come from? doesnt stock have less letters in it?

 

[lyssword]

or maybe it means OEM, with no cables, cd's just the card?

 

[Syntax Error]

Vanilla: plain, white, basic, unsurprising.

 

[CP5670]

Originally posted by: covert24
wow then where the hell did vanilla come from? doesnt stock have less letters in it?

I think this term comes from vanilla ice cream, which was sort of the generic flavor. It's used for everything though, not just video cards.

 

[covert24]

oh lol. new to me. Thanks guys for clearing this up.

 

[idiotekniQues]

one must learn the vernacular of the locals in order to survice

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: covert24
wow then where the hell did vanilla come from? doesnt stock have less letters in it?

I think it dates back to when cards didn't always have a suffix, like the 6800. You had the 6800 Ultra, 6800GT, and the 6800. The 6800 was often called the "6800nu" (for 'non-ultra') or "6800 vanilla". I think now it means a card not OCed from the factory and/or with the reference cooling design.

 

[lyssword]

Originally posted by: nitromullet

Originally posted by: covert24
wow then where the hell did vanilla come from? doesnt stock have less letters in it?

I think it dates back to when cards didn't always have a suffix, like the 6800. You had the 6800 Ultra, 6800GT, and the 6800. The 6800 was often called the "6800nu" (for 'non-ultra') or "6800 vanilla". I think now it means a card not OCed from the factory and/or with the reference cooling design.

Ah, I remember, yea that's what vanilla meant

 

[bunnyfubbles]

but vanilla is so delicious

 

[legoman666]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
but vanilla is so delicious

my favorite ice cream.