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Video Card History

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2 meg onboard some SiS chipset
8 meg TNT Vanta
32 meg DDR Radeon VE\7000
128 meg Vanilla 6800

i only upgrade every two years, as u can see from my listings.
 
Apple II "80-column" card
Some EGA card
Orchid Prodesigner IIs
Tseng ET4000 VESA card
Hercules Tseng ET6000 PCI card with 3dFX Voodoo
3DLabs Permedia something
Riva TNT
Riva TNT2
2x GeForce 2 GTS
GeForce4 Ti 4200
GeForce FX 5900XT
Radeon 9700

All of those down to the ET6000 except the Ti 4200 (died) are still in use either in computers I use or end up maintaining (g/f computer, parent's etc....)

Edit, I forgot a couple I used in my linux router box:
Diamond S3 Virge card
ATi Mach 64
 
going from memory.

Trident 9480 with 512k mem
Trident 9480 with 1 mb mem
S3 virge with 2 mb ram
Monster 3d 1 with 4 mb ram
Matrox Millenium
STB 4400 TNT AGP card with 16 mb ram
4 different voodoo2 boards
TNT 2 vanta
Voodoo 3 2000 (loved that card)
Voodoo 3 4500
Geforce 256
Geforce 2 gts
Geforce 3 ti200
Geforce 4 mx 200
Geforce 4 mx 400
Geforce 4 4200
Radeon 9200
Geforce fx 5200
Radeon 64 Vivo
Radeon 9500 Pro
Radeon 9500 softmodded to a 9700
And the card I just bought today, a Geforce 6800 OC
 
Nvidia Riva TNT2 M64 32MB

Nvidia Geforce2 MX 64MB

ATI Radeon 8500 64MB

Nvidia Geforce4 Ti 4600 128MB

3dfx Voodoo5 5500 64MB

Nvidia Geforce FX 5900 128MB

ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 128MB
 
2MB 3DXpression (ATI)
4MB Matrox M3D (Power VR PCX2)
8MB Xpert 98 (ATI)
12MB Voodoo2 (Creative)
16MB Voodoo3-3000 AGP (3Dfx)
64MB Voodoo5-5500 AGP (3Dfx)
64MB DDR Radeon 7500 (ATI)
128MB DDR Radeon 8500 (ATI)
128MB GeForce4-Ti4400 (MSI)
128MB AiW Radeon 9700 Pro (ATI)
256MB Radeon X800 XT PE (Sapphire):shocked:
 
Oh this is a long and fun journey through my cards depending on how much money i had at the time and if I could spare to buy a small upgrade or had to downgrade a bit 😀

TnT2
Vanta LT
GF4 MX440
GF4 Ti 4200
ATI Radeon 9700 pro
GF4 Ti4200
ATI Radeon 9700 AIW
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
Gf4 MX440 <I almost cried when I had to go back to this>
GF4 ti4400
Nvidia Fx5900

 
-1MB Trident SUPER VGA PCI
-4MB Intel IGP
-8MB ATI Rage Fury
-32MB ATI Rage 128 PRO
-128MB GeForce FX 5200 (128 bit)
-128MB GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
 
ATI Rage Pro 4MB on board
GeForce 2 MX
ATI AIW 7500
Gainward GeForce 4 MX 400 VIVO
PNY GeForce 4 Ti4200
ATI AIW 8500
ATI 9800 Pro 128 MB
ATI AIW 9800 Pro
eVGA 6800 GT


 
Diamond Viper V330 4MB (I think, Riva TNT chip)
integrated SiS 530 (Dad bought the board)
PCI 32MB SDR Radeon 7200
Visiontek GeForce4 Ti4600
BFG GeForceFX 5900
BFG GeForceFX 5900XT (RMA replacement)
 
Look at all the n00bs! The first card I bought had 256k video memory! The very first card I had was already in the system, but it was even lower. Its so long ago I cant even remember who made it, but I remember at the time VLB was the next big thing.

Anyways, I'll start with the S3 Virge since that was when I first learned to remember the names of manufacturers who make crappy products. In order of purchase:

S3 Virge 3D
Edit: Riva 128
Viper 550
Viper 770U
Monster
Black Magic Voodoo II
Geforce
Geforce 2 GTS
Geforce 4 ti 4200
ATI 9800 Pro
9700 Pro Mobility 128MB (15" Powerbook)
ATI 9700 Pro
BFG 6800 GT OC


Aside from the 9700 Pro and GT, every card had lasted me at least 2 years. Yes, I bought the Voodoos late, but I didnt think there was that big of a difference between Glide and everything else until I actually seen it with my own eyes. Also, the reason I have to two Raedons was because of the compgeeks $129 specials. I still remember when ATI couldnt game for anything. I think I still have all the cards, and most of them are still getting some use in some relatives PC.
 
Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 (4mb)
Voodoo1 (can't remember the exact brand)
3DFX Voodoo2 (12mb)
3DFX Voodoo3 2000 (16mb)
NVidia Geforce2 Ultra (64mb)
ATI Radeon 9000 (64mb)
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro (128 mb)

and an ATI Radeon 9600 in my laptop.
 
Diamond S3 Virge 4mb
nVidia RivaTNT Classic 16mb
nVidia geForce 2mx 32 mb
nVidia geForce 2 GTS-V 32mb
nVidia geForce 2 TI 64mb (This is the same card as the geForce 2 Ultra)
nVidia geForce 4 TI 4200 128mb
nVidia geForce FX5600u
ATi Radeon 9800se (Softmod -> 9800np if it will work) In the mail.
 
Gish been so long.

Well in order of dates... (Note these were in various computers so just because i go from V2 to Monster 3D doesn't mean i "up" graded)

Some Random ISA card

2mb PCI Number 9 card

Matrox G200

Blackmagic Voodoo 2 12mb

Diamond Monster 3d 2 4mb

Jaton 8mb PCI graphics Card

Jaton 8mb AGP graphics card

Nvidia Riva 128

Riva 128ZX

Geforce 2mx

TNT2 M64 32mb (In use)

Geforce 2Ti

Geforce 4 Ti4200 64mb

ATI Radeon 9600XT 128mb (In use)

(MSI 590)XT-VTD128) Nvidia Geforce FX 5900XT (in use) w/VIVO

-Kevin
 
2 MB graphics adapter, unknown brand
Voodoo3 2000 PCI
S3 Savage Pro something or other
Visiontek GF2 GTS 32 MB (burned up)
MSI GF2 GTS 240/190
Gainward GF3 Original 270/290
GF4 Ti4400 300/315
Radeon 9700 Pro (got it free one month after they were released, it was sweet) 350/350
Radeon 9800 Pro 420/380
BFG 6800GT OC off the BB typo deal for 300$ 🙂
MSI Radeon 9800Pro/XT 412/365
 
(I run multiple PCs so the ones that seem to be down or sidegrades are going in the 2nd PC)

Voodoo 3 3000AGP
Geforce 256 32MB
Geforce 2 GTS 64MB
Geforce 3 Ti500 64MB
ATi Radeon 8500 64MB
Geforce 4 Ti4200 64MB
Geforce 4 Ti4200 128MB
Geforce FX5600U 256MB (got a good deal)
Geforce FX5600U VIVO 128MB
ATi Radeon 9700 Pro
 
Cirus Logic 4MB
ATI RAGE Mobility 8 MB
Creative Geforce 256 32MB DDR
Inno 3d Geforce 2 Ti 64 MB
Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro
PNY 6800 GT

Radeon 9000 64MB in my Lappy.
 
I can't even remember them all. 🙁

R9700Pro
FX5800
FX5800Ultra
FX5800OTES (DOA)
R9800Pro
MX440
Ti4200
GF2 GTS
GF3
6800NU
6800GT


Are the ones I've bought in the last two years, I think.
 
Nvidia NV1 (beat that! 🙂)
Intergraph Intense3D (Rendition V1000)
STB Velocity 4400 (Nvidia Riva TNT)
Diamond Viper 2 (S3 Savage 2000)
Nvidia GeForce 2 GTS OEM
Prolink Nvidia GeForce 3 (non-Ti)
(Sapphire) ATI Radeon 9700 NP OEM
BFG Tech 6800 GT OC
 
apple 2e 80 column +64k expansion.. combo baby!
powermac 7100 + 2mb vram

s3 virge 4mb (came with comptrade machine)
stb riva 128 (first ever upgrade!)
diamond.. monster riva tnt
tnt2.. i think it was diamond 16mb
creative geforce 32mb
msi geforce2 ?mb
gainward geforce3 ti 200 64mb
ati 9700 128mb
pny 6800gt


i think i had a voodoo card in there somewhere a 1 2 or 3 im not sure, a diamond think.
I remember the stupid pass thru cable.

K



 
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