What is the longest graphics card?

[AmberClad]

Just wondering from a trivia perspective. I found this thing on teh Wiki. I'm not familiar with anything before the mid-90s -- anyone aware of anything longer than that one?

 

[BFG10K]

I'd expect the Voodoo 5 6000 to be right up there.

 

[Sable]

3dfx Voodoo5 was a beast.

http://www.tweakers.net/ext/i.dsp/968159803.jpg

 

[AmberClad]

Originally posted by: BFG10K
I'd expect the Voodoo 5 6000 to be right up there.

Originally posted by: Sable
3dfx Voodoo5 was a beast.
http://www.tweakers.net/ext/i.dsp/968159803.jpg

I never thought I'd see something that puts the GTX to shame ...
I'm going to have to see if I can pull up some specs on exactly how long that thing is.

 

[JPB]

http://alt.modlabs.net/v56k.jpg

 

[Sable]

Originally posted by: AmberClad
I never thought I'd see something that puts the GTX to shame ...
I'm going to have to see if I can pull up some specs on exactly how long that thing is.

What GTX?


And of course there;s the 12 inch ATI monster as well.

http://images.dailytech.com/ni...60_large_r600xtx_2.jpg

and if we're including workstation cards

3d labs wildcat

http://www.techexcess.net/imag...-graphics-card-220.jpg

 

[AmberClad]

So far, I think the longest is around 12 inches? It seems like the Sound Blaster AWE32 would beat all of those then, at 14" (although that's a sound card, so it doesn't really count).

 

[AmberClad]

Originally posted by: JPB
http://alt.modlabs.net/v56k.jpg

Looks to be around exactly one foot in length. It's hard to tell from the picture of the Hercules, but I think it looks around 34 cm (13.4 inches). Can someone confirm?

 

[JPB]

Longest card ever probably 2 feet long. http://www.planetdognine.com/f.../humor/files/bfast.jpg













I do know its a fake though. lol

 

[AmberClad]

Originally posted by: JPB
Longest card ever probably 2 feet long. http://www.planetdognine.com/f.../humor/files/bfast.jpg













I do know its a fake though. lol

Haha, nice. But you know that thing's got to be old. Back in the day when 256MB was considered an insane amount of video RAM :laugh:.

 

[dug777]

XGI Volari V8 Duo

Man i want one of those puppies...

 

[Noema]

Originally posted by: JPB
Longest card ever probably 2 feet long. http://www.planetdognine.com/f.../humor/files/bfast.jpg

Bah! Beat me to it :|

 

[KeithTalent]

Length is not important, it is how you use it that really matters.

KT

 

[swtethan]

http://www.techpowerup.com/rev.../images/comparison.jpg



1950pro dual is the more recent one

 

[JPB]

Originally posted by: swtethan
http://www.techpowerup.com/rev.../images/comparison.jpg



1950pro dual is the more recent one

I agree with this one

LOL....

http://www.overclock3d.net/gfx...07/05/02001145453l.jpg

http://www.overclock3d.net/gfx...07/05/02001148523l.jpg

 

[Peter]

I have a box full of old ISA cards (SPEA brand specialized CAD graphics cards that came with their 20" CRTs, back in the days) that measure 34 centimeters card edge to edge (not measuring any handles or the slot bracket).

That's 13.4 inches, and that's /exactly/ the original maximum length of a standard PC card slot. Cards that actually fit a regular PC can't be any longer than that.

Do I win then?

 

[Golgatha]

Voodoo 2 SLI on one board FTW!

 

[Stumps]

some of the old MCA bus XGA cards for the IBM PS/2 series PC's were over 14 inches long, the MCA bus network cards and memory cards were even longer.

 

[yacoub]

The best part about the voodoo5 is that it still only had one VGA output!

Keep those pics coming, they're great!

 

[Rimnet]

I'm not a graphics card but......

 

[Modelworks]

A lot of the 3dlabs wildcat cards were huge.
http://www.techexcess.net/imag...-graphics-card-220.jpg

http://itc.ua/img/ko/2006/31/017128.jpg

There price matched there size .
http://www.mega-penny.com/mpc0102.html

700.00 + and it can't even match what a geforce 6800 can do with 25% of the circuits.

 

[Fallen Kell]

Sun Elite3D M6 series 2.... weighs 5lbs, and that isn't heatsink weight....

http://www0.shopping.com/xPF-S...-M6-Series-II-20171592

Or series 1:

http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbo...Devices/GRAPH_AFB.html

 

[AmberClad]

Well, if nothing else, I learned about a bunch of different video cards that I hadn't heard of before :laugh: . What's next I wonder...a triple slot [single, non-SLIed] graphics card?

 

[bfdd]

Since people brought up the voodoo 6000, anyone have a link to the site that benchmarked it with newer games to see how it compared to current cards?

 

[Munky]

Originally posted by: JPB
Longest card ever probably 2 feet long. http://www.planetdognine.com/f.../humor/files/bfast.jpg

Lol... I knew someone would mention that in this thread.