Your Video Card Upgrade Ladder

To the thread creator... are you really that interested, and reading all of the posts?

Anyway, it was a pleasure posting mine, due to the refreshing of the nostalgic memories!

The next upgrade (very soon, in a matter of days.. ) should be getting another 7900GTX in SLI and an X1900XT for my wife's computer!
 
ATI 3D Expression 2MB
Hercules Stingray 128bit 3D voodoo 8MB
Diamond Monster 3D Voodoo 2 12MB
Nvidia TNT2 Ultra
Albatron Geforce 3 TI 200
PNY Geforce 4 TI 4600
ATI Radeon 9600Pro 128MB
Saphire Radeon 9800Pro 128MB
BFG Geforce 7800GT OC 256MB

Next: Geforce 8800GTS
 
Voodoo
Voodoo3
Geforce3 ti200
Geforce4 ti4200
TNT2 (ti4200 burnt out and had to use my test card for a couple of months)
Radeon 9800 Pro
x850xt
 
woolylambkin said:
Voodoo
Voodoo3
Geforce3 ti200
Geforce4 ti4200
TNT2 (ti4200 burnt out and had to use my test card for a couple of months)
Radeon 9800 Pro
x850xt
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How did it feel like reverting back to the TNT2? :p
 
Bo_Fox said:
How did it feel like reverting back to the TNT2? :p
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Wasn't too bad since at the time I was going on a turn based strategy gaming binge with total war and civ3. Plus, it ran BF1942 decently for the one LAN I went to with it. FPS was in the 20's @ 1024x768 with everything turned down.
 
Geforce MX400 included on first mobo
TI 4200 64 MB
9800 Pro 128 MB
7800 GTX 256 MB

next: 8800 GTX hopefully
 
Riva 128z -> voodoo banshee -> geforce 2 mx(plain first version) -> geforce 2 gts -> geforce 3 ti 200 -> geforce 5900xt -> geforce 6800 Ultra...

I did try a kyro 1 video card in there somewhere, but it wasn't for my main rig so I can't recall when exactly. All I know is the card physically burnt up due to normal use.
 
Main PC:
monochrome, CGA, EGA, VGA, Creative Video Blaster TNT 16MB PCI, Intel 8MB AGP (first AGP), Diamond 16MB AGP (don't know which model), Gainward Geforce 2 MX 400 64MB (thought that this was the shit when I got it), BFG Geforce ti 4200, BFG geforce fx 5900tx-oc, BFG (I'm loyal) Geforce 6800 OC (current)

My server:
ATI Rage 32MB --> Creative video blaster (my old one from main pc b/c it has no fan) --> Gainward Geforce 2 MX 400 -->ATI Radeon 7200 32 MB(silent)

Lappy:
ATI Radeon 9600 64MB
 
Ardrid said:
Not sure what junk my dad had in our PC before I started getting involved, but this is the path (for the family rig and later my own rig) as far as I can remember it:

Voodoo 3 2000
Voodoo 5 5500
NVIDIA Ti 4200 (bought for my rig bc NWN wouldn't work with my V5)
ATI Radeon 9500 Pro (bought after the memory on 4200 died for some unknown reason)
EVGA 6800 GT (AGP)
EVGA 7800 GTX
EVGA 7800 GTX KO ACS3 (Step-Up)
EVGA 7800 GTX 512 (Couldn't resist so I sold the KO)
EVGA 7800 GT CO (Step-Up ran on the 512, sold it for $800 to get a new 3-month window)
EVGA 7900 GTO (Selling GT CO; should ship today and clock to GTX speeds :D)

It's scary that (once the GTO gets here) I've gone through 5 cards in a little more than a year (got the GTX back in 6/05). Of course, it's soon to be 6 if the 8800 GT comes out by Dec. since I'll be able to step-up (assuming it can best a 7900 GTX) :D
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:eek: :eek:
 
Integrated Graphics
ATI Rage 128
3DFX Voodoo 3 2000s (Don't remember the exact number) AGP
Nvidia Creative Geforce 2 AGP
ATI Radeon 9500 Pro AGP
Nvidia BFG 6800 AGP

I've been running my 6800 for awhile now. Definitely in-line for an upgrade of my entire pc but I doubt I'll break the bank for one of the G80s, probably a 7900 GS or a X1950 Pro.
 
Intergraph Voodoo3d -> Voodoo3 2000 PCI -> Creative Voodoo2 -> 3Dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP -> Visiontek GF3Ti 500 -> BFG GF 5900 Ultra -> BFG 6800GTOC :cool:
 
I'm gonna be SO laughed at.....

Intel Integrated
Voodoo3
Voodoo5
Geforce2 MX
Radeon All In Wonder 9200
Radeon X1600
 
hmmm Riva TNT2>ati 9000>ati 9250>BFG 5200OC>BFG6800>hercules 9800PRO>eVGA 6800GT>ati X800XL>ati x800 AIW>ati X850XT

add in along those lines a X300SE and a X600
 
geforce3 something or other in a gateway > 9700pro in a dell > 9800pro in that same dell since the 9700 fried > 6800gt pci-e in this rig i built [why did i pay 480 for it when it fiirst came out =x] and now im lost on what to get since its time for an upgrade.

x1950 pro for 199 @ zipzoomfly, or just got for the xfx7950gt.

god damn i have no idea.
 
Primary System
Nvidia TNT16Mb with 2 Voodoo2 12Mb in SLI
Voodoo 3 3000
Voodoo 5 5500
Ati Radeon (original 64Mb card)
ATI RAdeon 8500
ATI Radeon 9700 AIW
ATI Radeon X800Pro (bios mod to 16 pipes)
ATI X1800XT

Secondary System
Asus 6600
Ati 9800Pro

HTPC system

EVGA 6600GT
X1650PRO (HIS version)
 
Commodore 64 graphics :)
Tseng Labs ET4000 (1MB), Vesa Local Bus, with 486DX 33
ATI Mach64 (2MB), PCI, with Pentium 90
STB Velocity 128 (4MB), AGP1X, with P2-300
GeForce 256MB (DDR version/64MB), AGP4X, with P3-866
GeForce 2Ti (64MB), AGP4X, with P3-866
Radeon 9500 Pro (128MB), AGP4X, with [email protected]
GeForce 6800 GT (256MB), AGP8X, with [email protected]
GeForce 7600GT (256MB) PCI-E in current system, C2D [email protected]

Ah memories.
 
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro --> eVGA 6800 -> eVGA 6800 Ultra --> eVGA 7800GT --> eVGA 7900 GTO (coming this week!)

Yeah, I like eVGA. Good cards, great warranty/RMA. I've only had to RMA one of them and I got a brand new card back.
 
CGA
VGA
Voodoo 4M
TNT2
GFORCE 2 MX-200
Ti-4400
9800PRO
X800XT PE
6800GTX OC
X1600 XT for a few months (6800 GTX died)
X1900 XT for a month
X1950 XTX (RA for dead 1900XT) :D
 
Hrm...

Integrated 1mb S3
Voodoo Banshee PCI
Riva TNT2
Geforce 2 GTS
Geforce 3 Ti500
Geforce 4 Ti4600
Geforce FX 5950 Ultra
Geforce 6800 XT
Geforce 7900gt
..
..
next: 8800gtx? lol.
oh, and I think I missed a few shitty cards inbetween there. I just put the popular ones down I owned. heh.
 
1st. Integrated Gaphics Card on a dell 2400 (only pci slots)
2nd. Diamond 9250 256mb Passive PCI - (900 3dmark03) :eek:

Finally got a new computer with a pci-e (sr1630nx) :D

3rd. BFG 7600GT PCI-E
4th. eVGA 7900GT CO 500/1500
 
GeForce2 MX400 64mb
9600xt
9800pro
Nvidia 6200 (not really an upgrade though)

Yeah, that's it. :(
 
Trident 1MB
Trident 2MB
Matrox Mystique
Diamond TNT V550
Voodoo 2 SLI + Trident 4MB
Diamond TNT2 V770
Voodoo 3000
GF2-MX220? (Not sure on the name here)
Voodoo 5500
GF3Ti200
9700Pro
6800 Non-Ultra
6600GT PCI-E
7800GT PCI-E
7900GT
Not sure on what to get next. I may buy a 7900GTO or wait a month until the next DX10 cards come out.
 
Onboard Intel crap
Voodoo 3 3000 PCI
9700 Pro
6800 GT AGP
X1900 XTX

Future: Probably the R600.
 
8MB Diamond Stealth
16MB Sapphire Rage128 Pro
128MB Gigabyte Radeon 9200
128MB XFX GeForce FX 5900XT (died replaced with next card)
128MB Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro
128MB Powercolor Radeon X800 vanilla
 
some french company 4mb > ati rage 128 > geforce2 mx400 64mb> Geforce ti 4200 128 > Mobility radeon 9700 (128) > Geforce 7900gt volted

always riding the sweet spot.
 
From memory, not 100% accurate...

Vic 20 - Temple of Apshai, moon patrol, space invaders
C64 - Ultima I, II, III
C128 - Ultima IV & V, Bard's Tale I, II, and III
CGA - some X and O football game
STB Velocity - Ultima VII and VIII
Amiga 500 - Dragon Wars, Ultima VI
Orchid Righteous 3D (Voodoo 1) - Quake 1
TnT - Duke Nukem 3D
Number 9 Revolution - Warcraft II
TnT2 Ultra - Hexen II
Geforce 2 GTS - Ultima IX
Geforce 3 Ti200 - Half Life
Radeon 9800 Pro - Neverwinter Nights, Baulders Gate II
Geforce 6800 GT - Gothic 2
Radeon X1900XT - Prey and Gothic 3 soon...
 
voodoo
gf mx200
ti 4200 64mb
evga 6800gt
evga 7800gt
saphire x1800xt 512mb (current card)

I've tried to keep from upgrading too often, last three upgrades were because of monitor upgrades. Bought the x1800xt for a new monitor, the 7800gt wasnt quite strong enough to run everything at 1680x1050 at decent speeds. I'll probably stick with the x1800xt til next summer, maybe next holiday season, I can't see any reason to upgrade yet.
 
Mine is updated:

TNT2, FX5200Ultra, 9800Pro, 6800GT, X800XL, 7900GTO(memory failure), X1950XTX(on the way!)
 
PC 1: (main gaming system)
Trident 16-bit ISA
Diamond Speedstar 32-bit VESA Local Bus
Matrox Millenium PCI
Matrox Millenium G200 AGP
Nvidia GeForce 2 GTS Pro AGP
Nvidia GeForce 4 4400 AGP
Nvidia GeForce 6800 AGP
Nvidia GeForce 7900GTX OC PCI-E (won at hardOCP workshop, Qcon 2005 :D :p )

PC 2: (back-up game system)
Onboard
Nvidia GeForce 2 MX200 AGP
Nvidia Geforce 6800 (the same one as above)

PC 3: (Media server)
GeForce 2 GTS Pro (the same one as above)
GeForce 4 4400 (the same one as above)

PC 4: (HTPC)
onboard
GeForce 5700 PCI

Fate:
Trident 16-bit ISA: Fried by arc from a CRT
Diamond Speedstar: Legacy box for DOS games (unused since DOSBox arrived)
Matrox cards: <unknown>
GeForce 2 MX200: Mom's system
GeForce 2 GTS Pro: anti-static bag in box in closet
 
Trident 1MB
Matrix Mystique 4MB
Voodoo 2 SLI
Voodoo 3000
GF2 mx200
GF2 GTS
Geforce 3 Ti500
GF4 ti4600
9700 pro
9800pro
6800 GT
850xtx (bought because i thought my 6800 died)
7950 GT <----Current
 
GeForce 2 MX 400
GeForce 3 Ti 200
Radeon 9700 Pro
GeForce 4 Ti 4200 (temp build)
Radeon 9800 Non-Pro (exchanged for next card)
Radeon 9800 Pro
GeForce 6800GT Golden Sample (Ultra clocked)
Radeon X800XT
GeForce 7800GT
GeForce 7900GTX
Radeon X1900XT
GeForce 7950GX2

That's over the course of the last 5 years, although the last four in the list are all in the course of the past year.
 
CirusLogic 1meg
Matrox Mystic 4meg
Voodoo 1 4 meg
TNT2 Ultra 32 meg
2X Voodoo 2 SLI
ATI Radeon Vivo 64 meg
ATI Radeon 9700 pro
Sapphire X800XT PE
ATI X1900XT + Sapphire X1900 Master Card
 
Cirus 1m
Voodoo2
Creative 32m
ATI 8500 64m
ATI 9700pro 128m (died)
Geforce 5950 ultra (free replacement)
 
-probably onboard stuff, dunno for my old 386/486 machines
-definitely intel onboard
-TNT2
-Geforce ti4200
-9600 Pro
-Geforce 6800
-Geforce 6800 GT
-x1900xt

For my main pc's anyways.
 
Voodoo3 (don't remember anything before that....)
Geforce Ti4200
Radeon 7000 (in my lappy)
Radeon X300
Radeon X800GTO2 (585/635)
Geforce 7900GTO (700/760)
????8800GTX??????
 
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