Manny Calavera
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Hercules Prophet GeForce 2 Ultra @ 799.00 Cdn $
Overclocking got me to 295 core and 510 memory.
Overclocking got me to 295 core and 510 memory.
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8800gts. It was incredible and crazy how much power that thing had when it came out
I was also on G80 for 5 years (8800 GTX SLI, 2006 - 2011). I only upgraded to a GTX 570 because both of them died.Same here, 8800gtx. I used that card for 5 years.
8800gts. It was incredible and crazy how much power that thing had when it came out
X1950 pro iirc holds that title.I paid about $600 for an AGP Radeon X850 XT, which at the time was and probably still is the most powerful AGP graphics card ever made. Bought that for my old Athlon XP 2500+, extended the life of that thing for ages. I gave it away years ago to someone who couldn't afford a video card, kinda wish I'd kept it because it would look pretty good mounted on a wall. The Geforce 8800 GTS I bought after that wasn't much cheaper.
I may very well beat that with the price of my next video card, I'm waiting for the next gen cards to arrive and then I'll probably pick up a 970 or 980 level card. Not quite top-end but close enough.
*Update* I should probably mention that's Canadian dollars.
Nice!eVGA GTX Titan. When the Titan failed I sent it in for warranty repair and was sent a Titan X.
I miss the AIW cards, i remember the 9800 Pro AIW being the king of the crop back in the day.I never really had enough money to get the top of the line, instead settling for mid range.
I believe the most I spent was almost $500 for an ATI All-In-Wonder X1900. I used to love those cards back in the day. I lived by myself in shit apartments and didn't even own a TV. But I had my PC so I watched TV on it.
That card was also the closest I ever got to high-end. The AIW X1900 was just a notch below the X1900XT, So I overclocked mine to X1900XT default speeds.
Similar to my experience. I bought the Geforce1 with SDR at the time. Also bought a 8800GTX and now a 980Ti. I can't remember what the Geforce 3 Ti 500 cost me at the time. I remember it was kind of an uber GPU at the time in the days of AGP cards.I'm going to take a slightly different spin on the question and say the most expensive card I ever purchased relative to my income.
A Geforce 1 DDR for $400 Canadian back when I was in Grade 10. That was basically half of my life savings back then.
In absolute terms, probably an 8800GTX on launch ($550ish). While I was still poor at the time (grad student), in relative terms, it didn't break the bank.
While being able to afford newer hardware is great, there was something particularly exciting about buying computer equipment as a student - you never know when your going to have the money to upgrade again.