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Your GPU progression?

It all started with the Diamond Stealth:
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From there:
Voodoo
Voodoo II
Voodoo 5500 (anyone remember the "T" buffer? )

no Rampage... :(

so I switched to nVidia for a Geforce2 GTS

Then my first ATI with the 9500 pro

8800 GT

and now my current GTX 275
 
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ATI RAGE 128 4MB AGP 4x
nVidia Geforce 2 MX 400 64mb AGP 4x
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro AGP 8x
ATI Radeon X850 XT PE AGP 8x
SLi nVidia 7900 GTX PCIe 1.1 8x
SLi nVidia 8800 GTS 512 PCIe 1.1 16x
nVidia GTX480 PCIe 2.0 16x
 
ATI Rage 1
Canopus Pure 3D 2 (Voodoo)
Matrox Millenium 1
Matrox Millenium 2
ATI All-In-Wonder 9800
evga 7800GS
evga 8800 GTX
BFG 285
evga 580
 
STB Lightspeed 128
STB LightSpeed 128 + 3DFX Diamond Monster 3D
Canopus Pure3D II
PNY Nvidia Geforce 2 Ti400
Visiontek ATI Radeon HD3870 512MB
Gigabyte Geforce GTX460 1GB SLI
 
FX5200 128MB
Radeon 9550 256MB
X800GTO 256MB
X1900GT 256MB
HD3850 512MB
HD4850 1GB
HD4870 1GB + HD4850 1GB CrossFire
 
Voodoo Banshee
TNT2
Geforce
Geforce 2
Geforce 3 Ti200
Radeon 9500 Softmod 9700Pro
Geforce 7800GT SLi
Geforce 8800GTX
XBOX 360

Yup, all that and then I stopped PC gaming and haven't looked back. I used to spend tons of money each year on upgrading my desktop. Now, since November 2006, I haven't spent anything.
 
Voodoo 2
Geforce 256 (i think... I was young haha)
Geforce 2GTS (again I can't quite remember but I'm pretty sure)
Geforce 4 Ti 4200 (Golden Sample OC'd) (It was gold, I was like 12, I thought I was the shiz)
Geforce 6800GT 256MB (my choice, carefully researched, great card)
GeForce 8800GTS 640MB (again my choice, waited till the architecture change and boom! Best card and longest lasting so far!)

My 8800GTS is still chugging along. Although It's going to have an easier life inside the girlfriends computer once I get a 460 1GB.
 
These are from my "main machine". Around the time geforce emerged, I started owning multiple machines so friends could come play without hauling their machines around. So, lots of these cards, I owned multiples.

S3 Virge
Diamond monster 3d 4mb (I was floored, I would never be the same after witnessing what this thing could do. Let the obsession begin!)
2X 3dfx Branded STB voodoo2 12mb SLI
Voodoo 3 2000 PCI
Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
Voodoo 4 4500
Voodoo 5 5500
Creative Geforce 256 DDR
Geforce 2 ULTRA
Geforce 3 non-ti
Geforce 4 TI4600
Geforce FX 5800 non-ultra
Radeon 9800XT
Geforce 6800 Ultra AGP
2X Evga Geforce 7800GTX ACS3 256
2X Geforce 7900GTX 512
2X Geforce 8800GTX

Around this time, I was pissed at SLI. I ended up selling all of my computers and vowing to use consoles ONLY for my gaming needs. I bought 4 xbox 360s for my computer room. This lasted 6 months, and I started buying computer hardware again. I swore I was done with high end hardware, and started up slowly...

Geforce 8800GT
Geforce 8800GTS 512
2X GTX 260
2X GTX 280
3X GTX 285
1X GTX 275 (to test)
Radeon 5870 XXX
Radeon 5970
3X GTX 480 is where I am now. Not for long!

The gpus I have in the non-primary machines ATM are:
Gtx 460 768
Gtx 465
Gtx 470
9800GT
and another GTX 480
 
At risk of looking like a n00btard, could someone tell me what QFT means?:eek:
 
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wra18th said:
At risk of looking like a n00btard, could someone tell me what QFT means?:eek:
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quoted for the truth

in the op's defense the the term gpu wasn't really used until the Geforce 256 came out...so that would take the following out of my history

cirrus logic CL-GD5426 (not sure it was this one but according to wikipedia and the timeline i think this was it)
riva tnt 2 ultra
whatever maxtrox card i had
 
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Trident (I'll count that in)
All-In-Wonder 3D Rage II+
Riva TNT
Radeon 7500
7600
9600GT
9600GT SLI
Radeon 5870

Y.
 
Geforce 2
Radeon 9250
Gefoce 5200
Geforce 7300GS
Geforce 7600GT
9800GTX+
GTS250 (Now paired with the 9800)
 
Oh geesh can't remember them all... lets see

ATI Rage
X1950 Pro
etc etc
Now
Dual 9800GTX+'s
 
geforce mx 440
radeon 9600
radeon 9800pro (lasted a longtime)
6800gt
7800gt
7900gt
9600gt
285gtx
ati 5870
 
prometheum said:
quoted for the truth

in the op's defense the the term gpu wasn't really used until the Geforce 256 came out...so that would take the following out of my history

cirrus logic CL-GD5426 (not sure it was this one but according to wikipedia and the timeline i think this was it)
riva tnt 2 ultra
whatever maxtrox card i had
Click to expand...

Dude, there are a hundred of these threads. I'm loling right now b/c of how many times people have made them. The search bar is there for a reason. ;)
 
i had some pretty significant jumps with mine because i first had an ati 9200se, then jumped to a 7800gs, then bam! gtx 480.
i really was looking for a gtx 580, but after reading the forums it seems like its basically a gtx 485. so ill just wait for the gtx 680. lol
 
GeForce FX5200
7600gt then a second for SLI
8600 gts x2 in SLI
8800 gts g92s in SLI
GTX 260 core 216 in Tri-SLi
GTX 285 in Tri-SLi
Radeon 5870
 
Voodoo 4 4500
GeForce 3 Ti500
Radeon 9600XT
GeForce 7950GX2
GeForce 8800GT
Radeon 4890
GeForce 480
GeForce 580 on its way to me.

Probably sticking with nVidia for the rest of my days. They have always worked better for me.
 
Geforce 2 MX 400
Radeon 9800
Geforce 6800 GT
Geforce 7800 GS
8800 GTS 320MB
8800 GTS 640MB
8800 GTS 512MB
GTX 260
GTX 260 Core 216
Radeon HD 5870
 
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S3 Virge >
3DFX Voodoo >
3DFX Voodoo 2 , RIVA TNT >
TNT 2 >
GF2U >
GF3 Ti 200 >
GF4 Ti 4400 >
9700 Pro >
9600M Pro (laptop) >
GF 6800U >
GF 7800GTX >
GF GTX 260 SLI >
HD 4870 >
HD 5830M (laptop) >
HD 5870 CF

Note: I've always run 2 PCs at a time, and sometimes I would buy 2 GPUs from the same generation, but nowadays it's mostly 1 card from each gen.

Next one will be either a Cayman XT/Pro or 580/570 by the end of this year depending on Cayman's price, perf and availability.
 
TNT2
Gforce 2
Ti 4200
6800 gt
8800 gt
GTX260 put in GF's pc when i got
GTX 460


edit the TI 4200 6800 GT AND 8800 GT where all great cards for the money as it looks like the GTX460 is as well if you dont mind OC it
bla bad spelling
 
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Back button? Huh? Must be missing something...
 
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Ati rage mach 64 8MB
Voodoo Banshee
Ati rage fury 32MB (couldn't use because the drivers didn't work with socket 7 for a year and sold) refused to buy ati till my 4870 then.
Geforce 1ddr
Geforce 3ti200
Geforce 5 5700
Geforce 7 7900gt
Geforce 8 8800gt
Ati 4870 512MB review sample
Ati 6870, still deciding to crossfire or upgrade to 6970 or something.
 
numerous low ends i don't remember
nvidia tnt2
ati rage fury pro (forget which one)
nvidia 5200
nvidia 6200
nvidia 8800gt
2x nvidia 9800gtx+
nvidia gtx470SC
 
Diamond Viper V550 (Riva TNT)
Hercules' 3D Prophet 4500 (Kyro II)
ATI AIW 9600
VisionTek Radeon HD 4850 512MB, CrossfireX
VisionTek Radeon HD 4850 512MB
 
GeForce4 MX440
Radeon 9600 Pro
HD4550
HD4770
HD5770
HD5850
GTX 460
GTX 570
 
Matrox Millennium
Matrox Millennium + PowerVR 1
Nvidia Riva TNT
Voodoo 3 3000
Geforce 2 Pro
Geforce 2 MX (for 2nd system)
9700 Pro
9600 XT
6800GT
8800GT
4870 512MB
GTX 280
HD 5870
5450 for HTPC
GTX 470 SLI
GTX 460 SLI (2nd system)
HD 6950 Xfire
HD 6870 Xfire (2nd system)
HD 7970 Xfire
GTX 680 SLI
GTX 980 SLI
 
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I updated my progression as I've got dual GeForce GTX 580's in SLI.
 
TNT2
9800 Pro
8600GT
HD4670
GTX275
GTX275 SLI
HD5870
HD5970
HD6970
 
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RIVA ?
Radeon 7200
FX 5200
6600 gt
8600 gt
GTX 260 - 216
GTX 285
220 gt - htpc
5870m - notebook
GTX 580
 
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This is tough, as I really can't remember the specifics before the Geforce 2.

Mix of various stuff
Geforce 2 Ultra
ATI 9700 Half Pro (freak Powercolor card with Pro core speed but non-pro mem speed)
6600GT (after 9700 died)
X850 Pro (because 6600GT sucked)
8800GTS 640mb (wonderful card)
2x 4870 (I loved them dearly)
6970 (my precious!!)

Looks like I was due to go Nvidia this time around. However...the 4870's left a serious impression. Might be another generation or so before I test the waters in the other pond.
 
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