Your Video Card Upgrade Ladder

Tandy something > ATI Rage Pro > Voodoo 3 3000 AGP > GeForce2 MX > GeForce 4 440 MX > MSI GeForce 5900 XT > eVGA GeForce 6600GT > XFX GeForce 7600 GT XXX > XFX GeForce 8800 GTS XXX
 
Diamond 2D card + Voodoo 1
Nvidia TNT
Voodoo 3
Geforce 2 GTS
9700 Pro
x800 XL
 
onboard => geforce 2mx => gefore 2 gts (which got taken away => geforce 2 mx = > onboard geforce 2 mx => 9800pro => 7600gt
 
Trident 2mb 2D/3D card (hey did 24 bit color!) > Onboard 8mb > Geforce 2 MX220 > Geforce 4 MX440 > Geforce Ti4600 > Geforce FX5200 Ultra > ATi 9800pro > X800Pro agp > X850XT PCIe > Waiting on R600 to decide whats the best bang for my buck. Havent decided on Green or Red this time around.
 
My cards.

1. SIS Onboard
2. PNY TNT2 Ultra 16MB PCI
3. SIS Xabre
4. PNY Geforce 4 Ti4200 128MB
5. ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
6. ATI Radeon X800 XL 256MB AGP
7. PNY Geforce 7800GT 256MB PCI-E
8. HIS X1900XT 512MB PCI-E - Current card
 
1. Onboard Cirrus Logic in my first PC, which was a Packard Hell
2. ATI Mach 64
3. Diamond Edge 3D (NV1 - Nvidia's first video card w/onboard sound)
4. Matrox Millennium
5. Matrox Millennium / Diamond Monster 3D (Voodoo 1)
6. Matrox G200 / Diamond Monster 3D
7. Canopus Spectra 2500 TNT / Diamond Monster 3D
8. ATI Rage Fury 32 MB (short-lived upgrade as I went back to the TNT)
9. VisionTek GeForce2 GTS 32MB
10. VisionTek Xtasy 6964 GeForce3 Ti500 64MB
11. ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
12. Gigabyte Radeon X800 XL 256MB
13. eVGA GeForce 7900 GT KO 256MB

Ah...memories. :)
 
Tseng Labs 4000 > Cirrus Logic (don't remember exact model) ISA > Cirrus LogicVesa Local bus (just to play Doom II in DOS) > S3 Virge > S3 Savage > Voodoo II 8Mega > 3Dfx Banshee (sucked big times) > Voodoo III 3000 > Voodoo 4 > TNT2 > Geforce 256 > Geforce II GTS > Geforce 3 500 > Geforce 4 MX 400 > Geforce 4 Ti 4600 > Geforce 5700 (sucked sucked SUCKED!!! ) > Geforce 6600 > Geforce 6800 Ultra (bought used for a 100 Euros) > Geforce 7600GS > Geforce 8800GTS 640.

Whewwww!!!!!!! Time for Pepsi. My mouth dried up..............
 
0. Something from S3 (wasn't 3D... but was the first dedicated graphics card I distinctly recall .)
1. 3DFX Voodoo (Diamond Multimedia)
2. 3DFX Voodoo2 (Diamond Multimedia - 8Meg)
2. 3DFX Voodoo2 (Creative - 12 Meg / a replacement for a broken card)
3. 3DFX Voodoo3 (forgot version number / the card was a distaster)
4. Intel i740 (only integrated graphics I've ever had... didn't last long)
5. nVidia GeForce 2 (forgot model)
6. nVidia GeForce 4 TI-4400 (from MSI / one of the best cards I've ever bought)
7. ATI 9800 XT (OEM from Dell, another excellent card)
8. ATI X850 XT PE AGP (By far one of the worst cards ever bought, but probably due to system bottlenecks.)
9. 2x Evga GeForce 8800 GTX for SLI (will be the best cards I bought once drivers are up-to-snuff... hopefully soon)
 
S3 Virge 2Mb
Asus Geforce 2 GTS 64Mb
Asus Geforce 4 Ti4200-8x 128Mb
MSI Geforce 6800 GT PCI-E 256Mb
 
S3 something with 2mb (1996)
TNT2 16mb (2000)
ATI 7200 AIW (2001)
TI4200 64mb (2002)
ATI 9500Pro (2003 maybe?)
ATI9500np softmodded to 9700 and volt modded with stock AMD XP heatsink (loved it!) (2003)
ATI 9800pro 128mb (2003-2004)
X800XTPE (waterblock and ramsinks) (2004-2005)
7800GTX 256mb (july 2005)
SLI 7800gtx 256mb each (august 2005)
X1800XT (later 2005)
X1900XT single (march 2006)
X1900XT Crossfire (april 2006)
7950GX2 (may 2006)
8800GTS (february 2007)
 
onboard
S3 Savage Pro
Voodoo 2
TnT2 Ultra
GeForce Ti 4200
ATi 9600
Geforce 6600OC
GeForce 8800 GTS
 
Quantum Labs Voodoo Banshee 16MB > EVGA GeForce 2 MX200 32MB > Gainward "Golden Sample" GeForce 3 Ti200 64MB > BFG GeForce FX5200 128MB > Back to the GF3 Ti200 (hah) > BBA Radeon 9600XT forget mem size > BBA Radeon 9800XT 128MB > Leadtek GeForce 6800GT 256MB > Leadtek GeForce 7800GT 256MB > Asus GeForce 7800GTX 256MB
 
Trident 1mb Vga
S3 Virge
Ati Rage Fury 32mb
Nvidia Geforce2mx
ATI All in Wonder 32mb
ATI Radeon 64mb Vivo
ATI Radeon 8500
Nvidia Geforce 4 ti4200
Nvidia 6600
Nvidia 6600gt
Nvidia 6800
Ati X800XL
Nvidia 7900GT KO
 
Matrox Millennium
Matrox Millennium II
w/Monster 3D
Diamond Nvidia???
Kyro II
Geforce 3 Ti200
ATI 9800 Pro
Geforce 8800 GTS (640MB)
 
ATI 2D Xpression (Mach64) 2MB
ATI Rage Pro 8MB
3dfx Voodoo4 4500 32MB
NVIDIA Geforce2 MX440 64MB
ATI Radeon 8500 64MB
ATI Radeon 9800Pro 128MB
NVIDIA Geforce 8800 GTS 640MB
 
Rage Pro 8MB > Geforce 2 MX400 64MB > Radeon 8500LE 128MB > Geforce 4 TI4600 128MB > Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB > Geforce 7600GS 256MB
 
I think ive got one of the shortest with the biggest jump :p

Another massive jump for me is going to be from my current 15" crappy IBM TFT to the new Samsung SM226W 22" widescreen :D

GeForce3 Ti200 --> BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC
 
Here's my video card history: :)

nVIDIA Riva TNT 16 MB, AGP2X [Dell OEM] (1998 - 2002)
nVIDIA GeForce 3 Ti500 64 MB, AGP4X [VisionTek Xtasy 6964] (2002)
nVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti4600 128 MB, AGP4X [BFG Tech] (2002 - 2003)
ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB, AGP8X [Sapphire] (2003 - 2004)
nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256 MB, AGP8X [PNY Technologies] (2004)
nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra 256 MB, AGP8X [BFG Tech] (2004 - 2005)
ATi Radeon X850 XT 256 MB, AGP8X [Sapphire] (2005 - 2006)
nVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS 256 MB, AGP8X [BFG Tech] (2006)
nVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS+ 512 MB, AGP8X [Gainward BLISS] (2006)
ATi Radeon X1950 XTX 512 MB, PCI-E16X [Sapphire] (2006)
nVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768 MB, PCI-E16X [PNY Technologies] (2006 - 2007)
 
Trident 512KB, ATI Mach 64 2MB, ATI Rage 4MB, 3DFX Voodoo 4MB, Nvidia Voodoo Banshee 16MB, TNT 2 16MB, ATI Radeon SE 32MB, ATI Radeon 7500 64MB, ATI Radeon 9000 64MB, ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB, Nvidia 6600GT 128MB, and currently ATI Radeo 1950 Pro 256MB.

My most expensive of the bunch was the 3DFX Voodoo for $239cnd.
 
Paradise 512K VLB (still have it!)
S3 Virge 4MB PCI (runs Descent2 w/HW acceleration)
Nvidia TNT 16MB PCI (can run GLQuake but not fast enough for Q2)
3dfx Voodoo3 16MB AGP (great for Unreal/UT)
S3 Savage2000 32MB AGP (total junk drivers)
Nvidia GeForce2 GTS-V 32MB AGP (the Q3 card)
Nvidia GeForce4 Ti-4200 128MB AGP (bought for UT2k3)
Nvidia GeForce 6800 128MB AGP (bought for Doom3)

My Voodoo3 served, by far, the longest tenure. There is nothing that runs as smooth as a Glide-based game.
 
ATi Rage Pro
ATi 64 MB (before the "Radeon" name kicked in)
ATi Radeon 64MB
Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti4400
ATi Radeon 9500 Pro (I think)
Nvidia GeForce 6800GT
 
Voodoo 3 (Loved that card)
FX5200 (sucked)
9800 Pro (killed it)
6800 GT (upgraded)
7900 GT KO (died)
7950 GT (died)
7950 GT (upgraded)
320mb 8800 GTS (current)
 
Diamond Stealth 4meg
Voodoo 4meg addon
Voodoo2 8 meg addon (when 4meg died, and Diamond sent me the 8meg for my trouble)
Some brand GeForce 3 Ti 200 64meg
BFG 6800oc 128meg AGP
eVGA 8800gts 640meg

Odd, but I can't recall if I really went from the Voodoo2 to the GF 3 without anything in between.
 
Voodoo 3
Geforce MX 200
Ati radeon 9500 pro 128mb
Nvidia 6800 gt
Nvidia 7800gt 256mb
Nvidia 8800 gts 320
 
Every other generation it seems for me.

Geforce 256 > Geforce 4 Ti 4600 > 6800 GT > 8800GTS.

Funny thing is, I was an ATI fanboy up until the 6 series of nVidia. lol
 
ATI pci 32mb * very long time ago :p*
ATI pci 64mb *very long time ago too*
ATI 128 mb hercules agp*long time ago*
ATI FireGl X3 256mb dual dvi*quite some time ago*
BFG Tech 8800gts 320mb OC version*recently*
 
I had several systems with *yawn* integrated video, skip over those. First proper videocard was a Geforce Ti4600, which the little orb heatsink got clogged with dust and caused the fan to fail, resulting in a stinky and very dead card. Next in line there was an AIW 9800 PRO, followed by an AIW X800XT.

Now I've got an X1950XTX, not planning to change it too soon, really. I'm quite happy with it. This is actually my first PCI-E rig.
 
mx440
ati 8500
ati 9600
ati 9600xt
ati 9800pro
ati x800xl
8800gts 640--in about one day :)
 
P1 Integrated Graphics :)
MX400 AGP
FX5200Go (not much of an upgrade) Laptop
X800 128Mb PCie (kept around)
X800GTO (sent back) PCie
X800GTO2 (dead) PCie
6600GT (went to my brother's comp) PCIe
7600GT (meh, traded for a 6800GS) PCIe
6800 Vanilla (took 2 steps back... sits as a backup card if something dies) PCIe
6800GS (for 256bit) PCIe
2 x 6800GS ( :D decent) PCIe

I started a lot later than everyone else :( . Didn't get into computers till the age of Geforce 6xxx and X8xx series cards :) , right after AGP died, haha.
 
Well the ones I remember...

Voodoo something-or-other
Geforce something-or-other
couple cards I dont remember
5900XT
6800GT
7800GTX
8800GTS
 
ATI Rage Fury Pro ---> ATI Radeon 9000 Pro ---> (new computer here) ATI X850XT PE ---> ATI Radeon X1900GT

I see a trend here...:D

I'm waiting for refresh/next-gen parts to upgrade to a 8800GTS 640 or GTX. From what I see in benchmarks, the 1900GT should beat the shit out of the current mid-range parts...which is sad :(
 
[+Duracell-];1031215441 said:
ATI Rage Fury Pro ---> ATI Radeon 9000 Pro ---> (new computer here) ATI X850XT PE ---> ATI Radeon X1900GT

I see a trend here...:D

I'm waiting for refresh/next-gen parts to upgrade to a 8800GTS 640 or GTX. From what I see in benchmarks, the 1900GT should beat the shit out of the current mid-range parts...which is sad :(
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yeah. i'm completely torn as to what to get... tech or speed? :( damn nvidia and ati....
 
Some Hercules CGA card
ET4000 (VGA!!!)
Matrox Millenium
Matrox Mystique (with memory addon)
Voodoo1 (addin)
Voodoo2 (don't remember if addin or not)
nVidia TNT
nVidia TNT2
Voodoo 5 5500
nVidia Geforce 2 GTS (Hercules 64MB monster)
nVidia Geforce 3
nVidia Geforce 4 4200ti
ATI 9700
nVidia 6800GT
ATI X850XT
ATI X1900XT
 
diamondmax 4mb 2d card
s3 virge something
tnt something
tnt2 creative
gf3 ti-200
9500 pro
6800
x1900xt
 
1 or 2 meg diamond something or the other
4 meg diamond something.........
16 meg tnt
32 meg geforce
64 meg 4200ti lighting got it
gf 5700 ultra crappy
gf 6600gt
gf 7800gs
ati 1950pro
 
Cirrus Logic GD5420 1mb
S3 Trio64 2mb
ATI 3D Rage II+ 2mb
Riva 128 4mb
geforce 4mx 128mb (mem problem, RMA/replaced with)
geforce 5200FX 128mb
X800 pro 256mb
8800gts 320mb
 
Some 16 mb ATI card
9200se
5900XT
X800XL (AGP)
X800GTO2
7800GT
SLI'd 7800 GTs
SLI'd Quadro 4500s
SLI'd 7900 GSs
Crossfired X1950XTXs
Crossfired HD2900XTs

Also have a 8600GT for the MCE box, still using everything from the Quadros on up and the 9200se.
 
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