Your Video Card Upgrade Ladder

S3 ViRGE 4mb w/ 12MB voodoo2 SLI > TNT2 Ultra 32MB > GF2 GTS 32MB > Radeon 8500 64MB > Radeon 9800 256MB > X800XL 256MB > 7900GS oc'ed to 600/1600

love the GS :)
 
Some onboard junk>9200se>9600>9600pro>x700>7800gt>6800GS>7900GT>x850xt (lol)>7900GTO

Something like this.
 
some cirrus logic 4mb on a 25mhz comp -> some 8mb on a 166mhz -> Geforce 2MX -> Geforce FX5500 256MB ddr -> Geforce 6800XT 256mb ddr (my last AGP before PCI-e)
 
Nvidia Riva TNT2, ATI AIW 8500DV,PowerColor 9600pro BE, AOpen 5900XT, ATI X800XL AGP, curent card X1800XT and I'm LOVING it!
 
Best I can rememer:

Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI
2MB Intel Integrated (step in the wrong direction)
Nvidia TNT2 64MB
ATI (BBA) 9600Pro
Nvidia (MSI) Ti4200 (moving back again)
ATI (Sapphire) 9800Pro
Nvidia (EVGA) 6800LE Flashed Ultra (the cool ones)
ATI (BBA) X800XL
ATI (Sapphire) X800XT
Nvidia (Leadtek) 7800GTX
ATI (Abit) X600XT (step back, temp)
Nvidia (XFX) 7900GT (vmodded, see sig)

In the pipeline: R600


Anyone notice a trend :D? Aside from the one break in the chain when I had an X800XL for about two weeks before I decided the lack of OC potential just wasn't doing it for me (had water at the time) and stepped up to an X800XT on the cheap. Other than that, its been back and fourth Nvidia to ATI. No brand loyalty FTW!
 
Geforce 2MX
Radeon 9200
Radeon X800Pro
Radeon X800XT
Geforce 6800GT
Radeon X1800XT

R600 or G80 in pipeline who knows.
Allthough I am hoping ATi is better next gen as their IQ and drivers I am a fan of.
Allthough I also hope Nvidia updates thems IQ not thats its terrible btw.
 
comador 64 >some card for my old 486x>no computer>onboard intel>7000>9000>9550>XFX 6800 XT>waiting til next year....
 
Integrated :(
TI 4200
9600 Pro
5200FX
9800XT
6800GT
7800GTX KO AC3 (evga)
7950 GX2 :) !!
 
Heres mine:

Some trident card
ati rage pro
3d labs permedia II
SIS 530 onboard graphics
PNY tnt2 (uh oh movin up!)
EVGA geforce mx4000 (now im ballin!)
ASUS geforce fx5600
Gainward geforce 5900
Ati Radeon 9800 pro
Gainward Geforce 5900 (radeon blew up)
Ati Radeon 9800 pro (its back!)
PNY Geforce 6800 vanilla
BFG Geforce 6800 Ultra
 
Viper87227 said:
Best I can rememer:

Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI
2MB Intel Integrated (step in the wrong direction)
Nvidia TNT2 64MB
ATI (BBA) 9600Pro
Nvidia (MSI) Ti4200 (moving back again)
ATI (Sapphire) 9800Pro
Nvidia (EVGA) 6800LE Flashed Ultra (the cool ones)
ATI (BBA) X800XL
ATI (Sapphire) X800XT
Nvidia (Leadtek) 7800GTX
ATI (Abit) X600XT (step back, temp)
Nvidia (XFX) 7900GT (vmodded, see sig)

In the pipeline: R600


Anyone notice a trend :D? Aside from the one break in the chain when I had an X800XL for about two weeks before I decided the lack of OC potential just wasn't doing it for me (had water at the time) and stepped up to an X800XT on the cheap. Other than that, its been back and fourth Nvidia to ATI. No brand loyalty FTW!
Click to expand...

Werd.

Although most of the cards purchased in my household are nvidia cards, I switched back to ATi, maybe for a few months. It's good to be red again.
:D
 
Voodoo 2 SLi
Voodoo 3 3000
Voodoo 3 3500
Rage Fury MAXX
Radeon 7500 64mb
Radeon 9600 Pro
Radeon 9800XT
Radeon x800XT PE
Geforce 7800 GTX 256
Geforce 7800 GTX 256 SLi
Geforce 7800GTX 512 SLi/Radeon 7000

Looking back that is quite a bit of cash spent :(

Just bought the fastest I could at the time (bar the 7500/9600), doesn't bother me if I'm red or green, just give me the best! :D
 
Ati rage 2mb
Diamond 3d monsterII 8mb(voodoo2)
Vodoo 5 5500
GF3 ti500
GF4 X 2
9800
9800XT
6800 X 2
X1800XT
7800GTX
X1900XT
X1900XT+Crossfire
 
Rage 3D-->Voodoo 1--->single Voodoo2 12mb--->SLI Voodoo2 12mb--->Voodoo3 2000--->Voodoo3 3500 TV--->Voodoo 5500 dual chip--->TNT2 Ultra--->GeForce SDR--->GeForce2--->GeForce3--->GeForce4--->ATI X800--->GeForce 6800GT--->ATI X800 XTPE--->GeForce 7800GTX--->GeForce 7900GT------------->GeForce 6200LE (whoa what went wrong here!!!???)--------->DX10 card when they come out.
 
1mb compaq card > 16mb diamond > XGI Volari V3 > FX5200 > FX6200LE > FX5900XT

I sold the comp with the 6200 in it and now built a new, but older, one with this 5900xt which I'll be getting soon. I really don't know weather it'll perform better or worse??
 
Cirrus logic (i think) Huge CGA 4 color card
Some ATI card
Diamond MM monster 2000
(added 3dfx 3d addon card later)
matrox Millenium 4 meg
matrox millenium2 16 meg with addon card !
Nvidia TNT something 32 meg
Geforce 2 64
Geforce 4 Ti 4200 died
Geforce 4 Ti 4200 Died :rolleyes:
Geforce 4800 died :rolleyes:
Ati Radeon 9600 pro
Ati 9800 PRO DDR2 256 in house prototype not for resale :)
thats it for now. next one will probably be nvidia again.
 
GeForce 7900 GTO :D
GeForce 7900 GT KO​
GeForce 6600 GT OC​
GeForce FX 5600 :eek:​
GeForce3 Ti 200​
 
God knows what ISA VGA card was in that 486 > Diamond S2000 4MB > ATI Rage AIW 8MB > Voodoo 3 3000 > GF2Pro > GF4Ti4400 > GF7900GTO that came yesterday...4.5 years on the GF4
 
ATI RAGE PRO 128M > nVidia Geforce 4 MX420 > Geforce 4 MX440 > ATI Radeon 9800SE > ATI Radeon 9800Pro > ATI Radeon X800XL > nVidia FX5200 > nVidia FX5500 > ATI Radeon 9800Pro > Waiting for X1950X price to drop.
 
Integrated > GeForce2 16mb > 9600 Pro > 9600 Pro Laptop
I will be building a pc later on.. probably in a few months. 9600 -> 7xxx noticeable? :p
 
GeForce2 MX400 > AIW 9600 Pro > AIW 9800 Pro > GeForce 6800GT > GeForce 7800GT > Second GeForce 7800GT in SLI

Now I'm set until DX10

-TyShoe
 
Wow its getting deep

Vesa VGA
Voodoo Original
Dual STB Voodoo 2 12 MB
Diamond TNT
Diamond 770 TNT2 Ultra
Geforce 2 GTS
Geforce 4 Ti4200
ATI 9800 Pro
ATI X800XL
Nvidia 7800GTX
Nvidia 7900GT SLI (still got them)
ATI x1900XTX (in 2nd machine)
 
9600XT --> (6800go --> 7800gtx go) laptop phase --> 7800gt --> 7900gt --> (x850pro --> 7800gs) shuttle phase --> 2 7600gt's SLI
 
Voodoo 1>Onboard Intel (?)>ATI Radeon 7000>Geforce 4 TI4200>9800 Pro>nVidia 6800GT>ATI X1800XT
 
Integrated>

MX440 64MB>

9700PRO 128MB>

9800PRO 256MB>

6800 Ultra 256MB>

7800GT 256MB>

X1800XT 512MB>

X1900XT 512MB current.

I think i'll wait another 2-3 years and redo my whole rig, with a new DX10 card.
 
this thread looked fun

geforce2 400mx -> geforce4 ti4200 -> ati 9800pro -> geforce 6800nu -> geforce 7900gto =)
 
Oh man good memories off the top of my head

TNT2 > MX400 > GF4 TI4200 128mb > 9700 > 9800 PRO > 6600 > 7800 GT > 7800 GTX x2
 
Diamond Monster > voodoo 2 > voodoo 3 > voodoo 5 > Gforce Ti 4600 > Gforce FX 5950 > Gforce 6800 Ultra > Gforce 7800 GTX > Gforce 7950GX2

I first started building powerful gaming rigs around the Gforce Ti4600 which was brand new out when I got it, everything before then (voodoos etc) were hand me down cards from friends who had just bought the next generation up.

RIP 3DFX, Keep it up Nvidia!
 
Hmm, I dont remember exactly but something like:

Geforce2MX?>Geforce 3>Geforce4ti4200>Radeon 9800 (non-pro)

Yeah been too long since I upgraded :)
 
because my head hurts from trying to remember...

Trident 1MB ISA
ATI Rage 2MB ISA
ATI Rage Pro 4MB PCI
ATI Xpert 4MB PCI (biggest P.O.S. ever made)
Matrox Millenium 4MB PCI
Matrox Mystique 4MB AGP
Diamond Viper 16MB AGP
ATI AIW 8500DV AGP
Leadtek GeForce Ti4600 AGP (awesome card! - massive heatsink)
ATI AIW 9800pro AGP
Connect3D X800GTO PCIe (unlocked pipelines)
next card... DX10 capable

I know there were other cards I left out... but at my age, I'm lucky I can remember to change my undies on a daily basis! j/k
 
mines very short :D
onbord shitty graphics
then gf 6600


thats it. im looking at upgrading to DX10 later on
 
Cirrus logic 1MB (parkard bell) / S3 Virge 2mb / S3 Virge 4mb DX & GX (great for duke nukem :D ) TNT 16mb / TNT2 Ultra w/ SLI 12mb VooDoo2's (this was awesome) / voodoo banshee (POS) / Voodoo3 / Gefore256 :D / Geforce2 / FX5900Ultra / 6800Ultra PCIe / 6800Ultra SLI / 7800GT's SLI / 7600GT / 7900GTO :D
 
Onboard Cirrus Logic something
STB Velocity 4400
ATi Radeon "engineering sample"
ATi Radeon 8500
ATi Radeon 9800
BFGTech 6800OC
 
1992-1998 October --> Trident 2D 1MB(?)
1998-2001 February --> Matrox G100 4MB + Diamond 3DMonster Voodoo 2 12MB
2001-2002 April --> ASUS GeForce 2 GTS 32MB DDR
2002-2005 March --> Creative GeForce 4 Ti 4400 128MB DDR
2005-2006 October --> ASUS V9999/TD GeForce 6800 128MB DDR
2006-20?? ? --> ASUS GeForce EN7950GT HTDP 512MB
 
Some onboard > tnt2 > 4600ti (i think) > 9500 pro > 6800 gt > G80gt(x) asap
 
Intel Integrated > Geforce 2 MX > Ati radeon 9200 > Ati 9700 PRO > Nvidia 6800 GT > Nvidia 7900GT SLI > ???
 
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