Soldato
Loved the vapochill cases. Had one cooling an opteron 
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Currently my shelf of working "retro" GPU's includes both a 7950GX2 and a 3870X2. They are accompanied by a 6800 Ultra which I can't test as I don't have a AGP system. They are hilariously sandwiched by a GTX690 and OG Titan.. 
Running my "backup" GTX 260-216 in my retro system for the moment as I forgot to out the 7950 back in...
Also had a 9800GX2 for a little while but it ran for around 10 mins, hit 105c and then wouldn't power on. Tried a re-paste and thorough clean but sadly it was dead.
Running my "backup" GTX 260-216 in my retro system for the moment as I forgot to out the 7950 back in...
Also had a 9800GX2 for a little while but it ran for around 10 mins, hit 105c and then wouldn't power on. Tried a re-paste and thorough clean but sadly it was dead.
With an Asetek VaporChill XE II case, it probably would have survived
https://www.trustedreviews.com/revi...gerated-pc-case-asetek-vapochill-xe-ii-page-3and I thought people went more deaf with agebit like me
Just had to include this, a vaporchill unit, AMD barton 2500 NF7s BH5 ram. 2400mhz woohoo in the day that was good, then replaced that with a lanparty board, what happened to lanparty?
We had the same desk, did it not have a blue mouse pad that swung out from under the keyboard section? We used the high shelf as a monitor stand, and when my dad purchased a 19" LG CRT back in 1999ish, it was so big it broke the welding. We had to support it using a bit of 2x4.
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I can't remember if i owned that one. Memory becoming hazy with what I've owned and in what order. Started with hercules kyro 2, think first ati card was 9800pro then got 9800xt (surely wasent worth the upgrade). Had a x800xtpe or something like that. Had 4200ti, 6800gt, 7800gt, 7900gt, 8800gtx, fx5800nu, 4870x2, 5850 also had that xfire, gtx780, gtx970, now gtx980ti (And some others I've forgotten). Also had that Lan party mobo, no vapochill though
I miss regularly upgrading & massive cpu overclocking & competeing on madonion/futuremark. Gpu prices completely soured upgrading now & mid range so stagnant. Plus getting older doesn't help.
I miss regularly upgrading & massive cpu overclocking & competeing on madonion/futuremark. Gpu prices completely soured upgrading now & mid range so stagnant. Plus getting older doesn't help.
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Please...don't remind me how much performance gain when jumping from 1 gen to the next without mental pricing back in the good old days...makes me want to cry 
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Big nod to the 1.5 Gb GTX 580, a beast of a card in its day, I recall reviews saying words to the effect of “We can’t see how developers will use it’s true potential”
In fairness though, a couple of years back I had two in SLI running a heavily modified GTA V at 100+ FPS @ 1080p quite happily with a Q8300 and 8Gb RAM.
Like the 780ti of a few years later, an epic card nerfed by its lack of V-RAM.
As an example, I’ve a mate with a rare 3Gb 580 that’s still rocking his rig just fine, his ideal upgrade is another in SLI rather than anything else!
In fairness though, a couple of years back I had two in SLI running a heavily modified GTA V at 100+ FPS @ 1080p quite happily with a Q8300 and 8Gb RAM.
Like the 780ti of a few years later, an epic card nerfed by its lack of V-RAM.
As an example, I’ve a mate with a rare 3Gb 580 that’s still rocking his rig just fine, his ideal upgrade is another in SLI rather than anything else!
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I've got an X1950 XT-X in my room still!
Soldato
Back in the days where overclocking was more fun and returns were worth it.
Games were released completed and were more original.
I had more time and less responsibilities.
Games were released completed and were more original.
I had more time and less responsibilities.
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My first 3d graphics card was a Voodoo 2, I'll never forget seeing the 3dfx splash screen knowing I'd be in for a good game. Then I got a GeForce 2 GTS 32mb, GeForce 4 4200ti, Radeon 9800 Pro, Radeon X800 GTO unlocked to 16 pipes, Radeon X1950 Pro, Radeon 3870, Radeon 4850, Radeon 5850, Radeon 290, GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 1070.
Mainly ATI/AMD cards, only went back to the dark side for the original Project Cars game and stayed there due to buying this monitor when I had the 980. So I'm locked into the green team in terms of graphics for now, but my next rig will have a Ryzen 3 CPU.
Mainly ATI/AMD cards, only went back to the dark side for the original Project Cars game and stayed there due to buying this monitor when I had the 980. So I'm locked into the green team in terms of graphics for now, but my next rig will have a Ryzen 3 CPU.
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Yeah.. had one. Sounded like a bloody vacuum cleaner lol.
I still have a GTX 260 at home
My first card was a Diamond Edge 3D, followed by a Power VR 1 and then a 3DFX.
The 8800 GTS was mentioned earlier in this thread. That really was a great card. It was a cut down and slightly slower 8800 GTX which was king at the time. The GTS was a binned GTX which was either speed binned or had some shaders(?) disabled as they failed testing. So you could always either overclock them back up to GTX speeds or re-enable the shaders. For little more than a GTX you could SLI a pair of GTS and perhaps even get each close to GTX speeds.
My first card was a Diamond Edge 3D, followed by a Power VR 1 and then a 3DFX.
The 8800 GTS was mentioned earlier in this thread. That really was a great card. It was a cut down and slightly slower 8800 GTX which was king at the time. The GTS was a binned GTX which was either speed binned or had some shaders(?) disabled as they failed testing. So you could always either overclock them back up to GTX speeds or re-enable the shaders. For little more than a GTX you could SLI a pair of GTS and perhaps even get each close to GTX speeds.
And my SLI 7800 GTX setup I had before the X1900xt-x
I bought a second 7800gtx after a session in the pub, not always the best place to make expensive purchasing decisions.
Had a HIS Radeon 2900 XT 512MB back in the day (one of the last high spec AGP cards IIRC). Very nice GPU for Oblivion and what not.
Strange to think the extreme-budget RX 550 2 GB I have now as a stop-gap card is apparently 440% faster than the immense-for-its-time 2900 XT.
https://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=52&gid2=3882&compare=AMD Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MB-vs-AMD Radeon RX 550 2GB
Strange to think the extreme-budget RX 550 2 GB I have now as a stop-gap card is apparently 440% faster than the immense-for-its-time 2900 XT.
https://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=52&gid2=3882&compare=AMD Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MB-vs-AMD Radeon RX 550 2GB
I woke up once after a night in the boozer and looked at my PC which was still on. Apparently I had come home and booked a flight to Amsterdam for that morning, god only knows why must have been the cheapest going. Grabbed a bag, chucked in a couple of bits of clothing and spent the next week randomly going to dutch and belgian towns/cities just for the heck of it. Random but fun
That's probably fake.
The true difference must be +252% https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-hd-2900-xt.c192
