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Your graphics card history tree?

Sapphire X1950 Pro
Sapphire HD 3650
[Several years of using integrated graphics]
MSI GTX 760
EVGA GTX 980ti
MSI GT 710 (soon to arrive as the 980ti needs RMA)
 
AMD RADEON HD 5770
EVGA Geforce GTX 460 SC EE
Zotac Geforce GTX 470
Inno3d Geforce GTX 480
EVGA Geforce GTX 660 Ti sig 2 FTW
EVGA GEFORCE GTX 680 SC
Gainward GEFORCE GTX 780 Ti
MSI GEFORCE GTX 970 SLI
MSI GEFORCE GTX 980 TWIN FROZR
MSI GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti Reference
EVGA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti classified
ASUS GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti Strix
MSI GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti Reference
EVGA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti SC Reference for sli
so as you can see I've had quite a few 980 Tis :p
 
Flying_Hellfish said:
From what I recall -

Vodoo 3 (PCI version!)
Radeon 9600 512mb (wish I had the 9800, classic!)
Nvidia 6800 LE (Unlocked/overclocked, can't recall exactly)
Radeon X1950 XT (AGP version - died)
Nvidia 8800 GT (A true classic!)
Nvidia GTX 480 (Fitted with a Zalman aftermarket cooler- hot mama!)
Nvidia GTX 670
- Nvidia GTX 670 SLI (Upgraded to 1440p)
Nvidia GTX 970 (custom water cooled)
Nvida 1080 ti (pre-ordered, will be custom water cooled. At 4k now so need to go up a level again)

So not too many really. I switched early on but have been steadfastly Nvidia the last few generations. I try to bridge a couple of generations where possible as well when upgrading.
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Updated.
 
I can't remember.

Some VESA Local Buus cards on my first PC the 33DX486.
Though I was using PCs elsewere with ISA bus graphics.

Voodoo2
TNT2
Geforce mx something

After that is a blur. I've opted out of desktops over the past 10yrs or so as I mainly used laptops, gaming laptops etc. Only recently did I buy a desktop for the kids to play minecraft. (and me to play WOT)
 
Starting in...I think 2007:

Nvidia 8800 GT
Nvidia GTX 275
Nvidia GTX 480 (Damn did that card run HOT!)
Nvidia GTX 670
Nvidia GTX 970
Nvidia GTX 980 (Soon after the 970 - was an EVGA Step Up)
Nvidia GTX 1070
Nvidia GTX 1070 SLI
Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti

Wow...that's quite a list actually!
 
Voodoo 3
nVidia GeForce 256 DDR
Voodoo 5
ATi Radeon 9600
nVidia FX5*** (forget which)
nVidia 6600GT
nVidia 9300GT
ATi HD3870 (Sapphire Atomic HD3870)
ATi HD4870
nVidia GTX470
nVidia GTX580 (ASUS Matrix Platinum)
AMD 7970 (ASUS Matrix Platinum)
AMD 7970 2x (ASUS Matrix Platinum in Crossfire)
nVidia GTX690
nVidia GTX980Ti
nVidia GTX1080Ti
 
1997-1998: Voodoo 1

1998-2001: Voodoo 2 SLI (Unreal @ 1024x768 FTW!!!)

2001-2004: Geforce 2Go (switched to a Laptop for a few years)

2004-2005: Radeon 9800

2006: Nvidia 6800GT

2006-2009: Radeon X850 XT PE

2009-2014: Radeon 4850 (the dark days of rubbish console to PC ports, lost interest in gaming so kept this card for ages)

2014: Nvidia 760

2014- Present: Nvidia 970 SLI (best damn GPU purchase I've ever made)
 
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Just searched the thread to find my previous posts... :p

2007:
marc2003 said:
fx5200 (cries) - i only wanted a card that could play gta3 and it couldn't. this was before i knew anything about hardware. since then i've learnt a little but am a bit behind the times due to a lack of funds. :D
9800 (flashed to pro - now we're talking. :cool: )
6800gt (liked the raw power but drivers at the time were terrible. it had to go)
x800gto (little stop gap)
x800pro @ xt (bought 2nd hand -died on me after 2 months)
7600gs (not a bad little card- another stop gap)
x1950pro current card - old hat for you lot but does me proud - i'm only a casual gamer. :)
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2013:
marc2003 said:
since then...

3850
4850
8800GTS 512mb
6870
intel onboard for a few months
6850 (current)
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since then:
intel onboard for long periods of time
560ti (448core edition)
4GB 380 (current card in sig
 
As far as I can remember..

EVGA 8600GT That ran Crysis quite well IIRC.
Palit GT220 which didn't even work in my old old prebuilt (I know..)
GTX 670 MSI Power Edition Overclocked. Was sad to sell that!
AMD R9 290
GTX 970 (in my stepdad's pc)
GTX 980ti currently.

Awaiting the Gigabyte Windforce 1080ti to ship :)
 
ATI Rage something
Voodoo 3 for about 5 mins until it failed
Riva TNT2 64
Geforce 2 MX (awesome for the money)
Geforce 5900xt
Geforce 6800gt
Radeon 1900xt (with accelero cooler on it because stock cooler was a leaf blower)
Then stopped PC gaming for a few years
Radeon 290 (faulty)
Geforce 780
Geforce 1070 (with alphacool block)
 
ive had wayyyy too many lets see if I can even remember

gt 240
gtx 260
hd4850
gtx 8800
gtx 590
gtx 690
gtx 560 ti
gtx 460
gtx 295
mars 760
hd 6950
hd 5970
hd 7970
hd 5850
gtx titan og
gtx titan black
gtx 670 4gb
gtx 680 classified
gtx 780
gtx 780 ti
gtx titan z
gtx titan x maxwell
gtx 760 4gb
gtx 980 ti
gtx 1070
gtx 1080

probably missed a few
 
HangTime said:
Interesting to see that most people have a fairly stereotyped/pigeon hole upgrade cycle:

-Some upgrade infrequently, maybe every 2-3 generations and very rarely make unforced 'sideways' moves
-Some upgrade steadily nearly every generation
-Some are constantly chopping and changing, making sideways and sometimes even backwards moved. I imagine most of these people are wheeler-dealers in the secondhand market.

I probably fall into the middle bracket now although it used to be every 2 generations:

-Cirrus Logic 5446 2meg
-Guillemot Maxi Gamer Voodoo Graphics 4meg
-3dfx Voodoo3 2000 AGP 16meg
-Hercules Prophet Geforce 2 MX 32meg (faster ram than reference)
-3dfx Voodoo3 3000 PCI 16meg (ran alongside the above for dual monitor support)
-Abit Siluro Geforce 4 Ti4200 64meg (faster memory than 128meg version)
-Hercules Radeon 9800SE AIW (softmodded to Pro)
-XFX Geforce 6800 AGP 128meg (softmodded to 6vp)
-Leadtek Geforce 6800GT PCI-E 256meg (still in my backup rig)
-MSI Geforce 7900GTO 512meg
-BFG 8800GTS OC 320meg

To be frank I don't think I've been blown away by anything since the first two 3dfx cards.
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Since then:
-Leadtek GTX280
-MSI GTX470
-XFX Radeon 7950
-Powercolor RX480 8GB

Most of the recent cards from 7900GTO onwards were only bought because they were cheap rather than a definitely need to upgrade.
 
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