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Your graphics card history tree?

Hmm i was a noob with graphics cards a few years ago but it went something like this :

9600(pro i think? had something after the numbers :p )
6600le
x850xt
x1800xt 512mb
7900gt
8800gts 320mb
8800gtx
 
Hmmm

TNT 2 64
Voodoo 2 addon card?
Voodoo 3000
Radeon 9600 Pro
Geforce 6600GT
Geforce 6800GS
Geforce 7800GS
Radeon X1950 Pro

Cant quite remember what the addon card was but I remember getting it while I waited for the price to fall on the 3000 standalone. Was well excited when I ran my first game in 1600x1200 res :D


Whoop :)
 
Well...

TNT 64 agp
GeForce 2 MX 32mb agp
GeForce 4 Ti4200 64mb agp
GeForce 6800 plain 128mb agp
GeForce 8800GT 512mb Pci-e

A steady progression. :)

No real reason for the lack of ATI cards. Just never had one.
 
hmm something like

cirrus logic 512k
cirrus logic 2 mb
s3 virge 4mb
s3 virge 8mb ohh the power - not !
matrox mystique - fruity little number, first 'real' card
ti4400
radeon 9800 pro
radeon x1950 - borked from day 1 £160 down the ***ter
radeon x800 gto
8800 gt

the more things change the more they stay the same.
 
Matrox Mystique (I miss the buzz from the early days of getting a 3D accellerator :D )
Geforce 2MX
Geforce 4MX (both MX cards because I was a student and couldn't afford anymore lol)
Radeon 9600XT
Radeon 9800 Pro
Radeon 9800 Pro + Radeon 7000 (for a 3 monitor setup)
Radeon x1650 Pro
Radeon HD 2400 (for media centre ;) )
Next step is a 8800GTS as I want to get back into some PC gaming again. I think the cards that saw the most gaming were the GF4MX and 9600XT, all night Operation Flashpoint sessions *** :D
 
(1999) 3DFX Voodoo 3 2000 16MB
(2001) Absolute MultiMedia GeForce 2 MX 400 64MB
(2002) Albatron GeForce 4 Ti 4200 P Turbo 128MB
(2004) Sapphire ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
(2005) BFG GeForce 7800 GT OC 256MB

The Voodoo 3 was one of the first mainstream 3D accelerators that used AGP and didn't require an existing graphics card (like the Voodoo 2 did). I had it for my 12th birthday back in 1999. I think my next upgrade will be early 2008 with the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB.
 
Orchid Righteous 3DFX 4Mb (/w S3 Trio 1mb)
STB Black Magic Vooodoo II (/w Matrox Millenium II)
Voodoo 3 3000
Voodoo 5 5500 (mistake...)
GeForce 3
GeForce 4 Ti 4600
GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
GeForce 6800 Ultra
2 x GigaByte GeForce 7800 GTX SLi
1 x BFG 8800 GTX - I'm too cheap to buy a new PSU to take 2 cards :D
 
Desktop:
64mB MX440SE
128mB FX5200
128mB 9700 Pro
128mB 9700 Pro (replacement, first died)
128mB 9700 Pro (replacement, replacement died)
128mB 9800 Pro (gave up on replacements)
Sold desktop

Laptop:
64mB X300M
256mB 8600M GT
 
ATI Rage Pro (maybe 128mb ? can't remember exactly as it was my first), Voodoo3 3000? and then next model up > TNT2 card that really boosted Return to Castle Wolfenstein > Ti4400 > MX420 > 9800Pro > X800XT PE > 7600GT OC > X1900XT > 2900Pro (> 8800GTX in a week or two).

I think I may have missed out on a few cards as I wasn't as into PC's at 18 as I am now and was too busy partying and acting single while in a long term relationship. My mind was too focused into not getting caught by the ex (got caught) so my love for PC's hadn't blossomed yet :p.

Some interesting lists I see here for the old skool gamers :).
 
Mine:

SIS (onboard)

Voodoo 3 (16MB) (lasted all of a couple of hours)
Power VR 16MB(3d accelerator card)
TNT2 64MB (lasted me about a year)
MX440 (lasted me a couple of years)
9800 AIW SE (was used mainly for my media pc but was initially in my games rig)
9800 PRO
Nvidia 6600 GT
Nvidia 6600 GT Sli (both cards eventually blew up from overheating)
Nividia 7600 GT Sli (replacement cards for the 6600's)
Nividia 8800 GTX OC (current card and plan to get a second when I have the money. Although need a new PSU before I plan on that purchase)
 
Videologic 928 Movie (ISA!!!) Still have it fully boxed.
S3 Virge (PCI) (supposedly 3D but wasn't)
Diamond Moster3D (Voodoo1) Came with a massive wodge of games
Guillimot Voodoo Banchee (one of the first intergrated 2D/3D cards
Voodoo 3 3500 TV AGP
ATI Rage Fury Maxx
Voodoo 5 5500
ATI Radeon 8500
Geforce 3 Ti 500 that came in a wooden box, can't remember the blinkin manf.
ASUS Geforce 4 ti 4600
Nvidia Geforce 2 Go
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
ATI Radeon Mobile 9700
Geforce 6800go
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
ATI Radeon 800XT PCI-E
ATI Radeon 1900XT
ATI Radeon HD3870

I think that's all of them, quite extensive. I think I might of had a TNT2 at somepoint, but can't remember.
 
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first pc was in early 1999.

3d rage pro 8mb inbuilt junk (switching drivers for different games constantly)
tnt 2 ultra (i miss they days top end cards for £180)
geforce 1 annilhator pro
geforce 4 mx440
5900xt
x800gto

1950 pro my current card :)
 
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Cirrus Logic 1mb onboard - back in 1995 I had to shrink 3d games down to a tiny window in the centre of the screen to get a decent framerate!

nVidia Riva128 4mb - Bought this due to a good PCPro review and when I put it into the slot it didnt fit ( lowly 586 only had ISA! :( but bought new setup for it so was very fast

Apocalypse 3d Power VR 4mb - Stuck it a spare PCI to play some PowerVR accelerated games as a friend needed the cash and I got it for a bargain, even though it was down on power it was still pretty good in its supported games

3dfx Voodoo3 2000 16mb - Awesome bit of kit for the time and overclocked well

Geforce 2 GTS - Served me well for the counterstrike years

Geforce TI4200 - Excellent value and highly overclocked too but I suffered from the b0rked gainward batch and it got replaced with the Creative version

Geforce 6800GT - Bought when it appeared as PCI-E and modded with zalman cooler

Geforce 7900GTO - Was tempted as it was a bargain for the time and is still kicking ass in Bf2

Will upgrade again when Crysis is smooth at High
 
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