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My First PC Graphics Card
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Marauder Shields
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First dedicated VGA card was a Radeon 6850. Served me well.
Darkflight
Member
My first was a 4MB Voodoo Dragon, blew my mind at the time
Taco_Human
Member
My brothers old computer from about 10 years ago had an AMD All in Wonder 9600 I think. The PC I just built about two months ago has a gtx570.
I had a voodoo! It wasn't even AGP, plain ol' PCI. I'm pretty sure I ran it with an AMD Thunderbird processor. Good times with Dark Forces, Duke Nukem, Tribes
Please tell me you got the PowerColor XT model, because those were so easily flashable to higher specs! I remember upgrading to that card and loving how well the original CoD (still my favorite if the series!) ran.
Please tell me you got the PowerColor XT model, because those were so easily flashable to higher specs! I remember upgrading to that card and loving how well the original CoD (still my favorite if the series!) ran.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
My first video card was a 3DFX Voodoo 3000. I installed it and I was still unable to play the games that I wanted.
Then for the next decade, I relied on my pre-built PCs with either integrated or cheap video cards (x1300 Pro).
Then in 2008, I built a computer with an HD4850. That lasted till I got an HD6850.
Then for the next decade, I relied on my pre-built PCs with either integrated or cheap video cards (x1300 Pro).
Then in 2008, I built a computer with an HD4850. That lasted till I got an HD6850.
rockmanjoe
Member
Diamond Monster 3D (A 3DFX voodoo card)
this card came in an amazing bundle of games, including 3DFX versions of Descent 2 and Mechwarrior 2 being the stand outs. Best PC bundle ever, omg
I remember games going from unplayable slideshows to buttery smooth 50+fps. Blew my mind back then.
this card came in an amazing bundle of games, including 3DFX versions of Descent 2 and Mechwarrior 2 being the stand outs. Best PC bundle ever, omg
I remember games going from unplayable slideshows to buttery smooth 50+fps. Blew my mind back then.
TheAdmiester
Member
Radeon 9550. First upgrade was to a Radeon X800.
In order after the X800, I went:
7800GTX 512MB
Radeon HD 5770
GTX560
Planning on getting a GTX770 possibly later this year.
In order after the X800, I went:
7800GTX 512MB
Radeon HD 5770
GTX560
Planning on getting a GTX770 possibly later this year.
CreepingFear
Member
Depends. First pre-build system card with real power had a ATI 9800. The first card for the first computer I built myself had an Asus GTX 570 Direct CUII
MrCunningham
Member
I remember owning a PC with one of these:
The S3 ViRGE PCI card with a whooping 4MB of RAM. Then I upgraded to one of these:
The ATi 3D Rage Pro AGP card with 8MB of RAM! Which I later replaced for one of these:
I still remember the box with the screaming kid.
Asus Geforce 256 AGP card with 32MB of RAM.
After that I think I had a Geforce 3 card with 64MB of RAM. Followed by a Gigabyte brand Geofrce FX 5600 with 128MB of RAM. The FX card was a piece of garbage though, as it burned out on me months after use, then I bought like an ATi Radeon 9700 Pro think? Which was a killer card for its day.
The S3 ViRGE PCI card with a whooping 4MB of RAM. Then I upgraded to one of these:
The ATi 3D Rage Pro AGP card with 8MB of RAM! Which I later replaced for one of these:
I still remember the box with the screaming kid.
Asus Geforce 256 AGP card with 32MB of RAM.
After that I think I had a Geforce 3 card with 64MB of RAM. Followed by a Gigabyte brand Geofrce FX 5600 with 128MB of RAM. The FX card was a piece of garbage though, as it burned out on me months after use, then I bought like an ATi Radeon 9700 Pro think? Which was a killer card for its day.
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Deleted member 22576
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I didn't! It was a reference design. The OG CoD still ran like a dream though, I had my crt set to 1280x1024 and my boomin' logitech subwoofer just shattering all reality at the beginning of the stalingrad mission. I still remember that mission where you're given just the bullets and you go across the water on a boat with planes flying overhead as one of the most immersive moments I've ever experienced.
Muahaha. Hey though, you came out on the right side in the end. I still play Quake LIVE and haven't thought about UT in years.
blitzcloud
Banned
Dat card.
My first pc was custom build... I think i remember the specs.... 16mb vodoo3dfx, pentium 3 700mhz, 128 mb of ram maybe? or 256, can't remember
Mine was an ATI Rage Pro...I think I still have it somewhere...from that I jumped to a Radeon 9200 and then a Geforce FX5500. Then I made an new PC build in 2006 with a Geforce 7900GT and a few years later I replaced it with a 8800GT...until now. That PC died a few months ago. Currently I don't own a PC and I don't have plans to buy a new one.
My first card was the Voodoo Banshee
I didn't know much about computers back then. Wanted to play Need For Speed 2 and Incoming. Was told I needed a 2D and 3D card.
I couldn't remember my first card until I saw this picture. Now I remember it being the Banshee.
Kabuki Waq
Member
My first give a fuck 3d card was the 5870. Damn it was awesome.
Right now I still have a gtx 580 but am currently in a not giving a fuck about pc gaming mode. (Happens at the start of every new console gen)
Right now I still have a gtx 580 but am currently in a not giving a fuck about pc gaming mode. (Happens at the start of every new console gen)
The first 3D card I bought was a first gen creative labs 3D blaster VLB (yes, for a 486).
It kinda worked. It had cutting edge features like stipple alpha, dither texture filtering and supported VGA resolution at 'playable' framerates.
They are actually extremely rare now days, because for some reason they didn't sell too well....
It kinda worked. It had cutting edge features like stipple alpha, dither texture filtering and supported VGA resolution at 'playable' framerates.
They are actually extremely rare now days, because for some reason they didn't sell too well....
Atraveller
Banned
You guys are really showing your age, anyway, GeForce 7600GT here.
EscapingJail
Member
I remember playing Half Life 2 for the first time with this baby
My first card I actually paid money for was the Voodoo 3 2000. At that time, it allowed me play games like NHL 2000, NBA Live 2001 and Sim City 3000. That was a lot of gaming from just those games (until Starcraft took over).
I actually have the older version of the 260x right now in the Radeon 7790. I'm running it with a really old CPU which may be limiting the performance though. It's still a decent low powered and quiet budget card.
I actually have the older version of the 260x right now in the Radeon 7790. I'm running it with a really old CPU which may be limiting the performance though. It's still a decent low powered and quiet budget card.
ATI Radeon 9800XT in AGP flavor because PCI was balls.
Man I loved it. How far we have come
Kydd BlaZe
Member
GTX 780 was my first graphics card. Got into PC gaming last summer, after longing for it for over 10 years. Finally made it happen, and I couldn't be happier!
Garrus Vakarian
Member
Someone should make a seperate thread to find the cheesiest GPU box art, seems to be just robots these days though.
Mon Dieu.
Hell yeah, built my first gaming PC in 2004 with this bad boy. I played pretty much anything I wanted for a solid 2 years before I went to college and didn't have money for PC gaming
Long ago I worked at a computer parts company and some of the boxes we got from generic licensees from China were amazing.
evil solrac v3.0
Member
an all in wonder (rage pro? can't remember) from 1998? really hazy.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Mine was a Radeon HD 4670, I put it in an old Dell tower and it couldn't even handle DX9.
Monado Blade
Member
My first graphics card upgrade was a Voodoo Rush. I didn't know until later that it was a crappy 3D card but what the heck, it let me play all those GLIDE accelerated games like Tomb Raider, Quake et al.
Final Fantasy 7 PC also came out around the same time, and because I didn't have a Playstation, I finally got to play the latest installment of my favourite game franchise (albeit in the worst horrible way ever lol).
My next card would be a Voodoo 3 2000, the best little graphics card ever. I miss 3DFX. Those were crazy times. Anyone remember this awesome gem of an ad?
Final Fantasy 7 PC also came out around the same time, and because I didn't have a Playstation, I finally got to play the latest installment of my favourite game franchise (albeit in the worst horrible way ever lol).
My next card would be a Voodoo 3 2000, the best little graphics card ever. I miss 3DFX. Those were crazy times. Anyone remember this awesome gem of an ad?