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Tim S · 3rd May 2005, 17:47

Gwan then, what is it?

Bogomip · 3rd May 2005, 17:50

A radeon 9800 pro AIW

just installed fresh today!

Other than that my Geforce2mx rocks ass! It plays doom3 at least

Hiren · 3rd May 2005, 18:04

Mhh probably my old tnt2 oc'd 25% on the stock passive cooling. Was able to run AoM smooth on it as well. Either that or my Gainward 5900xt which I have now.

Bindibadgi · 3rd May 2005, 18:12

Current 6800gt im using now. Coupled with a 4.5GHz p4 it provided an incredibly delightful gaming experience in splinter cell.

Otherwise, my old 9800pro - cause it was great and did me good for 2 years til i gave it to my brother. Although, the most love i ever had for a video card was my £100 3DFX voodoo 1. Awww Resident Evil 2 in full 3D acceleration.

Springs · 3rd May 2005, 18:30

well it would have to be my good old 5200 ultra..

Firehed · 3rd May 2005, 18:35

I'm gunna have to go with the pair of 6800GTs. I used a friend's x800XT (AGP) in my old P4 system and it was quite nice as well. Of course I was coming from a 9600pro, so it was like 6 times faster.

dead_man · 3rd May 2005, 22:43

my 9600Pro before i sold it.

Shadowed_fury · 3rd May 2005, 23:36

My 9800SE AIW.
Easily best card i've owned.

sadffffff · 3rd May 2005, 23:49

my geforceFX 5900. got it for $170 when they were fairly new. it was an oddly low price so i jumped on it. a week later they were $280. ive been using it ever since. kept me at high resolutions in all games, never let me down. and i will continue to use it until i cant run a new game at at least 1024x768. which hasnt happened as of yet.

never lets me down. easily the best. though i've only had one card before this- a geforce2 mx400. that was also an awesome purchase, but it was never in the high end. and it didnt last as long as this has/will

pumpman · 3rd May 2005, 23:56

the 6600gt i have now even though ive had a 6800 ultra before just meks me smile more using this

Tim S · 4th May 2005, 00:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadowxf

My 9800SE AIW.
Easily best card i've owned.

I love my 9800SE AIW, clocked right up to 9800 XT clocks with the softmod

I think my favorite video card(s) that I've used were my Voodoo 2 SLI - shame I sold them, I'd love to get them back for history's sake.

K · 4th May 2005, 00:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigz

I think my favorite video card(s) that I've used were my Voodoo 2 SLI - shame I sold them, I'd love to get them back for history's sake.

Orchid's Righteous 3D II perhaps? They had great packaging, heh.

Zapho · 4th May 2005, 01:02

3Dfx Voodoo3 2000 PCI. Turned my crappy computer into a respectable gaming machine. Especially when most of the games ran Glide.

woodshop · 4th May 2005, 01:06

BFG 6800GT PCI-E even if it don't seem to get along with marrowing all that well for whatever reasion

Kermet · 4th May 2005, 01:17

6800 Go Ultra 256MB...

Although my Hercules 9800 Pro probably wins because it was so cheap and lasted so long, and is now serving my brother equally well.

Have to agree with Bindi about 3DFX Voodoo 1 and Resident Evil though, what a change...

Tolsk · 4th May 2005, 05:27

my evga 6800 vanilla unlcoked with 16x6 yay

TMM · 4th May 2005, 08:28

My Powercolor (yeah yeah i know..) 9800pro

I love my Gainward ti4200 that i have in my other system aswell - a very fun card and was cheap as chips!

Awoken · 4th May 2005, 08:50

I love my Ti4200. I bought it for ~£100 and it's held out for 3-4 years without showing it's age. With Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and Chronicles of Riddick out now I'm thinking of upgrading again and the 6800GT looks like being the card of choice (possibly SLI).

Colonel Sanders · 4th May 2005, 09:10

The best would have been a Matrox G400, passively cooled. =) I have nothing but troubles with fans on my Visiontek GeForce 3. The stock fan, fell off! I put on a clorb, and a bering went out on it. I't now surving on a Vantec copper cooler (don't remeber the exact model) which is ratteling as if it going to have bering troubles soon. . .

malccy · 4th May 2005, 09:52

Although I love my x800xt pe; the best card I have had for its time etc would be the 9700 PRO. Anyone who has owned this card will also prob agree - beat all competition at time and still not a bad thing to own one now. When I build a secondary 'back-up' rig that is what I will put in it.

3rd May 2005, 17:47	#1
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Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,284	Current 6800gt im using now. Coupled with a 4.5GHz p4 it provided an incredibly delightful gaming experience in splinter cell. Otherwise, my old 9800pro - cause it was great and did me good for 2 years til i gave it to my brother. Although, the most love i ever had for a video card was my £100 3DFX voodoo 1. Awww Resident Evil 2 in full 3D acceleration. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

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3rd May 2005, 23:36	#8
Shadowed_fury Natural Born Chaos Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Telford Posts: 7,135	My 9800SE AIW. Easily best card i've owned. __________________ Steam: kev_fury New Frag Video - Gigabyte EP43-DS3L - E8200 - XFX 4870 1GB - 4GB Kingston - - Steel Series 7.1s - Logitech G11 - Razer Diamondback 3G - 2209WA -

3rd May 2005, 23:49	#9
sadffffff Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: sadffffff Posts: 676	my geforceFX 5900. got it for $170 when they were fairly new. it was an oddly low price so i jumped on it. a week later they were $280. ive been using it ever since. kept me at high resolutions in all games, never let me down. and i will continue to use it until i cant run a new game at at least 1024x768. which hasnt happened as of yet. never lets me down. easily the best. though i've only had one card before this- a geforce2 mx400. that was also an awesome purchase, but it was never in the high end. and it didnt last as long as this has/will

3rd May 2005, 23:56	#10
pumpman Ultramodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,009	the 6600gt i have now even though ive had a 6800 ultra before just meks me smile more using this __________________ Hexus

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4th May 2005, 01:06	#14
woodshop UnSeenly Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Depths Of Hades Posts: 1,381	BFG 6800GT PCI-E even if it don't seem to get along with marrowing all that well for whatever reasion

4th May 2005, 01:17	#15
Kermet [custom title] Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,027	6800 Go Ultra 256MB... Although my Hercules 9800 Pro probably wins because it was so cheap and lasted so long, and is now serving my brother equally well. Have to agree with Bindi about 3DFX Voodoo 1 and Resident Evil though, what a change... __________________ Just arrived: Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2 - Pentium-M 2.0Ghz - 2GB Transcend DDR2-533 - NVIDIA Geforce Go 6800 ULTRA 256MB - Hitachi 60GB 7,200prm - Panasonic UJ-845 DVD/DL/+-R/RW/RAM.

4th May 2005, 05:27	#16
Tolsk Hypermodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 737	my evga 6800 vanilla unlcoked with 16x6 yay __________________ Only Rig: amd 64 3200+, MSI K8N Neo Platium, 1GB corsair XMS pc-3200, 120GB Samsung Spinpoint, eVga Geforce 6800 128mb

4th May 2005, 08:28	#17
TMM Modder Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,228	My Powercolor (yeah yeah i know..) 9800pro I love my Gainward ti4200 that i have in my other system aswell - a very fun card and was cheap as chips! __________________ no, your face.

4th May 2005, 08:50	#18
Awoken Gazing at the stars Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Marston, Oxford Posts: 1,144	I love my Ti4200. I bought it for ~£100 and it's held out for 3-4 years without showing it's age. With Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and Chronicles of Riddick out now I'm thinking of upgrading again and the 6800GT looks like being the card of choice (possibly SLI). __________________ Saving for a new desktop and laptop (Ooooh! Is that Windows Mobile 7 and Android 2 around the corner?)

4th May 2005, 09:10	#19
Colonel Sanders Ultramodder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Middle of nowhere(in USA) Posts: 1,193	The best would have been a Matrox G400, passively cooled. =) I have nothing but troubles with fans on my Visiontek GeForce 3. The stock fan, fell off! I put on a clorb, and a bering went out on it. I't now surving on a Vantec copper cooler (don't remeber the exact model) which is ratteling as if it going to have bering troubles soon. . . __________________ "Play a Windows CD backwards and hear satanic messages. Thats nothing, play it forwards and it installs Windows."

4th May 2005, 09:52	#20
malccy Hypermodder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 607	Although I love my x800xt pe; the best card I have had for its time etc would be the 9700 PRO. Anyone who has owned this card will also prob agree - beat all competition at time and still not a bad thing to own one now. When I build a secondary 'back-up' rig that is what I will put in it.