The Best Graphics Card/Chipset Of All Time (TM)

[Hindey]

OK, this isn't a thread for GTS vs V5 posts.

In you opinion, what was The Best Graphics Card/Chipset Of All Time (TM)? Argue if you like, but only about redundant chipsets

Some Nominations:

Voodoo Graphics: 3D For the Masses

(Power VR) Videologic Apocalypse 3Dx: The original 2D/3D combo card.

Voodoo2: SLI- Seriously Liquid Images.

Riva 128: A certain well knwon company is born.

TNT: Can anyone say 'Competition'?

TNT2: Voodoo3 eater and 3Dfx beater.

Voodoo 3: Old and still selling...

Voodoo 5: Posterity model (worth a fortune in years to come )

GeForce 256 SDR/DDR: T&L- "It'll never catch on"

Radeon: Possibly the only thing in computing history that can have "Future Proof" labelled on it.

GeForce 2 MX/GTS/PRO/ULTRA: Fast, Faster, Faster still, Fastest!

This should provoke some interesting debate!

Right, time to install my Liveware 3.0 for Win2K...

Cheers,
Chris

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128MB RAM
Hercules Prophet II MX
6GB + 4GB UDMA33
50x CDROM
Soundblaster Live! 1024
CSW FPS1500 4.1 Speakers
Windows 98SE

[LastLegionary]

I fail to see how an old video card can be a good video card by today's standards. I would go for the GeForce2 Ultra. Or the NV20.

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[Gasman]

I havent been into pc's for that long, only about 2yrs (and its only a hobby thing).
But my first pc was a AMD k6 350 (I think!!) with a ATI starter card thing.
And only when someone let me try a V2 SLI in it did I go "WOW look at that"
Got bitten by the bug, and about eight vid cards later and several cpu's I am here.

More money than sense

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Geforce2 GTS
256M PC133 Crucial
Vortex2 sound
Iiyama VisionMaster Pro450

[coolguy867]

voodoo2 was the king of all time! especially in sli!-it was the first big start of 3d, and it kept the 3d throne for 2 years, or something around that. it couldn't get beat!

even now, it's still looks better than the GeForce in Glide games such as unreal.

[Ultim8_Evil]

coolguy867:
erm... no, Voodoo2 SLI DOES NOT beat Geforces in anything apart from heat production.

Hindey: If you're reading this topic, please help me win my argument by mentioning our mutual aquaintance James Hanlons rather dire Voodoo2 SLI system

Voodoo2 SLI's have had their time I'm afraid. 40fps @ 1024x768 was good 18 months ago but the likes of TNT2/Geforce/Geforce2/Radeon/Voodoo5 have blown it out of the water in recent computer history. Sorry

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[This message has been edited by Ultim8_Evil (edited 01-01-2001).]

[coolguy867]

my old voodoo2 looked better back then in UT than my GTS2 64meg DDR does now. there were less bugs in the picture and the colors looked so much smoother.

[Hindey]

Originally posted by LastLegionary:
I fail to see how an old video card can be a good video card by today's standards.

So you'd always rather have a new Porsche Boxter over a '88 944 S Turbo?

Cheers,
Chris



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MVP3 Mobo
K6-2 500mhz (5.5 x 100)
128MB RAM
Hercules Prophet II MX
6GB + 4GB UDMA33
50x CDROM
Soundblaster Live! 1024
CSW FPS1500 4.1 Speakers
Windows 98SE

[Hindey]

For me it was the Voodoo Graphics chipset- GLQuake at 640x480 at 30FPS. Stick your MMX and shove it... How many top of the range vid cards do you know for £80?

V2 SLI old and crap?- a V2 SLI cut it (just) up until 2nd generation T&L, you'll probably find. Ulitm8, you can't even comment, you haven't been there since the start. :P

Cheers,
Chris

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MVP3 Mobo
K6-2 500mhz (5.5 x 100)
128MB RAM
Hercules Prophet II MX
6GB + 4GB UDMA33
50x CDROM
Soundblaster Live! 1024
CSW FPS1500 4.1 Speakers
Windows 98SE

[Gasman]

Are you two married?

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P3 800e @ 1 Gig with Alpha PEP66
BF6 Mobo
Geforce2 GTS
256M PC133 Crucial
Vortex2 sound
Iiyama VisionMaster Pro450

[Hindey]

Originally posted by Gasman:
Are you two married?

No, just argumentitive.

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MVP3 Mobo
K6-2 500mhz (5.5 x 100)
128MB RAM
Hercules Prophet II MX
6GB + 4GB UDMA33
50x CDROM
Soundblaster Live! 1024
CSW FPS1500 4.1 Speakers
Windows 98SE

[Ultim8_Evil]

Hehe

No we ain't married

OMG... I can't believe I even gratified that question with this reply!

I'm off for a psychiatric evaluation now!

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"It only takes one tree to make 10,000 matches and it only takes one match to burn 10,000 trees!"

[NVfx]

SLI. period.

btw, I wouldnt take a brand new gt mustang over a shelby gt500 aka. eleanor, so no, newer doesnt always mean better =P

[aug1516]

Obviously the older Voodoo 2 could not hope to compete with anything now but when I first installed my Vooodoo 2 in my pc the difference was amazing. It think the Vooodo 2 was a great card and really changed the world of 3d.

[Ultim8_Evil]

My point exactly aug1516... I just haven't got the tact or literary skills to say it the way you did

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"It only takes one tree to make 10,000 matches and it only takes one match to burn 10,000 trees!"

[Soneji]

I remember when I had my V2 SLI rig years ago and my jaw dropped when I saw image/performance. I replaced it with a TNT2 later on but sold it and went back to the two CL cards. Still have them for backup :P

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