Unique and Uncommon Desktop GPU's

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Good Evening everyone, 

 

So having just made a few purchases for the purposes of nostalgia and humble submissions at HWBOT for Team @PremaMod, I had attempted to look around a bit for those odd or uncommon GPU's that we may have wanted but for w/e reason never pulled that trigger. 

 

I'd like to make a list of them and perhaps make a short article for the forum based on that :)

 

Anyhow, feel free to list anything you thought or know to be uncommon, Unique GPU's! 

 

 

To start things off: 

 

Sapphire 4850X2

EVGA GTX 460 2WIN 

EVGA GTX 560Ti 2WIN

KFA2 GTX 460 Wireless HD

Galax Single slot GTX 470 

Asus Ares I/II/III (5870x2/7970x2/390X x2)

GTX 295 Dual PCB

9800GX2 Dual PCB

While common "at the time" the Dual PCB design of the GTX 295 and 9800GX2 are over time becoming less and less common.

Galax GTX 1070 Katana (Single slot)

Gigabyte WaterForce 3x 980 SLI

Asus Mars I/II/III (295x2/GTX 580x2/GTX 680x2)

ATi HD 5950

PowerColor Devil13 390x2

 

 

@Mr. Fox  @Papusan @electrosoft @Clamibot @Rage Set @Hiew

[Mr. Fox]

I always wanted a GTX 590 or 690.

 

 

 

[Ishayin]

Matrox C420

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apbic7qdRNE

 

[jaybee83]

5 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

I always wanted a GTX 590 or 690.

 

 

 

haha that is some serious throwback right there, thanks for that! 🙂 

 

 

3 hours ago, Ishayin said:

Matrox C420

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apbic7qdRNE

 

impressive work by Matrox with the drivers, looks like they managed to get them ultra stable!

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Asus Ares I and II

390 X2

[Custom90gt]

Although not really unique, the first real GPU I ever got to use was a Voodoo 2 by 3dfx on a friends computer.  It was amazing and Unreal, literally Unreal because that's the first game we played that supported it.

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Galax GTX 1070 Katana (Single slot)

Gigabyte WaterForce 3x 980 SLI

Asus Mars I/II/III

ATi HD 5950

 

EDIT: list updated

[jaybee83]

13 hours ago, Custom90gt said:

Although not really unique, the first real GPU I ever got to use was a Voodoo 2 by 3dfx on a friends computer.  It was amazing and Unreal, literally Unreal because that's the first game we played that supported it.

omg such a trip down memory lane, exactly what i did with my first voodoo cards (1&2) once Unreal was out 😄 

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EVGA GTX 560Ti 2WIN

[ryan]

i remember playing vette that 10 polygon racing game. on a old 256 color macintosh. I was like 10 and eventually my dad gave me that computer. then I remember starwars rogue squadron it was the first truely 3d game I played this side of descent

 

but as for card im pretty sure i started playing games before gfx cards were even made.

[Ishayin]

On 9/13/2022 at 12:23 PM, jaybee83 said:

impressive work by Matrox with the drivers, looks like they managed to get them ultra stable!

 

Indeed, looks like an interesting option for certain business use cases, or could be nice even for a HTPC like he mentioned in the vid.

[Ishayin]

On 9/15/2022 at 11:30 PM, ryan said:

i remember playing vette that 10 polygon racing game. on a old 256 color macintosh. I was like 10 and eventually my dad gave me that computer. then I remember starwars rogue squadron it was the first truely 3d game I played this side of descent

 

but as for card im pretty sure i started playing games before gfx cards were even made.

 

Yeah, Descent must have been the first 3D one for me too. Or maybe a racing game called "Big Red Racing" if anyone remembers that. Crazy fun! 😃

[jaybee83]

5 hours ago, Ishayin said:

 

Yeah, Descent must have been the first 3D one for me too. Or maybe a racing game called "Big Red Racing" if anyone remembers that. Crazy fun! 😃

omg yeah, Descent in DOS mode, good times! 😄 

[ryan]

I believe descent was windows 95. I was in grade 7 and all the nerds were playing it!! yes I was and still am a nerd now im in the NBT gang....nerd to gangsta

[ssj92]

I always wanted a Titan Z back then. That thing was crazy for it's time. 375W TDP lol now much these days 

[ryan]

@ssj92your just a tot/

 

honestly I remember playing gta also the 2d version. but I think the oldest 3d game I remember was Vette..

 

[ryan]

ah yes 1989 with a mac....games have barley changed lol....dare me to show a gt6 or horizon 5 video...MATRIX IS GOING TO BE REAL

[kojack]

This was one of my favorites back in the day....

 

 

I am a PONG baby.  So I remember before PC gaming was even a thing.  Had a realistic PONG game which was the CHIT back in the day and graduated to a TRS 80 before getting my first pc for games like falcon, and all the game show video games.  

 

As for the video cards I remember wanting to get a colorpower gforce card that had a big gold heatpipe cooler that used to hang off the side, but can't remember the number to find a picture, it's fan had blue leds too.  After that was the 9800 All in wonder card.

[ryan]

Before my time. I was a nes Sega master system baby. I was 4 or 5 and remember fondly playing the built in racing game

[kojack]

Yeah I still have my sega master system.  The built in game was outrun wasn't it? Or was it the motorcycles?

[jaybee83]

On 10/4/2022 at 5:39 AM, ssj92 said:

I always wanted a Titan Z back then. That thing was crazy for it's time. 375W TDP lol now much these days 

 

wth how times have changed 😄 

[ryan]

Does anyone remember the 5870m.haha people went nuts over it because it could run crysis at 30fps 1080p very high settings..lol yes indeed times have changed

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On 1/10/2023 at 3:12 PM, jaybee83 said:

 

wth how times have changed 😄 

People still want astronomical prices for it too Sadly 

[Tenoroon]

GALAX GTX 1070 Katana. Very small form factor. I have a friend who has been searching for one at a reasonable price for almost two years. They are rare and quite pricey.

Man I love Pascal... It was just so good at, like, everything.

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1 minute ago, Tenoroon said:

GALAX GTX 1070 Katana. Very small form factor. I have a friend who has been searching for one at a reasonable price for almost two years. They are rare and quite pricey.

Man I love Pascal... It was just so good at, like, everything.

I wanted one like no one's business but I don't think they sold in the US? 

 

Another one I'm keen on finding is a 460 2win, used to have one when it released