Gaming Discussions

[saywhut]

As the title says, what is the oldest Radeon GPU you owned and gamed with?  Were you happy with it?

For me, it was the Sapphie ATi Radeon HD 3870.  I was very happy with it and was actually running CrossFireX.  Kept me happy with all the games I played at the time like Guild Wars.

I actually own an ATi Radeon X1950 XTX but I bought that for collection purposes and never played with it.  I hear that's a time when Nvidia had a tough time keeping up.

[norumu]

I fondly recall my ATI Radeon x1600 Pro and just how good the water looked in Morrowind because of it.

[benman2785]

ATI Rage Pro

[red5]

not a Radeon technically

[benman2785]

oldest Radeon i think was my ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (around late 2003)

[darkwolfca]

i just found my old Radeon x1650 pro in a box other day i know had a card before that also but don't remember which off top of my head

[zealotki11er]

The most powerful GPU ever made. ATi Radeon 9800 XT 256MB.

[red5]

The first Radeon branded product I bought brand new was the Radeon 9000 Pro. 64 MB, AGP.  I did however own an 8*** and 7*** series used before that I think. Also had older ATI branded cards, but it was so long ago I don't remember. I went through a BUNCH of different stuff back then.

[ajlueke]

Still got it.  A Radeon 3870 X2

[zealotki11er]

That is in such amazing condition.

[ajlueke]

It went into the box when I purchased my 4870, and there it has remained.  I changed GPUs alot more frequently in the mid 2000s.

[saywhut]

Very nice, love those bright red cards.

[red5]

We should take a poll and see how many of those various adapters we all have stuck in a drawer somewhere.  I've resorted to just throwing them away because nobody needs them. Crossfire bridges, DVI-VGA adapters. About the only thing I haven't thrown away are the PCI-express power adapters. Those are next, or if anyone wants some adapters i can send you some

[ajlueke]

That component video adapter is just as useful as it ever was.

[red5]

I think eskimo freezers get used more than those adapters ever have.

[jamesc359]

That'd be an XFX RADEON HD 6770, which was my first discrete AMD video card. It served me rather well for a few years. I mostly played Counter Strike: Source, Battlefield Bad Company 2 and Dead Space on it.

Was I happy with it? Sort of. Not really. It was only a minor upgrade over my older NVidia card and cost quite a bit more. I am however completely satisfied with my Asus HD 7850. Despite being an older card it has been absolutely fantastic.

[wildcard1978]

A ati rage 128

[hell_hound]

9250 pro 256 mb,I played UT2K4 1024x768 MAX and NFSMW @ 1024x768 med/low

w/steering wheel

Also own a Rage pro Turbo AGP