Would YOU like an ATI X1800XT?

[hobo]eclipse · Oct 18, 2005, 08:09 PM

Do i want one, hells ya! unfortunatly the oldest card im housin on is a PCI geforce2, wont get me far here, but a nice contest non the less

w00t! 500 baby!!

......wat to do wat to do?

FnF · Oct 18, 2005, 08:18 PM

I will visit my garage in the weekend, which contains a lot of old computer material, maybe I find some nice old card

//EDIT:
Whats the oldest card people send in now? Because if there is a lot older card, I don't need to send it

My neighbour has prolly a VGA Wonder XL (Seems like ATi still loves XL

)

daRk_heLmet · Oct 18, 2005, 08:36 PM

i am still using a mach32 pci.....do i have a chance

?

Falstaff · Oct 18, 2005, 08:49 PM

does anyone remember the Cougar?

darkian3 · Oct 18, 2005, 08:54 PM

just found out 2 oldy card
i got 1 radeon 7500 with 64 mg ram on it

and the other one is

ragexl with 8 meg of ram on it

p/n 1027230611 054825

s/n 160206 001685 rxl 8m

franguinho · Oct 18, 2005, 08:55 PM

nice wow!

i had an old RageIIC card lying around somewhere wonder if 'ill ever find it... :P

awesome competition idea btw!

Robert McClelland · Oct 18, 2005, 09:34 PM

I have old Rage 6 pci 32mb tv out with fan on it Don't know what number of card it is. Not sure if 7200? or not?

Does that count? I think it's my very first ati card I ever own back then

before that was tnt 16mb

Rage 6 pci 32mb with fan on it
(01)00727419757040(21)11115 06963
p/n 1027570401 041514

chrillen · Oct 18, 2005, 09:35 PM

I have a ATI 3D Rage 8Mb. If i qualify i will take a picture.

BWX · Oct 18, 2005, 09:50 PM

Well anyone with newer cards than the oldest card doesn't have a chance..

It seems people with the oldest cards will be in a drawing.. Anyone who wants to take the gamble, and doesn't have the oldest card, go to those links I provided and buy the oldest card.

Zardon · Oct 18, 2005, 10:02 PM

Guys when submitting entries, I just need a simple and clear picture of the card, some people have been sending 10 megabyte+ emails (some with 10 shots of the same card from various angles) accompanied by "life history" style documention.

All I need is a picture of the card, the name of the card and your forum name, simple as that !

Adrnshw6 · Oct 18, 2005, 10:27 PM

Sent my entry! Don't think I will win with a Rage 3D, but worth a shot.

Killamajiger · Oct 18, 2005, 11:56 PM

I entered my old VGA Wonder (I hope...) in, and hopefully I might get me some video card action. The only thing preventing me from building my dream PC at the moment is the fact that the video card costs about 1/3 of the total price (system is based arround a X2 3800+). I wonder if they go by card model, or revision, because according to google there are arround 5-6 different VGA wonder cards, all with different P/N's (mine are the last ones, OH NO!!!)

BTW First Post! Yay ME!!!

H3X4D3C1M4L · Oct 19, 2005, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWX

Well anyone with newer cards than the oldest card doesn't have a chance..

It seems people with the oldest cards will be in a drawing.. Anyone who wants to take the gamble, and doesn't have the oldest card, go to those links I provided and buy the oldest card.

Thats cheating, you had to already own it

mashedpgravy · Oct 19, 2005, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Thats cheating, you had to already own it

they should have thought about that when they started the contest.....

i think having the oldest card and the receipt for the card or system it came in would make it a most earned win.....

yes this would cut out 99% of people, but at this rate, anyone who can get their hands on the oldest card by any means possible can win..........which makes it very easy

tornadog · Oct 19, 2005, 12:25 AM

I just "found" a "EGA Wonder" card, says 1987 on the card. Hope it wins, else my investment is wasted....

tornadog · Oct 19, 2005, 12:28 AM

In case the above card doesnt make it,I am negotiating with a guy for his 1985 "Graphics Solution" card. Only bummer he wants $250 for it, since he found out abt this cmpetition. Only good thing he is not looking for the X1800.

mashedpgravy · Oct 19, 2005, 12:33 AM

unless i am mistaken, these are the oldest ATI cards

VGAWonder series: 18800, 18800-1, 28800-2, 28800-4, 28800-5, 28800-6

http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/ati3.html

so i guess anyone that had an 18800 would win, it's an 8 bit ISA card

http://www.thegreenhouse.us/th99/v/v8ISA_1.htm

tornadog · Oct 19, 2005, 12:47 AM

this is what I found;

http://www.yjfy.com/A/ATI/video/ATI.htm

the 16800s are older

Zardon · Oct 19, 2005, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mashedpgravy

i think having the oldest card and the receipt for the card or system it came in would make it a most earned win.....

yes this would cut out 99% of people, but at this rate, anyone who can get their hands on the oldest card by any means possible can win..........which makes it very easy

Well firstly, some of this hardware will be quite possibly 15 years old+, and I doubt more than 2 or 3 people would have a receipt for a card that old. ATI thought this idea would be a fun thing.

As for point 2, if its that easy then get your entry in

BWX · Oct 19, 2005, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Thats cheating, you had to already own it

You must be reading something I cannot see in the post.

Thermite Paste · Oct 19, 2005, 01:18 AM

I thought the point of this contest is to see who has been an avid ati user for the longest by seeing who has the card from the furthest back, not to see who has the best ebay skills.

Anyway, i entered my old mach 32.

BWX · Oct 19, 2005, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thermite Paste

I thought the point of this contest is to see who has been an avid ati user for the longest by seeing who has the card from the furthest back, not to see who has the best ebay skills.

Anyway, i entered my old mach 32.

The way I look at is this:

If you have the oldest card already, you can enter with no risk, so you have a very clear advantage and nothing to lose..

if you want to go hunt down and buy an obsolete card just enter a contest, you are taking a risk that you will lose all your investment, so the people who actually already have one laying around are the people in the best position, probably how it should be.

A very unique competition for sure.

~~werty316~~ · Oct 19, 2005, 01:31 AM

Gah I am gonna have to go a manhunt for this. Very deal ATI has put up.

mashedpgravy · Oct 19, 2005, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

Well firstly, some of this hardware will be quite possibly 15 years old+, and I doubt more than 2 or 3 people would have a receipt for a card that old. ATI thought this idea would be a fun thing.

As for point 2, if its that easy then get your entry in

i dont have time to hunt down, buy, and so forth, don't need an x1800xt anyways, i would probably just end up selling it anyhow, let someone that needs it get it

i think it would be fine if only a handful of people had a card with receipt, the idea is to see who has been using ATI the longest or furthest back, not who can get their hands on one, kind of takes the charm out of winning if guy A. who has owned ATI hardware since 1985 has one, and guy B. manages to get one who has never bought a computer period let alone an ATI card, and then guy B. wins.........

No_Style · Oct 19, 2005, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWX

The way I look at is this:

If you have the oldest card already, you can enter with no risk, so you have a very clear advantage and nothing to lose..

if you want to go hunt down and buy an obsolete card just enter a contest, you are taking a risk that you will lose all your investment, so the people who actually already have one laying around are the people in the best position, probably how it should be.

A very unique competition for sure.

Indeed. One way to get rid of the E-Bay problem would to only have the contest run for about 2 weeks only. This would severely limit of time folks have to acquire the card over E-Bay. Just an idea.

swimtech · Oct 19, 2005, 02:29 AM

I KNEW there was a reason I should have bought an ATI card when I rebuilt my 486 back in the day instead of that Western Digital Paradise Bahamas 64 card... Wait a minute, what did I upgrade from? Hmmm...

I'm sure the winner will likely come from those days...

What a great contest idea! The oldest card will get you the best card on the planet!

No_Style · Oct 19, 2005, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

All I need is a picture of the card, the name of the card and your forum name, simple as that !

Wait, I thought it was:

Quote:

To enter its simple, email me a picture of the card to zardon@driverheaven.net with it in front of a monitor displaying a Driverheaven webpage.

I think you should disqualify people for not entering properly

P.S - I see the modified original post. Just wanted to clarify and be an ass.

Blazer · Oct 19, 2005, 02:42 AM

I think I will start looking for my old Mach 32, if I can find it then it will definitely win.

BWX · Oct 19, 2005, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blazer

I think I will start looking for my old Mach 32, if I can find it then it will definitely win.

Hmm, not sure why you think that, LOL... I thought there were older cards, or am I missing something?

Blazer · Oct 19, 2005, 03:33 AM

yes, there are older cards, but does anyone still have them kicking around?

Oct 18, 2005, 08:18 PM	#92
FnF DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 615 Rep Power: 0	I will visit my garage in the weekend, which contains a lot of old computer material, maybe I find some nice old card //EDIT: Whats the oldest card people send in now? Because if there is a lot older card, I don't need to send it My neighbour has prolly a VGA Wonder XL (Seems like ATi still loves XL ) __________________ DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!

Oct 18, 2005, 08:36 PM	#93
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	i am still using a mach32 pci.....do i have a chance ? __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color]

Oct 18, 2005, 08:49 PM	#94
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,047 Rep Power: 206	does anyone remember the Cougar? __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Oct 18, 2005, 08:55 PM	#96
franguinho Brazilian Fool Join Date: May 2002 Location: São Paulo Posts: 3,380 Rep Power: 0	nice wow! i had an old RageIIC card lying around somewhere wonder if 'ill ever find it... :P awesome competition idea btw! __________________ The Aliens mostly come out at night... mostly...

Oct 18, 2005, 09:34 PM	#97
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,247 Rep Power: 193 System Specs	I have old Rage 6 pci 32mb tv out with fan on it Don't know what number of card it is. Not sure if 7200? or not? Does that count? I think it's my very first ati card I ever own back then before that was tnt 16mb Rage 6 pci 32mb with fan on it (01)00727419757040(21)11115 06963 p/n 1027570401 041514 __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2242746

Oct 18, 2005, 08:09 PM	#91
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,897 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	Do i want one, hells ya! unfortunatly the oldest card im housin on is a PCI geforce2, wont get me far here, but a nice contest non the less w00t! 500 baby!! ......wat to do wat to do?

Oct 18, 2005, 08:54 PM	#95
darkian3 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: dieppe new brunswick canada Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	just found out 2 oldy card i got 1 radeon 7500 with 64 mg ram on it and the other one is ragexl with 8 meg of ram on it p/n 1027230611 054825 s/n 160206 001685 rxl 8m

Oct 18, 2005, 09:35 PM	#98
chrillen DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I have a ATI 3D Rage 8Mb. If i qualify i will take a picture.

Oct 18, 2005, 09:50 PM	#99
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Well anyone with newer cards than the oldest card doesn't have a chance.. It seems people with the oldest cards will be in a drawing.. Anyone who wants to take the gamble, and doesn't have the oldest card, go to those links I provided and buy the oldest card. __________________

Oct 18, 2005, 10:02 PM	Thread Starter #100
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Guys when submitting entries, I just need a simple and clear picture of the card, some people have been sending 10 megabyte+ emails (some with 10 shots of the same card from various angles) accompanied by "life history" style documention. All I need is a picture of the card, the name of the card and your forum name, simple as that !

Oct 18, 2005, 10:27 PM	#101
Adrnshw6 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Sent my entry! Don't think I will win with a Rage 3D, but worth a shot.

Oct 18, 2005, 11:56 PM	#102
Killamajiger DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I entered my old VGA Wonder (I hope...) in, and hopefully I might get me some video card action. The only thing preventing me from building my dream PC at the moment is the fact that the video card costs about 1/3 of the total price (system is based arround a X2 3800+). I wonder if they go by card model, or revision, because according to google there are arround 5-6 different VGA wonder cards, all with different P/N's (mine are the last ones, OH NO!!!) BTW First Post! Yay ME!!!

Oct 19, 2005, 12:25 AM	#105
tornadog DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	I just "found" a "EGA Wonder" card, says 1987 on the card. Hope it wins, else my investment is wasted....

Oct 19, 2005, 12:28 AM	#106
tornadog DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	In case the above card doesnt make it,I am negotiating with a guy for his 1985 "Graphics Solution" card. Only bummer he wants $250 for it, since he found out abt this cmpetition. Only good thing he is not looking for the X1800.

Oct 19, 2005, 12:33 AM	#107
mashedpgravy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	unless i am mistaken, these are the oldest ATI cards VGAWonder series: 18800, 18800-1, 28800-2, 28800-4, 28800-5, 28800-6 http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/ati3.html so i guess anyone that had an 18800 would win, it's an 8 bit ISA card http://www.thegreenhouse.us/th99/v/v8ISA_1.htm

Oct 19, 2005, 12:47 AM	#108
tornadog DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	this is what I found; http://www.yjfy.com/A/ATI/video/ATI.htm the 16800s are older

Oct 19, 2005, 01:18 AM	#111
Thermite Paste DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Whippany, NJ Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	I thought the point of this contest is to see who has been an avid ati user for the longest by seeing who has the card from the furthest back, not to see who has the best ebay skills. Anyway, i entered my old mach 32.

Oct 19, 2005, 01:31 AM	#113
~~werty316~~ BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 604 Rep Power: 0	Gah I am gonna have to go a manhunt for this. Very deal ATI has put up.

Oct 19, 2005, 02:29 AM	#116
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	I KNEW there was a reason I should have bought an ATI card when I rebuilt my 486 back in the day instead of that Western Digital Paradise Bahamas 64 card... Wait a minute, what did I upgrade from? Hmmm... I'm sure the winner will likely come from those days... What a great contest idea! The oldest card will get you the best card on the planet! __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Oct 19, 2005, 02:42 AM	#118
Blazer Tweeker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kitchener Posts: 611 Rep Power: 61 System Specs	I think I will start looking for my old Mach 32, if I can find it then it will definitely win. __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula, OCZ 780MXS ps, Core2 Duo 8400 @ 3.80GHz,Corsair Water cooling kit, 4x2gb Mushkin DDR2 8000, 5 hardrives totalling 1.75 TB, Sapphire Theatrix, SyncMaster 2343, Logitech MX-518, 2 Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Crossfired , running on Windows7 64 bit, all in an Antec P160w Case. Last edited by Blazer; Oct 19, 2005 at 02:56 AM.

Oct 19, 2005, 03:33 AM	#120
Blazer Tweeker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kitchener Posts: 611 Rep Power: 61 System Specs	yes, there are older cards, but does anyone still have them kicking around? __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula, OCZ 780MXS ps, Core2 Duo 8400 @ 3.80GHz,Corsair Water cooling kit, 4x2gb Mushkin DDR2 8000, 5 hardrives totalling 1.75 TB, Sapphire Theatrix, SyncMaster 2343, Logitech MX-518, 2 Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Crossfired , running on Windows7 64 bit, all in an Antec P160w Case.