ATI X1800XT Tradeup competition winner!

Zardon · Dec 12, 2005, 05:45 PM

As I posted yesterday final judging was held within ATI and they had resident hardware guru Rick Osbourne verify the oldest card submitted to us.

The winner is KELSTON who had one of the earliest cards ATI ever made still in his possession. Several of the other finalists cards STILL work, even though they are 20 years old! That certainly is testament to ATI's top drawer build quality.

Rick Osbourne ATI: "His Graphics Solution card carries the CW16800-A chip. This was the first ASIC used on the Graphics Solution. All the other submissions contain CW16800-B chips or later.

It is interesting to note that the ASIC on Kelston’s card is in a socket. It is not soldered to the board. This was another trend of the very early Graphics Solution cards. It allowed the board to be built before ASIC’s were received from the foundry. The chip could be added to the cards prior to burn in and final test. The socket was a little more expensive but you reduced the time to get product out the door when your gating item is the ASIC."

This competition was the brainchild of ATI European PR Manager Chris Hook and has proven to be very popular within the community, so special thanks to him.

Kelston you have email so please be sure to reply and congratulations! For those of you who missed the gallery posted yesterday please head over here for a small selection of the thousands of entries we had.

Vikingod · Dec 12, 2005, 06:03 PM

Congrats Kelston! I bet you're glad you held onto that one.

Chaos · Dec 12, 2005, 06:35 PM

i bet you he wont mind parting with it in order to recieve his prize though

Sandok · Dec 12, 2005, 06:40 PM

I'd never part with such a treasure!

kelston · Dec 12, 2005, 06:57 PM

I'm happy to be able to properly honor this old graphics veteran. I mean, I think I was getting negative frames per second on the DH main page

riles9262 · Dec 12, 2005, 07:04 PM

Way to go kelston. That's quite a prize!

GeneralClaymore · Dec 12, 2005, 08:18 PM

heh i never knew they made cards like that back in the day. at first when i saw the picture i though he snap the isa part off.

swimtech · Dec 12, 2005, 10:39 PM

Congratulations kelston! For all of us pack rats who save all the old stuff 'cause we just know we are going to need it again some day, I salute you!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 12, 2005, 11:03 PM

Congrats and welcome to the X1800 club

**MIG-31** · Dec 12, 2005, 11:14 PM

Many congrats to Kelston...

Drakon · Dec 13, 2005, 02:04 AM

Congrats and enjoy

SAMSAMHA · Dec 13, 2005, 03:49 AM

Congrat Man.

BWX · Dec 13, 2005, 04:44 AM

Congrats! what an amazing prize that is!

redsolar · Dec 13, 2005, 05:25 AM

The TradeUp program in its beauty! Congrats, I am sure you will enjoy your new X1800.

Kombatant · Dec 13, 2005, 08:25 AM

Congratulations

Resistor · Dec 13, 2005, 09:47 AM

Congrats... that's a fine card to compliment with your system..

Erroneus · Dec 13, 2005, 03:48 PM

Congrats, great price and great card

Direct link for those not able to find it in the Gallery

: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/articles...X1800Trade.jpg

IvanV · Dec 13, 2005, 04:44 PM

Congratulations, enjoy your new card!

OnDborder · Dec 13, 2005, 07:18 PM

Way to go Kelston...

roertnl · Dec 13, 2005, 10:21 PM

Rick Osbourne ATI: "His Graphics Solution card carries the CW16800-A chip. This was the first ASIC used on the Graphics Solution. All the other submissions contain CW16800-B chips or later.

Strange the card i have also has a CW16800-A chip and i also joined this competition

look at this picture its the same card

BWX · Dec 13, 2005, 10:29 PM

Uh oh....

Zardon · Dec 13, 2005, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roertnl

Rick Osbourne ATI: "His Graphics Solution card carries the CW16800-A chip. This was the first ASIC used on the Graphics Solution. All the other submissions contain CW16800-B chips or later.

Strange the card i have also has a CW16800-A chip and i also joined this competition

look at this picture its the same card

Yes correct however kelstons was drawn as the winner. That email rick sent me didnt mention that. there can only be one winner in this instance unfortunately

Zardon · Dec 13, 2005, 10:44 PM

Also I meant to say if that graphics solution card is still working in a system, drop me a mail, ATI are interested in finding out if any of the oldest cards are still working.

If it does drop me a mail and I can put you in touch with someone in ATI, thanks!

GutterPunk · Dec 13, 2005, 10:55 PM

congrats, and hes a veteran of dh too makes me feel happy

thats awesome man! enjoi

Tipstaff · Dec 14, 2005, 08:03 AM

Congrats, Kelston. Guess it was worth saving, hmm?

YAYitsAndrew · Dec 14, 2005, 12:35 PM

congrats!

niceguyrichy · Dec 14, 2005, 12:46 PM

Congrats indeed!

hey, wonder how many of the entrants were younger than the winning card??

j2t · Dec 14, 2005, 09:50 PM

Congrats Kelston...guess I should show this contest to my wife the next time she complains about me saving old stuff?

Robert McClelland · Dec 17, 2005, 04:12 AM

Congrats Kelston I just feel sorry for those people spen all those money on old ati cards on ebay lol

BWX · Dec 17, 2005, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert McClelland

I just feel sorry for those people spen all those money on old ati cards on ebay lol

LOL, I don't!

Dec 12, 2005, 05:45 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	ATI X1800XT Tradeup competition winner! As I posted yesterday final judging was held within ATI and they had resident hardware guru Rick Osbourne verify the oldest card submitted to us. The winner is KELSTON who had one of the earliest cards ATI ever made still in his possession. Several of the other finalists cards STILL work, even though they are 20 years old! That certainly is testament to ATI's top drawer build quality. Rick Osbourne ATI: "His Graphics Solution card carries the CW16800-A chip. This was the first ASIC used on the Graphics Solution. All the other submissions contain CW16800-B chips or later. It is interesting to note that the ASIC on Kelston’s card is in a socket. It is not soldered to the board. This was another trend of the very early Graphics Solution cards. It allowed the board to be built before ASIC’s were received from the foundry. The chip could be added to the cards prior to burn in and final test. The socket was a little more expensive but you reduced the time to get product out the door when your gating item is the ASIC." This competition was the brainchild of ATI European PR Manager Chris Hook and has proven to be very popular within the community, so special thanks to him. Kelston you have email so please be sure to reply and congratulations! For those of you who missed the gallery posted yesterday please head over here for a small selection of the thousands of entries we had.

Dec 12, 2005, 06:35 PM	#3
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	i bet you he wont mind parting with it in order to recieve his prize though __________________

Dec 12, 2005, 06:57 PM	#5
kelston HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bayside, NY USA Posts: 360 Rep Power: 0	I'm happy to be able to properly honor this old graphics veteran. I mean, I think I was getting negative frames per second on the DH main page __________________ Pants are a dangerous foe!

Dec 12, 2005, 07:04 PM	#6
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Way to go kelston. That's quite a prize! __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Dec 12, 2005, 08:18 PM	#7
GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 434 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	heh i never knew they made cards like that back in the day. at first when i saw the picture i though he snap the isa part off. __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LT1124ACN+ 2x LT1115 > Matrix M-Stage V2 /w 2x LME49710NA> DT880 pro 250ohm

Dec 12, 2005, 06:03 PM	#2
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Congrats Kelston! I bet you're glad you held onto that one.

Dec 12, 2005, 06:40 PM	#4
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	I'd never part with such a treasure!

Dec 12, 2005, 10:39 PM	#8
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Congratulations kelston! For all of us pack rats who save all the old stuff 'cause we just know we are going to need it again some day, I salute you! __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Dec 12, 2005, 11:03 PM	#9
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Congrats and welcome to the X1800 club __________________

Dec 12, 2005, 11:14 PM	#10
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,860 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Many congrats to Kelston... __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Dec 13, 2005, 02:04 AM	#11
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 0	Congrats and enjoy

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Dec 13, 2005, 04:44 AM	#13
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Congrats! what an amazing prize that is! __________________

Dec 13, 2005, 05:25 AM	#14
redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 1,242 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	The TradeUp program in its beauty! Congrats, I am sure you will enjoy your new X1800. __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.0 Ghz \| Corsair H50 Push/Pull \| 12GB OCZ DDR3 \| ASUS Radeon HD 5850 \| 3x 1TB Samsung F3 RAID5 on Dell PERC 5i SAS + 1TB Hitachi \| MSI X58 Pro-e \| 850W Antec Truepower Quattro \| RocketFish by Lian Li Full Tower Case \| Gateway XHD3000 30" LCD \| Dell 2408WFP 24" LCD \| Dell 2407WFP 24" LCD \| Logitech Z-5500 Speakers \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Laptop: Samsung x360-34P \| Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4 GHz \| 4GB DDR3 \| 128GB Samsung SSD \| Intel 4500M w/ HDMI \| WiFi \| Bluetooth \| 13.3" WLED 1280x800 \| Windows 7 Professional x64

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OnDborder DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 222 Rep Power: 0	Way to go Kelston... __________________ "I was so insane with wanting to get even, I willingly believed anything" “Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.” Asus P5B-deluxe/6400/wc 2gigZ Crucial 6400 Evga8800gtx X-Fi Elite Pro 150gb Raptor/WDsata250 Silverstone 750

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Dec 14, 2005, 08:03 AM	#25
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	Congrats, Kelston. Guess it was worth saving, hmm? __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

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YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	congrats! __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Dec 13, 2005, 09:47 AM	#16
Resistor Get it Going.. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brisbane ..Oz Posts: 750 Rep Power: 0	Congrats... that's a fine card to compliment with your system..

Dec 13, 2005, 03:48 PM	#17
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,419 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Congrats, great price and great card Direct link for those not able to find it in the Gallery : http://www.hardwareheaven.com/articles...X1800Trade.jpg __________________

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Dec 13, 2005, 10:21 PM	#20
roertnl DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Rick Osbourne ATI: "His Graphics Solution card carries the CW16800-A chip. This was the first ASIC used on the Graphics Solution. All the other submissions contain CW16800-B chips or later. Strange the card i have also has a CW16800-A chip and i also joined this competition look at this picture its the same card Last edited by roertnl; Dec 13, 2005 at 10:27 PM.

Dec 13, 2005, 10:29 PM	#21
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Uh oh.... __________________

Dec 13, 2005, 10:44 PM	Thread Starter #23
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Also I meant to say if that graphics solution card is still working in a system, drop me a mail, ATI are interested in finding out if any of the oldest cards are still working. If it does drop me a mail and I can put you in touch with someone in ATI, thanks!

Dec 14, 2005, 09:50 PM	#28
j2t DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 184 Rep Power: 0	Congrats Kelston...guess I should show this contest to my wife the next time she complains about me saving old stuff?

Dec 17, 2005, 04:12 AM	#29
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,673 Rep Power: 196 System Specs	Congrats Kelston I just feel sorry for those people spen all those money on old ati cards on ebay lol __________________ "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://www.speedtest.net/result/1949536385.png correct the correct one now