Rare GPUs / Unreleased GPUs

[dorsetknob]

Hello my friend !! , finally found someone here who own a core 2 duo like me

Got a big Tin of them in the cupboard ( probably about 60 )

 

[Ruru]

That's not a rare GPU, in fact it was probably one of the most common 6800 cards ASUS sold, including myself I know at least five people who had one.

That was an awesome card. GT clocks and Ultra's PCB, usually those also unlocked.

 

[erek]

1. That price is a great joke, too funny.
2. I don't know but it looks like an old passive server card with a cheap Chinese blower tacked on the rear. I'd say fake, but could be wrong.

Found the real 2900 XTX :

7400 USD

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5-c-s.w4002-104776029.18.18cafe9a1GKgL9&id=574194155456

 

[Enterprise24]

I don't understand why Nvidia allow production of 780 Ti Classified and HOF but not Lightning. Both CLS and HOF can rise voltage to 1.35V without BIOS flash. Reference PCB limited at 1.212V unless hard mod.

 

[erek]

what is this? rare? @Mr.Scott @Fouquin


it's supposedly an ASUS V9950 Ultra/TVD/256, but unlike any i've seen before, is it of any interest or can be explained down to meaninglessness?

 

[Fouquin]

what is this? rare? @Mr.Scott @Fouquin


it's supposedly an ASUS V9950 Ultra/TVD/256, but unlike any i've seen before, is it of any interest or can be explained down to meaninglessness?

Best I can tell it's a retail card that's been worked over to add an LVDS interface. NV30 should support two LVDS channels by design, but I assume they were going for either extra channels or wider resolution range (UW-UXGA maybe?). Since the LVDS interface board is a Quantum3D board it's possible these are out of a Sentiris EGS series rack, or possibly in-house development workstations for working on the IDX series.

 

[erek]

Best I can tell it's a retail card that's been worked over to add an LVDS interface. NV30 should support two LVDS channels by design, but I assume they were going for either extra channels or wider resolution range (UW-UXGA maybe?). Since the LVDS interface board is a Quantum3D board it's possible these are out of a Sentiris EGS series rack, or possibly in-house development workstations for working on the IDX series.

Worth collecting?

The chip did seem to be this perhaps: http://www.ti.com/product/SN65LVDS050


Some of us thought maybe it was for mutliple video cards on GF FX (Pre-SLI) ("The quantum 3D module does something to sync multiple video cards together")

 

[Fouquin]

Worth collecting?

What is and isn't worth collecting is completely subjective. You have to figure out what it's worth to you.

Some people would say anything non-standard is worth collecting, or anything with Quantum3D's name on it.

The chip did seem to be this perhaps: http://www.ti.com/product/SN65LVDS050


Some of us thought maybe it was for mutliple video cards on GF FX (Pre-SLI) ("The quantum 3D module does something to sync multiple video cards together")

Quantum3D had a solution for that in the Sentiris racks using NV17 and NV20, but it required completely proprietary interfaces and card designs to work. These are configured as individual cards using a standard AGP bus, it's unlikely they were interfacing multiple cards over AGP. It is possible they were running data through a compositing FPGA external to the systems running these cards, which could have been stitching things together for a large display.

 

[erek]

What is and isn't worth collecting is completely subjective. You have to figure out what it's worth to you.

Some people would say anything non-standard is worth collecting, or anything with Quantum3D's name on it.






Quantum3D had a solution for that in the Sentiris racks using NV17 and NV20, but it required completely proprietary interfaces and card designs to work. These are configured as individual cards using a standard AGP bus, it's unlikely they were interfacing multiple cards over AGP. It is possible they were running data through a compositing FPGA external to the systems running these cards, which could have been stitching things together for a large display.

is it unlikely to be considered any type of prototype?

 

[Fouquin]

is it unlikely to be considered any type of prototype?

It could have been used for developing the IDX system, which from what I can tell was built from the start with G71 in mind as the graphics architecture of choice. That would technically make them prototyping hardware despite being modified retail cards. Without much background information the speculations run wild.

Message the seller on eBay and ask them. They might have more information.

Edit: IDX 1000 was designed with NV20 initially, but later updated. These used custom interfaces.

 

[Frick]

Asus Ares III New. |




https://www.ebay.com/itm/Asus-Ares-...637348?hash=item3b155009a4:g:Z0MAAOSw0GNbJ-t0

Ooohhhh the Ares cards are probably my favourite series of cards ever. Too bad multi GPU is more or less dead.

 

[Fouquin]

@erek

I think I found what system those cards may have came from/been built for: https://web.archive.org/web/2004040...um3d.com:80/press/PDF/2003/pr_4-29-03_ofx.pdf

 

[erek]

Anyone seen a real Trident Blade XP (9980) 128-bit card before? I need one

 

[erek]

what's this one? 9800 or 260?

@Fouquin @Mr.Scott

 

[T4C Fantasy]

what's this one? 9800 or 260?

@Fouquin @Mr.Scott

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Definitely 260 or 275

 

[erek]

Definitely 260 or 275

is it of any interest or just junk? someone wants $90 for it

 

[T4C Fantasy]

is it of any interest or just junk? someone wants $90 for it

I would buy for 20$ not worth much to me

 

[Fouquin]

what's this one? 9800 or 260?

@Fouquin @Mr.Scott

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The VRAM arrangement suggests GTX 280, the shroud suggests GTX 260. I'd say it's probably a GTX 280, and is worth more like $40 at best. I get GTX 260 samples for $25 these days, so a 280 shouldn't demand such a premium.

 

[erek]

This?

@Fouquin @Mr.Scott

https://videocardz.net/nvidia-quadro-fx-4000-sdi-agp/

 

[Fouquin]

This?

@Fouquin @Mr.Scott

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https://videocardz.net/nvidia-quadro-fx-4000-sdi-agp/

SDI board without the GPU it goes with, and what looks like could be an early G-Sync card (not the monitor G-Sync, but the Quadro FX G-Sync). Could just be a fairly generic tuner though.

 

[erek]

Newest members to my collection including the SiS Xabre 600 (very rare?)

Thanks to Modzy for sending me here. I have my hands on a rare preview sample.

S3 Gamma Chrome S18 Pro.

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This is becoming more desirable by the day !!! So Rare! @Face2Face

 

[Mr.Scott]

Any Xabre is pretty tough to find now. 600 I would consider rare.
I have Rage Maxx also.

 

[erek]

@Mr.Scott @Fouquin

any ideas?

 

[Mr.Scott]

GTX260

Run it. Being an ES it might have unlocked shader count like a GTX280. They used the same basic core.

 

[erek]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/BFG-Geforc...276098?hash=item1cb8121142:g:0JwAAOSwuxhbi-xa