Rare GPUs / Unreleased GPUs

[Fouquin]

Those designs aren't really great for airflow. Particularly those dual fan designs with silver shrouds.

Those fans are in push-pull. They're actually quite good for airflow. The greatest drawback to the entire design is the finstack being way too small. Also glad you think the Leadtek cards are ugly, spread that message so people stop charging twice as much for their cards! Those of us that like these are sick of paying a premium.

The AIO one is surprising, that thing certainly shouldn't work so well and there should be some gunk inside.

See you say that but yet I find more old AIOs just low on coolant from lifetime evaporation, and not gunked at all. Those older closed loop systems basically use antifreeze and are both single-metal systems and chock full of bio killer. I recently pulled a TT Tide Water GPU AIO out of an ewaste shop, still functional, no gunk, a bit light on fluid. 16 year old AIO.

I think that basic 6800 Ultra was hideous

Man you are just full of hot takes! You might not want to scroll back in this thread too far, there's a lot of GPUs people get excited over that you'd HATE to see. I'm not sure I can even suggest a hideous GPU to answer your question of which one is the worst, because you've shot down all the ones I think look good so far. I guess go look at the old ASUS ROG cards like the 8600 GT/GTS?

 

[WhitetailAni]

I quite liked that era, but then again I think that basic 6800 Ultra was hideous:
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It just feels too industrial and is on ugly green PCB with barf inducing sticker.

That I will agree with. I have a BFG 6800 Ultra OC and it looks much nicer, though I will be removing the cooler and replacing it with a waterblock.

I didn't see the GTX 490 on the list, so here's this:
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-490.c3332

 

[The red spirit]

Those fans are in push-pull. They're actually quite good for airflow. The greatest drawback to the entire design is the finstack being way too small. Also glad you think the Leadtek cards are ugly, spread that message so people stop charging twice as much for their cards! Those of us that like these are sick of paying a premium.

lol imagine charging a premium for LeadTek stuff. On serious note, that dual fan card look a lot better, if it wasn't silver and if it didn't have obnoxious fan grilles.

Man you are just full of hot takes! You might not want to scroll back in this thread too far, there's a lot of GPUs people get excited over that you'd HATE to see.

I don't hate them, I just think that some look poor.

I'm not sure I can even suggest a hideous GPU to answer your question of which one is the worst, because you've shot down all the ones I think look good so far. I guess go look at the old ASUS ROG cards like the 8600 GT/GTS?

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It's fine. Not the prettiest card, but it's fine.

 

[Fouquin]

That I will agree with. I have a BFG 6800 Ultra OC and it looks much nicer, though I will be removing the cooler and replacing it with a waterblock.

I didn't see the GTX 490 on the list, so here's this:
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-490.c3332

The "GTX 490" that we know of is just the ASUS MARS prototype, sadly never left showroom floors. Fundamentally a press demo as far as we know. The closest to that card that we got is the EVGA 460 2Win and Zotac 460x2. Galaxy tried a some GF100 cards that also never made it past a PCB assembly.

lol imagine charging a premium for LeadTek stuff.

Don't have to imagine it, they do it every day! As it turns out they were well received cards and held a lot of value for being better quality than most reference cooled cards. In respects to the Ti 4600s even if the fans fail there's so much metal on there that it'll never overheat.

 

[The red spirit]

I didn't see the GTX 490 on the list, so here's this:
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-490.c3332

Wait a second, that's an actual functioning card, not prototype? I would imagine those two thermis would melt that single fan setup.

 

[Fouquin]

Wait a second, that's an actual functioning card, not prototype?

No that's a picture of a GTX 590 on the GTX 490 listing. T4C needed to fill in the listing somehow, so he chose to use the 590 as a standin. All the dual-GF100s were prototypes.

 

[Darthgrey]

About GTX490 - it existed as a prototype, in China at least 1 person has this prototype, and maybe there is a second one, because not long ago a saw a different one. Card had two GTX460 GPU's. Here is some photos:

 

[madness777]

I NEED PCB PICS

 

[Yzxqm]

About GTX490 - it existed as a prototype, in China at least 1 person has this prototype, and maybe there is a second one, because not long ago a saw a different one. Card had two GTX460 GPU's. Here is some photos:

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Yes, I know the owner of this graphics card. He is one of the people who collect the most engineering sample graphics cards in China. He’s name is ZZC

 

[Yzxqm]

TITAN Z Engineering Sample
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banshee, you're so 劲!

 

[Darthgrey]

Gigabyte 3D1: Geforce 6600 Dual, 6600GT Dual and 6800GT Dual, all are working fine. 3D1-XL aka 6600 non GT should have different cooling system with a single fan in the middle, but somehow from the box it came with 6600GT cooler... Maybe previous owner used opportunity to upgrade it to 2 fans for free as it written on the box.

 

[eidairaman1]

Gigabyte 3D1: Geforce 6600 Dual, 6600GT Dual and 6800GT Dual, all are working fine. 3D1-XL aka 6600 non GT should have different cooling system with a single fan in the middle, but somehow from the box it came with 6600GT cooler... Maybe previous owner used opportunity to upgrade it to 2 fans for free as it written on the box.

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The fans on the right ive seen before

 

[lexluthermiester]

Gigabyte 3D1: Geforce 6600 Dual, 6600GT Dual and 6800GT Dual, all are working fine. 3D1-XL aka 6600 non GT should have different cooling system with a single fan in the middle, but somehow from the box it came with 6600GT cooler... Maybe previous owner used opportunity to upgrade it to 2 fans for free as it written on the box.

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With these cards I always took the shroud and fans off and mounted an 80mm fan or pair of fans. Less noise, better cooling and MUCH lower chance of failure.

 

[erek]

@lexluthermiester (Not mine, yet)

 

[freeagent]

I don’t care what anyone says these pix are all awesome.. share the love

 

[lexluthermiester]

@lexluthermiester (Not mine, yet)

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Wait, what? What did I miss?

 

[erek]

Wait, what? What did I miss?

hasn't happened yet, opinion?

GP100 HBM2 PROTOTYPE

 

[lexluthermiester]

hasn't happened yet, opinion?

GP100 HBM2 PROTOTYPE

Are we talking about pump-out effect?

(I think I'm missing some context or forgetting a past line of discussion...)

 

[erek]

Are we talking about pump-out effect?

(I think I'm missing some context or forgetting a past line of discussion...)

might be negotiating and exchange for the unit

 

[Fouquin]

Are we talking about pump-out effect?

(I think I'm missing some context or forgetting a past line of discussion...)

He's showing it off to you because you were active in the thread. Just beaver things.

 

[madness777]

My question is what's the other card on the top!

 

[erek]

My question is what's the other card on the top!

Pascal GP100 HBM2

 

[P4-630]

Gigabyte 3D1: Geforce 6600 Dual, 6600GT Dual and 6800GT Dual, all are working fine. 3D1-XL aka 6600 non GT should have different cooling system with a single fan in the middle, but somehow from the box it came with 6600GT cooler... Maybe previous owner used opportunity to upgrade it to 2 fans for free as it written on the box.

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Over 20.000 3dmark03

GYSOT !!!!

 

[Darthgrey]

Got one strange Voodoo card made by Orchid - Orchid Righteous 3D. From the first look it's usual videocard, but if check it more thoroughly it's different: chips are made in the USA, all other cads in Google pics has chips made in Taiwan, PCB is a little bit different and also art on other side is different. Maybe it's pre production sample, who knows.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Got one strange Voodoo card made by Orchid - Orchid Righteous 3D.

That was a good card. One of the best. It was one of the few VooDoo cards that never suffered from the frame stutter with some games at 1024x768.