I'm wanting to collect EVGA's first made GPU.
What card is it? I found a FX 5700 Ultra. Is that the first from them?
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lehpron
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2012/05/11 17:20:57
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Go to EVGA's support section, look up product specs page to select from all EVGA had made available online. Oldest graphics card series name is called "GeForce 2" and according to wiki it debuted way back in the year 2000 (since EVGA was founded in 1999, they should have made the first GeForce card, idk). EVGA made dozens of versions, so you might find at least one, but then we're talking about something from 12 years ago.
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2012/05/11 18:56:30
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Well, the thing to remember is that EVGA originally started as something of a 'budget'/knockoff vendor for nVidia parts. IE., the 'cheap ones' that you would buy better if you could. Back then, BFG (now out of business) were really the cards you wanted.
Anyway, the Geforce 2MX is the first card I remember from EVGA. While the company was founded in the middle of the original GeForce 256 run (the first 'GeForce' card), I don't recall them actually putting one of those out.
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2012/05/11 18:59:07
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TNT2 I have one in my closet if your interested ;)
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2012/05/11 19:11:33
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:) 
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2012/05/11 20:04:37
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Dangit Jacob, just seen that image on Fb! You suck. 
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2012/05/11 20:31:23
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When I saw this thread, I walked into the EVGA conference room and took that picture :)
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2012/05/11 20:35:59
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Lol cool. Thanks man, just was real curious. Hmm, conference room ehh? *Getting all Ninja-suited up right now* 
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2012/05/11 20:51:10
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Ohh I wish we could get a EVGA HQ Tour :) I think thats an awesome 1st place prize to the active members 
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2012/05/11 22:37:27
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When I saw this thread, I walked into the EVGA conference room and took that picture :)
Not that I'd doubt you, but...that picture doesn't make any kind of sense. What on earth would EVGA be doing putting out a TNT2 card in 2001 (the date in the frame), when you were already putting out GeForce2 MX cards (a card two generations newer) back in 2000.
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2012/05/16 00:48:54
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2012/05/23 10:03:59
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Wow. I had an AGP MX 440 in my first Pentium IV desktop. 64 MB of RAM. I don't think it was EVGA, though.
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2012/05/23 14:30:39
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Wow. I had an AGP MX 440 in my first Pentium IV desktop. 64 MB of RAM. I don't think it was EVGA, though.
that GF4 is new compared to some of the first ones like tnt cards
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2012/05/23 14:37:17
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Wow. I had an AGP MX 440 in my first Pentium IV desktop. 64 MB of RAM. I don't think it was EVGA, though.
that GF4 is new compared to some of the first ones like tnt cards
That's true - I bought the PC used in 2006, and I think it was an office cubicle machine before that. That was my first PC with a video card since my Cyrix 586 (166 MHz) paired with an S3Virge video card with 4 MB RAM. There was a bit of a gap in my PC gaming history.
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2012/05/24 19:49:31
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Wow. I had an AGP MX 440 in my first Pentium IV desktop. 64 MB of RAM. I don't think it was EVGA, though.
that GF4 is new compared to some of the first ones like tnt cards
That's true - I bought the PC used in 2006, and I think it was an office cubicle machine before that. That was my first PC with a video card since my Cyrix 586 (166 MHz) paired with an S3Virge video card with 4 MB RAM.
There was a bit of a gap in my PC gaming history.
oh yes the S3 cards, i still have a ISA one with like 512k ram, that thing was tops in it's day 
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
2018/11/11 22:46:28
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I think I still have a Gainward Geforce 3 in my parts box for some silly reason. My first EVGA was an FX5700
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Re:EVGA's First GPU?
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In case anyone was still curious and wanted to own a piece of history; there is a brand new, sealed in box, tnt2 available on eBay. Saw it the other day. Guy/Gal actualy had 2 of them....
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Re: EVGA's First GPU?
2021/05/31 23:39:24
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FX5200... was limited to PCI interface vs. the faster AGP 8x interface. Got what I deserved for trying to game on a Compaq!
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Re: EVGA's First GPU?
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Re: EVGA's First GPU?
2021/06/07 21:09:26
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The names on these posts are taking me back.
I hear S3 Virge and VIA were bought by China, as was the old Cyrix line of x586.
Voodoo 3DFx...
TNT Cards. LOL.
I remember buying parts at a pc part store in days when oem no box was common from your local shop run by a Chinese family by the university in town.
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Re: EVGA's First GPU?
2021/06/08 00:29:51
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There are GPU Collectors now a days? That's cool. Interesting hobby for sure.
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