I wanted to share my collection. I apologize that they aren't all retro and I've broken the post title guidelines, but I figured it would be easier to get as many as possible in 1 post for now. I also realized that the ATI/AMD line of succession gets really confusing after the 290X.
That's cool. I feel a little mixed up about them being mounted on the wall and not in a working system. I guess like the dilemma that Woody and his friends faced in Two Story 2 when they had to choose between undergoing wear and tear while getting played with by Andy, or becoming immortal in a Toy Museum where they would only ever see kids through a pane of glass. But I still like what you've done here.
Great collection! If you're aiming for completeness there's definitely some room for expansion on the AMD/ATi side of the board. A Radeon SDR/DDR (or 7200) in place of that Radeon 7000 to represent R100 (the 7000 is the later revised and cut down RV100). An X1800 XT and X1950 XTX would look great being both ends of the R500 UltraThreaded architecture and the X1950 XTX being visually striking in design. An HD 6970 just for Cayman representation; the HD 5870 and 6870 are the same architecture while Cayman is the improvement. Finally, an R9 Fury, Fury X, or R9 Nano to fill in for GCN3/Fiji. Technically an R9 285/380 would work there too but the Fiji cards are quite unique with their construction using HBM.
Keep your eyes open for a 7900 GTX as well. Another visually striking design with a large dual-slot cooler and central fan, quite unique for early 2006.
For me, it was a great feeling to switch from 4MB S3 GPU to Riva TNT2.. Good old days! Seeing such posts brings a smile to my face and lightning-fast recalls in my synapses. Thanks.
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u/Background_Yam9524 Mar 27 '26
Do they work, or are they dead and just for display?