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[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Cards had such neat names back then too.

Voodoo Banshee Rage 3D Pro Ensoniq Soundscape (soundcard)

I'm kinda glad it didn't get to the point of "throbbing purple speedster" or whatever, shit's kinda boring now

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Fire GL 1000, Monster 3D, Matrox Millennium

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Box art was also awesome. Now they can just shit on the box and people will still pay $2k for a new gpu.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean, I don't buy a GPU for the box...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

You also don't buy a painting for the frame, but it sure helps.