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Default What was your lifetime GPU upgrade path?

I thought this would be an interesting thread to make, to see how often people upgrade or how big the upgrade jumps are

For me personally, it was:

6200LE (AGP)->8800 GTS 320MB -> 9800 GTX+ -> GTX 260 216SP
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260 in sli 9800 for physx- when released gt300x2

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for me its going to be 9600GT > GTS 250 > either 2 more GTS 250's or an Nvidia 300 series
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express 200 AATI chipset
ATI 9650
ATI 1900XTX
HD 2400 in my laptop(current)
GTX 260 Core 216(current)
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Integrated Intel GPU -> GTX 260 -> GTX 260M
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so much wasted money...

x800 pro (pre-built dell)

8800gts (first rig)

gtx 260 (good upgrade)
4870 (new ud3p i'll crossfire down the road)
cf 4870 (stupid microstutter)
gtx 260 (back to what i like)
sli gtx 260 (it was a goo deal)
gtx 260 (wasted my money on the sli)
4890 (looks like a fun card)
sli 9800 gx2 (folding whoo!)
4890 (oh right energy bills)
soon to be gtx 380

i think i'm forgetting something... oh well

and it was all so much fun!

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Integrated Intel GPU -> GTX 260 -> GTX 260M


That's a nice jump you had there!
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6200 LE (AGP) > 8600GTS > Radeon HD5850
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Winfast Geforce 2 Mx400--> EVGA 7900GTKO--> Sapphire 4870--> 2 x 9800 gx2's --> 2 x Gtx 260's--> 3 x gtx 260's
Forgot my back up rigs, ATI 9800 pro, 1600xle, and 2 x 8800gt
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Geforce 2 MX 64MB-> Onboard Radeon X200-> 8500GT 256MB GDDR3-> 4830 -> CF 4830.
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