http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/ Engadget Comments for NVIDIA dropping 790i mobo, quitting chipset business? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/
What they should be doing is have mixed graphic card support especially now with physx should be a possibility to get an el cheapo second card just for that. Or completely shutting off the bigger boy while in the desktop environment, would save a shitload of power and make the investment worth of lets say that extra 9500gt?.]]>Aug 1st 2008 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/
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"Update:
We've just heard from nVidia on the subject and can assure you that, as I rather suspected, the company has absolutely no intention to stop manufacturing chipsets. In fact, contrary to rumour, it has several products set to be announced "in the near future". It doesn't seem an unreasonable stretch to imagine more information on those will be available at nVision at the end of this month."]]>Aug 1st 2008 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/
I don't mind when Engadget posts reasonable rumors, but a 12 year old could tell this was all BS.]]>Aug 1st 2008 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 2nd 2008 5:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/
How's it obvious? ASUS, XFX, and EVGA are the only companies I'm aware of that actually make nForce 790i equipped motherboards. No other manufacturer wants to because the nForce 790i is currently the most expensive chipset to make, nForce 790i motherboards aren't selling anywhere near as well as motherboards equipped with AMD's 790FX or Intel's X38/X48, and consumers don't want to shell out $350 for DDR3 support just in the name of SLI. You can pick up an Intel X38 or X48 that has DDR3 support for $100 less (more if there's a rebate) that's more stable and has more features (sans SLI).

Futhermore, Intel is currently punishing NVIDIA because of the arrogant (and sometimes outright stupid) comments CEO Jen-Hsun Huang's made in the last year by not granting NVIDIA the necessary license to make chipsets with QPI technology for the upcoming Bloomfield, Lynnfield, and Havendale processors.

Unless Intel's willing to budge (they're not), you will probably never see a NVIDIA motherboard for Intel's upcoming architecture; AMD will likely follow suit when they release their AM3 processors next year. And, assuming Intel does give NVIDIA the QPI license, you won't see a motherboard for at least 6 months after Bloomfield's launch in September. By that point, who would want one? Intel already plans on making X58's with CrossfireX and SLI support (they'll incorporate the much-loathed n200 bridge chip) and by the time NVIDIA could get something on the market, the X58's successor will most likely be released.
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I read a while back that Intel wanted to do that anyway.]]>Aug 1st 2008 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/
]]>Aug 1st 2008 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Personally I think its a bad idea to quit motherboard business entirely (we'll be left with what? Intel X58 for the upcoming Bloomfield CPU? And no competition? Price monopoly was never a good thing). NVidia was said to buy licenses from Intel to get ready Lynnfield-supporting motherboard logic (the cheap variant of Nehalem CPUs, read as Celerons, they'll use socket 1160 instead of "high end" socket 1366).
Besides, knowing that nVidia currently is losing to ATI in graphics segment, its all sad news for me (I'm nVidia fan). I hope to see new GeForce GTX 280 based on 55nm sooner rather than later and I really hope it will be cheap and fast.
As for Tegra chipset - its too soon to say its going to lose anything if nVidia drops motherboard logics. If they concentrate on GPUs and mobile market, it might be for the best after all.

As nVidia fan I hope they'll sort this stuff out and start making better products with lower price.

Too bad 4870 X2 is a two-chip video card. Read a review of 9800GX2 versus GTX 280 and you'll find out that 280 produces less fps (sometimes) but is more "playable". This happens to all SLI and multi-card setups (I have SLI in my system and its disabled, yes, its unplayable if you have less than 40 fps average, single card is much better at 30 fps, so I don't want 4870 X2, I want to play games, not benchmarks).

My little humble opinion on this :)]]>Aug 1st 2008 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/
Cheers.]]>Aug 1st 2008 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/
http://www.dailytech.com/Report+Apple+May+Ditch+Intel+Chipsets+in+New+MacBooks/article12521.htm]]>Aug 1st 2008 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/
I have 2 intel motherboards and an nForce motherboard as well, the nForce like many have posted before is not the highest of the highest, but it does the job well. From what I've been seeing I'm not sure whether to get my laptop with an nVidia chipset, it just seems like they're failing like never before..

This doesn't look good, first the graphics cards and now this... why is nVidia faltering after loud bashes at intel? Shame on the CEO.. I hope he learns his lesson, but it just wouldn't be fair if the customer loses as well. Lets jsut hope the nForce MB's don't get pulled out.. "get your arses in gear nVidia!"

Cheers,
Nick]]>Aug 1st 2008 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/
By the way, nVidia, corporate bashing always comes back to bite you in the ass. It would be a good idea to focus on yourself at the press conferences, not the other guys.

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After my latest experience, I'm done with Nvidia chipsets - Intel only from now on...]]>Aug 1st 2008 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/
I predict Intel swallows nVidia by 2010.]]>Aug 1st 2008 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/
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Maybe they should just keep a couple lines of motherboards out instead of having a full range or something? ]]>Aug 1st 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/
If you like buggy unstable chipset drivers then let me recommend any Nforce based chipset. Otherwise stick with Intel. If you have AMD I don't know what to recommend.

BTW I use Nvidia video cards. ]]>Aug 1st 2008 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/
I just bought a 790i Ultra chipset + 2 GTX 280s in SLI (all eVGA).

SUCK IT UP NVIDIA. ]]>Aug 1st 2008 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 1st 2008 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/

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WTF Engadget? You got nothing if you think you need NVIDIA to explain themselves. You think NVIDIA is just making 790i chipset just for hell of it? ]]>Aug 2nd 2008 7:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/nvidia-dropping-790i-mobo-quitting-chipset-business/Aug 3rd 2008 6:56PM