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Rumor: Are XFX and Evga Defecting from Nvidia?

Posted 07/21/08 at 07:19:39 PM  by Paul Lilly

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Either Charlie Demerjian is drinking some seriously spiked Kool-Aid, or The Inquirer reporter really is privy to what could turn out to be the hottest story this summer. According to the latest rumor (and this one's unconfirmed), two high profile Nvidia add-in board (AIB) partners are jumping ship. And by high profile, Demerjian's talking about XFX and Evga, two of only three Nvidia partners (BFG being the other) to offer a generous lifetime warranty on their videocards.

As if the rumor wasn't already unfathomable, it gets even more shocking. According to the story, which, again, hasn't been confirmed by any other source, not only have XFX and Evga already defected (The Inq claims "paperwork has been signed"), but they're not heading for the hills of ATI. Huh? That's right; the rumor says XFX and Evga aren't following Gainward's lead (yet another defection rumor), so if it turns out to be true, then where could they be going?

If Nvidia and ATI (and by association, AMD) are out of the picture, than that just leaves Intel. Not only does Intel have the financial muscle to pull off a coup of this caliber, but it's not out of the realm of possibility that it might also have the desire (think Larrabee). Moreover, Intel could also have the motive to stick it to Nvidia, as the two have been struggling to come to an agreement over licensing SLI for Nehalem (look for a Maximum PC update on this soon).

For Nvidia's part, the company has been struggling to maintain damage control over a batch of faulty notebook GPUs failing at an "abnormal rate," the fallout of which has resulted in a tumbling stock price, and the company finds itself doing battle with a suddenly competent ATI.

Still, no company is without its share of turmoil, and without any confirmation from XFX, Evga, Nvidia, or any other news outlets, the unconfirmed rumor is best viewed as just that. Makes you wonder though, doesn't it?

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TAGS: evga, nvidia, gpu, xfx, hardware, videocards, rumor, build a rig, grahics, defect, partners
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avatarFor the record

Submitted by TurkeyOfChaos on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 5:41pm

According to [H] the partners are certainly not jumpingship.

http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MzM4MTcsLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdCwsLDE= 

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We picked up the phone and called both EVGA and XFX. Word is that Charlie’s story linked above is, “Bogus” or "BS," depending on who you listen to."

However, it is a given that if Intel's larabee GPU is a serious contendor, they will most certainly end up targetting NVIDIA's key partners.

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avatartypo lol

Submitted by icsmith on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 10:14am

"That's right; the rumor says XFX and Evga aren't following Gainward's lead (yet another defection rumor), so if it turns out to be true, then where could they going?"

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could he have ment to put "be"?                |

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avatarIntel

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 7:07pm

Now larabee sure looks compelling. It works more like light in real life works. Now EVGA and XFX would'nt leave Nvidia unless they figured they could make a larger profit through sales. This means that Intel has probably promised them that their chips will be cheaper and far more advanced. After all EVGA and XFX are going to be puting their names and reputations on these chips. These video cards that come out will probably be competitively priced or even slightly cheaper but perform better or at least offer midrange Nvidia performance with ultra realistic graphics capabilities. When Intel gets in the game prices will come down all around. This is good for all of us.

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avatarEver since the 4000 series

Submitted by Strongbad536 on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 4:28pm

Ever since the 4000 series came out, i've been wondering why high profile makers such as EVGA and XFX didnt try their hands at ATI cards.  I think they should support all of the big 3 as they both make very good quality components. 

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avatarCan you read? It says that

Submitted by vistageek on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 4:55pm

Can you read?

It says that they are not going to ati.

I can't believe this. If it is true, it sucks. Intel would have NO competition and  prices would probly be crazy high. This would be really sad.

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avatarumm chill

Submitted by Strongbad536 on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 5:21am

Yeah dude take a chill pill, that was entirely my opinion.  I dont have any control over who XFX and EVGA support.  But I said it would be nice to have them make some 4800 cards because they both make high quality components. 

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avatarDon't be such a dick.

Submitted by Pixelated on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 2:31am

CAN YOU READ? He said WONDERING. Don't be such a dick.

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