EVGA Cuts Ties with NVIDIA and Ceases GPU Production - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: nidlaX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 16, 2022, 08:08:12 pm
content: Did TiN survive the layoffs?

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 16, 2022, 08:36:11 pm
content: Sounds more like they can't cope with the competition. After all, making a video card is just putting some chips on a board and be done with it. There is no unique selling point to be made because the GPU manufacturer's closed source driver dictates the functionality.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 16, 2022, 09:35:26 pm
content: The “competition” being Nvidia itself, which took its biggest partner and 8nstead started undercutting it…

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 16, 2022, 09:46:16 pm
content: Quote from: nctnico on September 16, 2022, 08:36:11 pm"There is no unique selling point"Oh, free stickers not enough for you?https://www.newegg.com/yeston-geforce-rtx-3080-rtx3080-10g-d6x-ya/p/1FT-007N-00071

author: Black Phoenix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2022, 07:38:37 am
content: Really I'm more worried about TiN. As a member here, and a highly qualified professional for him it will be easy to get another job somewhere in another company but still it's a letdown.I'm sure he knows a lot of what's happening since he was one in the team designing the EVGA GPU boards where the GPU chip would be mated with.I don't expect him to come and say something over here. But I would not deny that I'm a little curious of what it really happened, other than the press released and news coverage currently ongoing. There is for sure a lot more juicy details not fit to be known publicly.I just hope the best for him in whatever the future holds.

author: hans
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2022, 08:33:38 am
content: My cynical view on computer parts these days is that only differentiating factor are some heatsinks and fans. Some people even put RGB blinkies on them. It's crazy. But seriously, with the thin margins it must be a very hard market to survive in.Quote from: nctnico on September 16, 2022, 08:36:11 pmMaybe if you copy reference design. But from what I hear board partners cannot test their GPUs functionally until release day. The working drivers are distributed by NVIDIA, and AIBs only get a stressload BIOS to see how cooling and VRMs hold up. Of course this is nowhere close to real world demands where instability may occur for certain loads. Some of these cards also have a factory OC or custom V/F curve.. how are they going to verify those?It sounds more like putting out the pick'n'place order is the easiest part. The hard part is keeping your will to life while being a slave of NVIDIA's will.

author: magic
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2022, 07:23:19 pm
content: Quote from: hans on September 17, 2022, 08:33:38 amFor things like motherboards and GPU boards it's heatsinks, fans and VRMs that sets them apart

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2022, 07:42:42 pm
content: Quote from: hans on September 17, 2022, 08:33:38 amFrom my venture into crypto mining I have learned that the typical cooling solutions you see on video cards have nowhere near the cooling capacity needed to let the GPU work at full power continuously. The card I used got to about 30% with the stock cooler mounted. With a big ass fan added + serious a case modification to get all the airflow going, it got to 80% but it kept throttling back due to overheating the GPU. IOW: all the overclock, cooling and fans are just marketing BS. What is left are stickers and blinky LEDs indeed.

author: TheAmmoniacal
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2022, 08:20:06 pm
content: I was under the impression that TiN left EVGA a long time ago, like a couple of years ago?

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2022, 07:10:16 am
content: Quote from: thm_w on September 16, 2022, 09:46:16 pm"The graphics card comes with flower fragrance module"

author: Black Phoenix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2022, 08:14:41 am
content: Quote from: amyk on September 18, 2022, 07:10:16 amWrong translation. Basically the plastic was impregnated with a fragrance that releases with time. Here's the review of a similar card from the same manufacturer by Gamers Nexus -https://youtu.be/BT-YSg1KkIQ