Tech News
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Nvidia says it is not quitting the chipset market
Published: Monday, August 4, 2008 | By: DennisSeems nVidia got really upset over the latest Digittimes deboccle. In fact there are 2 retractions posted on their site.
The first is just a title change to the original news post
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080801VL203.html
The second post is a retraction. I just love the last sentence.
Nvidia has released an official statement refuting the recent Digitimes story claiming that the company is planning to quit its chipset business. Michael Jong, senior director of corporate marketing for Nvidia indicated that Nvidia has no intention of getting out of the chipset business and that the report is completely groundless.
Jong stated that Nvidia's MCP business is as strong as it ever has been for both AMD and Intel platforms, and pointed out that Mercury Research reported Nvidia's market share on AMD platforms was 60% last quarter. The company added that SLI was still the preferred multi-GPU platform and that the nForce 790i SLI is the recommended choice by editors worldwide.
Nvidia is looking forward to bringing new and very exciting MCP products to the market for both AMD and Intel platforms, Jong stated.
A previous Digitimes report cited sources as saying that Nvidia was planning to exit the PC chipset business.Cool Stuff
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Site says Nvidia will exit chipset biz, Nvidia denies
Published: Friday, August 1, 2008 | By: DennisNasty rumor, or elaborate cover-up?
This wouldn't be the first time digitimes has made up rumors just to wake up the sleeping PR giants (or trolls)
Puzzled, we asked Nvidia Platform Products PR chief Bryan Del Rizzo to weigh in. Del Rizzo's response came swiftly and left little open for interpretation:The story on Digitimes is completely groundless. We have no intention of getting out of the chipset business.
In fact, our MCP business is as strong as it ever has been for both AMD and Intel platforms:- Mercury Research has reported that the NVIDIA market share of AMD platforms in Q2 08 was 60%. We have been steady in this range for over two years.
- SLI is still the preferred multi-GPU platform thanks to its stellar scaling, game compatibility and driver stability.
- nForce 790i SLI is the recommended choice by editors worldwide due to its compelling combination of memory performance, overclocking, and support for SLI. . . .
I'd be interested to see what they have in store.
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Nvidia to quit chipset business
Published: Friday, August 1, 2008 | By: DennisTalk about Birthday sadness.
Nvidia has decided to throw in the towel and quit the chipset business, sources close to the situation at one of Taiwan's top motherboard makers have revealed. As the story is told, Nvidia called a meeting earlier this week with its motherboard partners to gauge support for it continuing to develop chipsets in the future.
The motherboard makers' response? Silence.
It is still early days and not all the facts are known at the time of writing, but it is believed Nvidia will transfer the chipset team to working on GPU projects. On the motherboard makers' side, some makers have already canceled upcoming high-end motherboard projects based on the nForce 7-series chipset.Funny how when VIA quit the core logic market nobody seemed to care, or I never noticed.
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NL: Review Block - Daily Roundup 8-1-2008
Published: Friday, August 1, 2008 | By: WillNinjaLane Hardware Review Block for Aug. 1, 2008.
Motherboards & Processors
- ECS A770M-A Motherboard Review @ HardwareLogic
Video Cards
- Sapphire HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 GPU @ Pro-Clockers
- Sapphire Toxic HD4850 Review @ OCC
- Galaxy GeForce 9500 GT Overclocked 512 MB @ techPowerUpMemory
- Super Talent Pico-C 8GB USB Flash Drive @ Overclockers Online
Cases, Cooling, PSUs
- Tagan Monolith @ Bjorn3D
- Rosewill Xtreme 630W Power Supply Review @ ThinkComputers
- Zalman CNPS9300AT CPU Cooler Review @ OCIA
- Thermalright TRUE Black 120 CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware CanucksMisc.
- Thermaltake BlacX review @ LanOC
- Revoltec Fightpad and Lightmouse Series Review @ DriverHeaven
- Vizo Xena II Notebook Cooler Review @ HardwareLogic -
NL: Review Block - Daily Roundup 7-31-2008
Published: Thursday, July 31, 2008 | By: WillNinjaLane Hardware Review Block for July 31, 2008.
Motherboards & Processors
- Intel GMA X4500HD G45 IGP @ Phoronix
- ASUS Rampage Extreme motherboard review @ Elite Bastards
- Asus Maximus II Formula @ HardocpVideo Cards
- Zotac GeForce 9800 GT Amp! Edition @ techPowerUp
Cases, Cooling, & PSUs
- Review of new 9600GT from Gigabyte Neoseeker
- BFG Tech GeForce GTX280 OCX @ Hardocp- Thermaltake DuOrb CPU Cooler Review @ ThinkComputers
- Thermaltake Thoughpower 1500 W Power Supply @ Hardware Secrets
- Xthermal BTF Series Fans Review @ DriverHeavenMisc.
- Eagle Consus Review @ OCC
- Razer Piranha Gaming Headset Review @ Hardware Secrets -
NL: Review Block - Daily Roundup 7-30-2008
Published: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 | By: WillNinjalane Hardware Review Block for July 30, 2008.
Motherboards & Processors
- Gigabyte X48-DS5 Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
- Intel2Extreme QX9650 processor @ Hardwareoverclock Austria
- VIA Nano L2100 vs. Intel Atom 230: Head to Head @ HotHardwareVideo Cards
- GeForce 9500GT Review @ Guru3D
- Palit GeForce 9800 GT Sonic 512MB @ Tweaktown
- HIS HD4870 512 MB @ Bjorn3D
- Zotac GeForce 9800 GT AMP! Edition @ Technic3DMemory
- Mushkin HP3-12800 DDR3 @ Cluboc
Cases, Cooling, & PSUs
- OCZ Technology EliteXStream 800W Power Supply Review @ Bigbruin
- Cooler Master CSX Broodling Case Review @ ThinkComputers
- Raidmax Iceberg Case @ Modders-Inc
- ASUS Lion Square Heatsink Review @ FrostytechMisc.
- iStarUSA T5F-SS Mobile Rack Review @ HardwareLogic
- Spire SP175SU-SL-EU 2.5" SATA to USB Hard disk enclosure Review @ Rbmods -
Would Google destroy Digg or take it to the next level?
Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 | By: DennisHere is a follow-up post to the one featured below.
The topic of discussion is, of course, TechCrunch's rumor that Digg will soon be acquired by Google for somewhere in the neighborhood of $200 million. Digg's users are debating what Google acquiring Digg might mean for their community in this thread on the site. The question is, would being controlled by a big company like Google ruin--or enhance--the community that Digg has worked so hard to build?
I suspect digg would be destoryed, consumed into a special section of google, tore apart to learn how the math behind the scenes works and then disbandoned.
Just my $0.02 on the matter.
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Google In Final Negotiations To Acquire Digg
Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 | By: DennisThis is a little old but Techcrunch posted some information about how google is in final negoiations to buy digg for a megar 200 million.
Personally I don't think it will happen for 200 million but I suspsect that if the deal does go thru it will be at the cost of strong arm tacticts and purposful blacklisting of all digg related material from the google network. We all know that google is an excellent resource but if you cross the search engine giant they can pretty much erase you from the internet map.
Lets hope that doesn't happen to us.
Google’s on and off negotiations with Digg have been back on in a big way for the last six weeks, we’ve heard from multiple sources inside and outside of Google. The two companies have reportedly signed a letter of intent and are close to a deal that will bring Digg under the Google News property. The acquisition price is in the $200 million range, says one source.
Still have to admit 11 million in funding plus advertisement deals becoming 200 million overnight is a pretty big payday. Makes you wonder, would Kevin keep all he could? (after paying investors) or dish some out to the other execs in the company?
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NL: Review Block - Daily Roundup 7-29-2008
Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 | By: WillNinjalane Hardware review Block for July 29, 2008.
Motherboards & Processors
- ASUS P5Q Pro P45 Motherboard Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Asus M3N78 Pro Motherboard Review @ NVNews
- MSI P45D3 Platinum (Intel P45) @ HardwarezoneVideo Cards
- Palit GTX 280 Review @ OCC
- ECS GeForce 8800GT 256MB @ Phoronix
- Sapphire HD4870 @ t-breakMemory
- Kingston 4GB PC2-6400 HyperX Memory Review @ Virtual-Hideout
- Kingston HyperX DDR2 PC2-9200 2Gb kit @ CPU3DCases, Cooling, & PSUs
- Tuniq Ensemble 1200W Power Supply Review @ Bigbruin
- Thermaltake VH6000BWS Armor+ Case Review @ HardwareLogic
- Cool IT Systems NV Reference SLI Cooler @ techPowerUpMisc.
- QNAP TS-409 PRO Four Bay NAS System Review @ Tweaknews
- AirLive AirTV-1000U @ techPowerUp
- DLO TransDock Deluxe Review @ Hardware Secrets -
NL: Review Block - Daily Roundup 7-28-2008
Published: Monday, July 28, 2008 | By: WillNinjalane Hardware Review Block for July 28, 2008.
Motherboards & Processors
- ASUS M3N78 Pro Review @ OCC
- Top Dual/Quad-Core CPUs: Enticing Heights @ Digit-Life
- ASUS P5Q-E Intel P45 Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputersVideo Cards
- Preview of the AMD HD4870X2 @ Bjorn3D
- BFG GTX 260 896MB Video Card Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Inno3D 9600 GSO, BFG 9600 GT & BFG 8800 GT RoundUp @ DriverHeavenMemory
- G.Skill F2-8800 Pi Series DDR2 CL5 4GB Kit @ techPowerUp
Cases, Cooling, & PSU's
- Lian-Li Tyr PC-X2000 HTPC/Gaming Chassis @ techPowerUp
- Corsair TX750W Power Supply @ Pro-Clockers
- Raidmax Iceberg Case Review @ Virtual-HideoutMisc.
- Toshiba Satellite A300D-125 @ InsideHW
- FatMat Sound Control @ Mikhailtech
