GeFX canned?

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http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=7615

"Never in the history of computing has so much bullshit been written by so many with such little truth" ? Unnamed Nvidia executive about the GeForce FXNVIDIA UK HAS REFUSED to comment on a posting on a 3D bulletin board claiming that the GeForce FX is for the chop.
According to the rumour, posted at x-3DFX, Nvidia is canning the GeForce FX and has told its foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (TSMC), to stop when 100,000 NV30 are produced.
The same posting claimed that Nvidia will now concentrate on NV31, NV34, and NV35 and want to ensure that it doesn't get caught short by any cunning plans ATI may or may not have.
We reported last month that Nvidia forecast sales of 100,000 GeForce FX by the end of May ? market research company iSuppli said yesterday the card is a specialist product in any case.
But Nvidia UK said this morning it did not comment on speculation posted on bulletin boards.
Here's the speculation posted on this particular bulletin board. µ
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sinking to new lows

Must be true since the inquirer reported it and they got that "info" from the x-3DFX bulletin board.

:rolleyes:
 
The eight reply down in the original posting seems quite ironic:

Until I get a link to a respectable news source, this is about as truthful as a report from the Inquirer....


:D
 
Nebuchadnezzar said:
What you people have with TheInq? They post as much shit as ANY ohter website, there even right sometimes ... :rolleyes:
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Its funny because TheInq is the one posting a link to this. Its called IRONY ;)

Regardless, this is not news, its some wacko fanboy on a 3dfx message board. (although he is a 3dfx Jedi, so I better watch my back :? ) ....;)


the sad part is that I almost wish this rumor were true. nVidia should just skip the nv30 and gone straight to the nv35. I'd rather have an early nv35 than a late nv30 any day.
 
Although i try not to give to much credence (sp?) to the inq. I can see nvidia doing this. if the yields are low, and they had to make shortcuts to get it out the door. they might just try to cut their losses as much as possible and move on to the next series of chips as soon as possible.

later,
 
It's more likely that NV have just temporaily halted the run - happens all the time.
Maybe NV feel that 100,000 FX5800 and Ultra's sales is all that can be expected at this time as it is aimed at the very smallest market segment.
It doesn't help that the 9700Pro is in this market segment too and it offers
nothing to encourage those users to switch.

But the initial read does make it sound funny :LOL: :LOL:
 
Yeah, I think people are overreating to the "rumor", mostly because it's headlined "GFFX CANNED", which to me implies that it won't ship at all. (Which of couse, is not what the details of the rumor say.)

nVidia decding to halt production at 100K units (either permanently or temporarily, probably pending how quick NV35 can get out the door), is not much of a shock at all. It's actually just common sense based on the current competitive landscape.
 
Nebuchadnezzar said:
What you people have with TheInq? They post as much shit as ANY ohter website, there even right sometimes ... :rolleyes:
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If I wrote enough that I'd covered almost every possiblty I'd be right sometimes too :D ;)
 
Nebuchadnezzar said:
What you people have with TheInq? They post as much shit as ANY ohter website, there even right sometimes ... :rolleyes:
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My blatent guesses and rumours also come true sometimes, though it doesn't mean they are reliable.
 
Joe DeFuria said:
Yeah, I think people are overreating to the "rumor", mostly because it's headlined "GFFX CANNED", which to me implies that it won't ship at all. (Which of couse, is not what the details of the rumor say.)

nVidia decding to halt production at 100K units (either permanently or temporarily, probably pending how quick NV35 can get out the door), is not much of a shock at all. It's actually just common sense based on the current competitive landscape.
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I agree, it is a waste to either not release it like 3dfx always did, or to try and force it. I personally think that Nvidia may be loosing money on every card they sell, and perhaps they look at it like an investment to get back in the high end, if only for a little while.
 
BoardBonobo said:
The eight reply down in the original posting seems quite ironic:

Until I get a link to a respectable news source, this is about as truthful as a report from the Inquirer....


:D
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So we have confirmation? :p (simpsons reference)
 
While nvidia will want to put a brave face forward on the FX, in reality they cant NOT see the truth. I suspect they'll want to put the FX to pasture as soon as they possibly can.
 
In the Nordic hardware interview, NVidia said that initially GeForce FX's would be in short supply. If they are indeed only going to build 100,000 ever, it appears that they will never be in good supply (unless demand is quite small).

I can see NVidia doing this if the NV35 is coming out quite soon (May?), or if they are subsidizing the board makers to make the NV30, or both.

Get that GeForce FX: it may be a collector's item!
 
I think the point is that demand *is* small for $400 video cards, especially this one, and I think NVIDIA has been planning on doing a limited production of it for a while now.
 
I think the point is that demand *is* small for $400 video cards, especially this one, and I think NVIDIA has been planning on doing a limited production of it for a while now.
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Yes, probably since the Radeon9700 launch.
 
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