I think NV is making a mistake here, but they have so much leverage. EVGA will not survive long-term unless they move to AMD.
It's not like this is new with the Founder Edition Sku's were selling less than the AIB's sku's. No one complained when they were selling everything they received during the Pandemic Mining rush.
Now it's tough for everyone with an Ampere over supply!
ibut did they drop the price of the GPU's to EVGA or anyone ?
i bet not
did they tell EVGA when they ordered hay we are going to have to drop card prices soon
i bet not
did they tell EVGA when they ordered hay we are going to have to drop card prices soon
i bet not
Yeah, Nvidia planned to lose 44% revenue sequentially, create excessive Ampere inventories just to mislead Evga.
Imho,
Ideally would liked to see EVGA and Nvidia rethink because the Gpu industry is better with Evga in it. The 22 + years working with each other must mean something from both parties. EVGA was very important to Nvidia GPU sales in North America and their service is going to be tough to replace.
It isn't dead and isn't likely to die. However it may be quite some time (years possibly) before whiny entitled brats get to complain about shortages brought on in part or whole by satan, aka miners.Mining is stupid and I hope it stays dead.
I've used several of their PSUs and the only RMA ever was due to fan noise. Not impressed with the quality of their fans tbh.I don't feel sorry for EVGA because their products have always failed on me.
I cannot stand them too and I'll never buy another Nvidia card unless Jensen himself puts a gun to my head.Nvidia will always be a scummy company in my eyes and they don't seem to care about AIB'S but then again it's all business.
Yah that would suck but hopefully they at least get a severance. Most of the people they would lay off have some marketable skills so getting work elsewhere shouldn't be as much of a challenge I hope.What will suck is if evga now needs to lay people off?
Agree.I think it's really about nV FE cards undercutting all other AIBs in price.
Imho,
Ideally would liked to see EVGA and Nvidia rethink because the Gpu industry is better with Evga in it. The 22 + years working with each other must mean something from both parties. EVGA was very important to Nvidia GPU sales in North America and their service is going to be tough to replace.
Only money means anything to Nvidia. All other relationships are disposable to Nvidia.
Maybe EVGA should try Intel or AMD because I don't see what else they could do. If AMD graphics become competitive then EVGA can try to be like Sapphire or XFX.
If you say so about mining but you can call miner haters whiny brats but mining/crypto has ruined lives and economies, has no regulation, is destructive to the environment, has caused gaming card prices to go through the roof and just plain sucks.It isn't dead and isn't likely to die. However it may be quite some time (years possibly) before whiny entitled brats get to complain about shortages brought on in part or whole by satan, aka miners.
I've used several of their PSUs and the only RMA ever was due to fan noise. Not impressed with the quality of their fans tbh.
I cannot stand them too and I'll never buy another Nvidia card unless Jensen himself puts a gun to my head.
Yah that would suck but hopefully they at least get a severance. Most of the people they would lay off have some marketable skills so getting work elsewhere shouldn't be as much of a challenge I hope.
Agree.
Let's stick to discussing NV, EVGA, and the ramifications/causations of this divorce. Mining in relation to NV/EVGA is great, but let's not get into the rabbit hole of mining=good/mining=bad, or calling people who dislike mining "whiny entitled brats."
It's a really beaten horse that is better left dead.
The money and control doesn't bother me too much based on it is their resources risked to grow the company. What did bother me from a control aspect was when they were not going to work with Hardware UnBoxed based on their review style and conclusions. I didn't like Hardware UnBoxed style and conclusions as well but it was their findings and subjective tastes. Thankfully, there was an apology from Nvidia after some reflection and rethinking.
Cool. But can Nvidia ever stop being scummy?
Are they scared of something? Why would such a business relationship die just like that? Is it because Nvidia wants all the money and is therefore cutting out their AIB's? AIB'S should be worried.
Why is EVGA still kissing up to Nvidia like a spurned lover hoping for a rekindle? Why is EVGA not trying to pivot their business with other Video card companies?