Is this end for Nvidia?
We can only assume that EVGA got away from Nvidia due to the strict rules set aside for all AIB (Add-In Board) companies. I don’t say that lightly, Nvidia has said in the past what AIB could and couldn’t do. They were so controlling, that most couldn’t even make enough money to the public. It’s almost always a lost leader for most of the companies because they are told how much they can sell their Nvidia boards for weather it be for EVGA, MSI, or some third party such as Dell, and Alienware. Then Nvidia could come along and under cut them by selling their own for much cheaper and easier. Let’s not forget to mention that Nvidia would wait till the last minute to give AIB’s driver’s and even information about what the next version of the GPU will be like.
This is just a power move
There’s been talk about this being a power move by EVGA but I really do not think so. They have stated many times that they will not go to AMD or intel, but people still think they will do that. Others say that EVGA will be back in the GPU arena later on after everyone cools off. I don’t know about that either because I can’t see EVGA coming back without some major reason that would give them the advantage they are looking for. Either way, it doesn’t look good for EVGA for sure and sooner or later they will need to start laying people off. You can’t have all those people doing nothing.
What’s next for Nvidia
I can only guess what will happen with this announcement. Of course Nvidia did have stocks drop over the weekend and maybe that was too expected but I don’t see this as being a big issue with them. They knew it would happen once EVGA announced it, they had to know. The problem is what will Nvidia do to get customers to want to buy their stocks and keep them going. Will the 4000 series be any better than 3000 series or will it just be a tiny bit better. We will not know until people start looking at the 4000 series and doing their benchmarks for how it reacts to any given game. In the meantime, if you have bought a EVGA card what’s your thoughts on this. I know I bought a 3050 two months ago and now am a little worried if my card fails will I get another 3050 from EVGA or what will happen.
What’s your thoughts on the EVGA and NVidia debacle? Will they join forces or stay apart?
