Nvidia is in Deep Trouble...!!!

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wel, dont blame apple 4 dat bro...
nvidia is da culprit...

how couldn't I? ...c'mon, Apple could have tested that god d***n 8600M over and over again before dropping it on the MBPand releasing it to the market for the consumers. It's their product,it's their name on the line and it's their responsibilty to QC the suppliers in order to protect the consumers. I paid over 150K + cc interest just for a notebook and I can't believe this is what I would get.Sorry, I know this is not the right place to rant but I'm just venting. Felt like I'm being cheated

[estoyra]

hehe... dats ok bro...
mao btw wla ko mudayon plit MBP ky x2 ang price sa akong HP lappy kron wit higher specs pa...
mao ra jd nay nka bati sa apple ang pricey au my tag top of da line ang specs d rba...

[estoyra]

laptops only?
i dont think so...

PC Pro: News: Updated: HP confirms Nvidia flaw hits desktops

HP has confirmed that Nvidia's faulty GPUs have created faults with 38 different models in its slimline PC range.

Nvidia's GPU problems have so far been confined to laptops, but HP says Nvidia parts are also to blame for the problem in its desktops.

"HP is aware that certain Nvidia chips used in the HP Pavilion Slimline Desktop PCs may experience issues," the company claims in a statement sent to PC Pro.

"Some of these computers may not boot or may not display video. Computers experiencing either or both of these symptoms, attributable to the computer's motherboard, are eligible for HP's Limited Warranty Service Enhancement."

Several of the PCs on HP's list of affected models are sold specifically in the UK, including the Pavilion s3015.uk, s3040.uk and the s3115.uk.

Nvidia says the issue with the HP desktops isn't necessarily linked to the laptop GPU issues. "It is slimline, notebook-like design but there is no conclusive evidence that the failure mechanism is the same as the notebook issue we announced in July," the company's director of product PR, Luciano Alibrandi, told PC Pro.

"We are working very closely with HP to determine if/how the Nvidia chipset is involved in the failures.


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Modern PCs are complex and OEMs determine their own warranty and repair programs based on their individual testing."

Earlier this year, Nvidia complained it was being prevented from revealing the full scale of the problem with its GPUs by its PC partners. "The truth is our obligations to our partners limit what we can say," a Nvidia spokesman commented. "We need to leave announcements to our partners like Dell and HP."

"I know there's frustration, and it would make my job easier if I could give out the facts that I know, but we have obligations to our partners. We discuss it constantly, and the company would like to be more upfront about this - but we can't be."

Nvidia is currently being sued by its shareholders for allegedly covering up the problems with the faulty GPUs.

Nvidia: Defective Nvidia Graphics Cards Confirmed in Desktops

Really Nvidia, what the hell? After steadfastly arguing that its defective graphics cards were limited to notebooks only—they've even sent me a lovely email or two reiterating that claim—HP has just confirmed that 38 different desktop models are plagued with faulty Nvidia graphics cards.

This is on the heels of Apple concluding that MacBook Pros manufactured between May 2007 and last month also pack the fail-prone cards, despite Nvidia's assurance earlier that it was unaffected. I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but this is second major contradiction to an earlier Nvidia claim. Nvidia says that there's "no conclusive evidence that the failure mechanism is the same as the notebook issue," but uh, it doesn't look so great, guys.

Nvidia really needs to come clean with the score now—exactly which cards are affected, whose computers they're in, everything. Their near total silence on this while individual computer makers cleanup is absolutely ridiculous.

Now, u stil love ur nvidia cards...?

[poldopunk]

^ u sound like an ati fanboy. heads up lang kay ma flame jud ka sa mga nvidia fanboys ron!

[estoyra]

did i say... i like ATI?
did u hir me endorsing ATI cards?
but ofkors wit da current situation i wud prefer ATI...
i even bought a new HP wit 8600m gs on it...

hu r nvidia fanboys hir? r u?

[poldopunk]

i must admit na i prefer nvidia products pero most of the time, its the bang for the buck i would go for. budget sad apil sa kwentada.

**edit**

wait! 8600M? so mobile diay ni imo napalit, tsk, tsk. kuyaw-kuyaw gamay bro kay most of these issues are reported on portable platforms. sa dell gani kay naa advisory regarding ani, replace daun if symptoms like garbled display, blank screen, etc. and if working ang system, flash BIOS for the fan speed.

[estoyra]

bsag ako gnhan mn au ko nvidia labi na pas2 ang updates sa ilang cards compare sa ati...
mura nig intel ug amd...
hop wko masipyat plit aning laptop, customize pa jd ni nko las april nya at dat tym 8600m gs pa ang latest sa mga laptops... nya krn ky naa nay 9400 man guro bsta 9xxx...
ahak nlng my pa nihulat ko 6months da... gif rman sd ni sa akong ermat ky nka chamba pasar sa bord...

[poldopunk]

^ check for BIOS updates from HP, i think nag release sad sila ani nga update basin wala pana sa imohang system.

[edgeowns]

A few months ago, I made a post here(look it up if you want) about my nVidia 8600GT dying. During the course of its 1 year warranty, I had it changed 4 times, it always screw up! And Im using hp desktop! I even went to the official nVidia forums, many are having the same problems. Obviously not the majority, but daghan. I guess Im one of the unlucky victims.

Ive been an nVidia loyalist for a decade now, I will try to get ATI in time for SC2, just to play it safe. Not hating or anything, its just that I lost faith in nVidia for now. Oh well, hopefully ang PS3 wala problem! They are using nVidia afterall! lol

[mE_bytes]

I've heard that the G92 chips have a higher RMA rate.. than other chips around..