Reportedly Citing Conflicts With Nvidia
Wow! … news just in. After a decade-long partnership, EVGA will no longer work with Nvidia and will exit the GPU market. It’s a REAL shame … that begs the question, will they jump on AMD’s bandwagon and start producing Radeon graphics cards?
Taken from Tomshardware … EVGA, often considered Nvidia’s top add-in-board partner, is making a drastic shift. It’s done doing business with Nvidia and will stop making GPUs altogether. That’s according to YouTube channels JayZTwoCents and GamersNexus, which both sat down with EVGA CEO Andrew Han to discuss his frustrations with Nvidia as a partner and reasoning for making the decision. Jon Peddie Research also published a brief article on the matter.
“We are not going to be on [Nvidia CEO] Jensen [Huang]’s lap on stage, so I don’t want people to speculate what’s going on [when we’re not there],” GamersNexus Steve Burke quotes Han as saying. “EVGA has decided not to carry the next gen.”
When asked for comment, EVGA product management director Jacob Freeman pointed Tom’s Hardware to its forums, where the company offered the following message:
“EVGA is committed to our customers and will continue to offer sales and support on the current lineup. Also, EVGA would like to say thank you to our great community for the many years of support and enthusiasm for EVGA graphics cards.”
EVGA also confirmed that it will not carry the next generation of GPUs, that it will support current generation products, and that it will “continue to provide the current generation products,” though it didn’t specify for how long.
Source: Tomshardware
Why?
EVGA stated that a lack of communication and cooperation between both companies led to this moment. The CEO further clarified that NVIDIA doesn’t communicate with them properly. The Green Team keeps such a tight lip that even the MSRP for their upcoming GPUs are not specified to the literal AIBs who’re producing them until it is publicly revealed on the stage.
This has resulted in financial concerns for the company, unaware of how to price its product before releasing it. Things have gotten so bad to the point that EVGA is almost always left with extra stock at the end of the generation’s life cycle with huge losses faced towards the start. This additional inventory is then sold off at even further losses resulting in six-figure debts for the company.
From: Appuals
Our Podcast Show
Stephen and Winston have an amazing opportunity to talk to Jacob about his work at EVGA and how it translates to new products down the road.
Highlights:
- 00:00 – Intro – Winston’s impressed with his nephew’s streaming setup!
- 01:04 – Who is Jacob Freeman? And what does EVGA sell?
- 02:32 – What makes EVGA different from all the other graphics card manufacturers?
- 04:37 – What is EVGA iCX3 cooling system?
- 07:08 – What is the EVGA KingPin series of graphics cards?
- 09:30 – What makes the KingPin card so unique?
- 12:29 – Are EVGA graphic cards thoroughly tested before they’re shipped?
- 13:59 – What does EVGA Precision X1 software do for the graphics card?
- 15:19 – Can you overclock the graphics card with the EVGA Precision X1 software?
- 16:57 – What is Nvidia’s GPU boost?
- 20:00 – RGB fans will love this! Haha!
- 21:54 – What other features will EVGA implement soon?
- 23:32 – Why did EVGA implement the “Queue” system to eliminate scalpers?
- 28:22 – What type of motherboards does EVGA make?
- 29:52 – What is EVGA’s flagship motherboard?
- 34:29 – What made EVGA produce an AMD chipset motherboard?
- 36:38 – What’s Jacob’s preference? What does he use for streaming?
- 37:50 – What type of gaming accessories does EVGA make?
- 39:14 – Does EVGA make video capture devices?
- 42:08 – Jacob’s advice on getting the best picture/video quality for your streaming
- 45:05 – Did you know EVGA makes laptops?
- 48:57 – Jacob doesn’t want to spill the beans on Nvidia’s next RTX series of GPUs
- 49:59 – What made Jacob go into the computer gaming industry?
- 50:52 – What is Jacob’s live stream all about?
- 52:13 – Where can you find the EVGA booth, and at which exhibitions?
- 53:22 – Who are EVGA’s most significant competitors?
- 56:15 – Will EVGA look into the “modular” space?
- 57:35 – Will EVGA produce more products for Gamers and Content Creators?
- 01:02:27 – Where can we find Jacob on social media?
- 01:03:02 – And here’s Stephen and Winston’s socials
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