[TPU] NVIDIA Convinced by Board Partners Not to Rename 9800 GT to GTS 240

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Juggalo23451

Discussion Starter · Mar 13, 2009

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Following the news we covered just last month of NVIDIA's plans to rename the 9800 GT to GTS 240, despite the fact the 9800 GT was little more than a renamed 8800 GT, it seems the GPU board partners have managed to convince NVIDIA not to follow through with this name change. There had been much controversy over NVIDIA's renaming scheme even here on our forums, but in a confidential email seen by DailyTech, NVIDIA has cancelled plans to rename the chip yet again. Instead there will now be three versions of the 9800 GT, one of which includes the feature updates due to be present in the GTS 240. There will be the green edition, which we had already heard news of some time ago, which has no need for external power connectors, there will be the standard version, and then an OC version, which although details are not yet confirmed, one would imagine the card would be clocked at the GTS 240 expected speeds of 675/1688/2200 MHz.

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CptBlackBalls

· #2 · Mar 13, 2009

About time the board steps in on this a little late but always welcome

-iceblade^

· #3 · Mar 13, 2009

ha ha finally someone steps up and complains

i'd buy the one without the power connectors tbh

MADMAX22

· #4 · Mar 13, 2009

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ha ha finally someone steps up and complains

i'd buy the one without the power connectors tbh

The only issue I see with that is if they get it to work without them then the power is gonna be maxed I assume which will knock out any possibility of vmods, and also I am not sure how much the power draw increases for ocing but could limit the oc as well.

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darksideleader

· #5 · Mar 13, 2009

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The only issue I see with that is if they get it to work without them then the power is gonna be maxed I assume which will knock out any possibility of vmods, and also I am not sure how much the power draw increases for ocing but could limit the oc as well.

but obviously you wouldn't be buying the green card for ocing and vmods

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Exar Kun

· #6 · Mar 13, 2009

I wonder what board partners are the ones that stepped up? Maybe EVGA with a "We are about to follow XFX to ATi if you keep this up"

Wouldn't surprise me.

mothergoose729

· #7 · Mar 13, 2009

Lol, nice. Maybe this will teach them in the future.

Kryten

· #8 · Mar 13, 2009

I thought people were angry about rebraning because it was the same thing under a different name, yet:

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Instead there will now be three versions of the 9800 GT, one of which includes the feature updates due to be present in the GTS 240.

It's not, or wasn't going to be, the same. Therefore all the doomsayers can shut up.

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kremtok

· #9 · Mar 13, 2009

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ha ha finally someone steps up and complains

i'd buy the one without the power connectors tbh

I'd consider it, as well. Seems like that would make a good PhysX card, eh?

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grunion

· #10 · Mar 13, 2009

Simple reason really, I opine.

AIB's are sitting on too many 9800GT's as it is, after pulling, flashing a new bios, and producing new packaging..where's the profit?
Now all they have to do is concentrate on the updated GT.

@ Kryten is rebraning kind of like brainwashing

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Kryten

· #11 · Mar 13, 2009

Haha, didn't spot that.

Did Asus ever get the Tri-SLI working with their 9800GT's?

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RaBidRaBit

· #12 · Mar 14, 2009

http://www.dailytech.com/NVIDIA+Back...ticle14551.htm

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NVIDIA will not be going ahead with its controversial GTS 240 rebrand of the GeForce 9800 GT graphics card, according to a confidential email that DailyTech has seen. The GPU firm has been under pressure from frustrated GPU board partners.

Instead, NVIDIA is telling its customers to focus on three cards using the 9800 GT name. Besides the standard version, there is a reduced power version of the 9800 GT and the 9800 GT OC version.

The original 65nm 9800 GT used the same original G92 chip as the 8800 GT and had the exact same specifications. A 55nm die shrink resulted in a G92b chip, which NVIDIA used as well in the 9800 GTX+ -- this has also come under controversy for being rebranded as the GTX 280M despite not using a GT200 chip.

The 9800 GTX+ has also been rebranded as the GTS 250 in a last ditch effort to compete with the ATI Radeon 4850. The graphics division of AMD has been leveraging its very high yields and small die sizes of its GPUs to lower its prices very aggressively. This has forced NVIDIA to follow suit, dramatically cutting its revenues and profits.

The mainstream sales problem for NVIDIA will get worse very soon, as ATI prepares to introduce GPUs for desktop computers built on the 40nm process. These chips will be smaller and cheaper to produce, and are expected to bring new levels of performance at its projected price point of $99 USD.

The low power 9800 GT also targets this price point, with NVIDIA's reference card design consuming 75W.

The existence of the 9800 GT OC is a bit of a mystery, however. Its specifications are similar to the old GeForce 9800 GTX, but it will be a niche product that will end up competing against itself in the form of the 9800 GTX+/GTS 250.

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Nvidia starting to wise up to the fact that everyone is wise to what they are doing?

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Admiral Mudkipz

· #13 · Mar 14, 2009

nVidia's actually thinking for once, lol.

003

· #14 · Mar 14, 2009

The 9800GT --> GTS240 really isn't that bad, it is clearly lower than the GTX260.

The worst one, which they are still going ahead with, is the GTX280M top of the line laptop GPU. With a small kicker. It's really a 9800GTX+. Now that is just downright wrong, calling the 9800GTX a GTX280.

bumsoil

· #15 · Mar 14, 2009

Omg they grew a brain

Juggalo23451

Discussion Starter · #16 · Mar 14, 2009

repost
http://www.overclock.net/hardware-ne...tners-not.html

sgdude

· #17 · Mar 14, 2009

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the 9800gt --> gts240 really isn't that bad, it is clearly lower than the gtx260.

The worst one, which they are still going ahead with, is the gtx280m top of the line laptop gpu. With a small kicker. It's really a 9800gtx+. Now that is just downright wrong, calling the 9800gtx a gtx280.

+1.

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gerikoh

· #18 · Mar 14, 2009

at least nvidia's still got conscience

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wierdo124

· #19 · Mar 14, 2009

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repost
http://www.overclock.net/hardware-ne...tners-not.html

Different source. it's fine.

Nvidia got smart

makes me happy to see my card not being remarketed again

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amder

· #20 · Mar 14, 2009

Nvidia did some smart thinking now

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