What is happening to XFX?

[liquidsnake718]

Nvidia has killed XFX's business as they have finallt shifted to Ati cards in 2009..... Do you think there is a direct or at least indirect correalation of Nvidias tardiness of presenting a new GPU and XFX's slow marketing and sales?

 

[notty22]

Scratches head. Actually maybe their infrastructure grew to where they could expand and design build market and warranty ATI gpu's along with Nvidia gpus and remain profitable. It may have been impossible to do so before. Saphire ony makes Ati hardware. Why ? Maybe its licensing fees, needed engineers (ing) ,manufacturing plants, employees.

 

[AMW1011]

notty is correct, XFX went to ATI back when nVidia was still pretty competitive with the GTX 2xx vs 4xxx series. XFX is a very good company that has quite the consumer base. All my nVidia cards since the FX 5200 were XFX, that's 5 of them, and all my cards will likely be XFX in the future thanks to XFX's great customer support and amazing warranty.

 

[paperfox]

If a card manufacturer like xfx wanted to expand its company the first choice would logically be producing ati cards. I mean, how different is it logistically to produce a card from nvidia to ati?

 

[Mousemonkey]

If a card manufacturer like xfx wanted to expand its company the first choice would logically be producing ati cards. I mean, how different is it logistically to produce a card from nvidia to ati?

If expansion was the goal why would they restrict themselves to 50% of the market when they were selling to 100% of the market before?

 

[paperfox]

Seems like nvidia did not like xfx for selling its competitors products so they cut them, but that’s just my opinion.

 

[jasont78]

we all know nvidia doesnt like to share why are even needing to discuss this!!!!!!!

 

[AMW1011]

I'm pretty sure XFX still distributes nVidia cards as well as ATI cards..

 

[ubernoobie]

http://xfxforce.com/en-us/Products.aspx?Type=GraphicCards xfx still sells nvidia cards, it isn't discontinued, they just ship more 5870/5850/5770/5750s because they are more worth selling, higher demand

 

[Mousemonkey]

Well the rumour was debunked nearly two weeks ago and I haven't seen anything else on the matter, so it was all just cobblers.

Edit for link to end the speculation:- http://www.nordichardware.com/news,10551.html

 

[OvrClkr]

I don't think Nvidia ditched XFX, on the contrary if anything XFX would get rid of Nvidia all together due to all the recent issues.

Nvidia needs companies like XFX to sell their GPU's now more than ever....

 

[liquidsnake718]

Best answer selected by liquidsnake718.

 

[Mustang5521]

http://xfxforce.com/en-us/Products.aspx?Type=GraphicCards xfx still sells nvidia cards, it isn't discontinued, they just ship more 5870/5850/5770/5750s because they are more worth selling, higher demand

LOL @ higher demand :lol:

Yeah maybe ATI is higher demand to a few "overclockers" who are obsessed with a few more framerates here and there. But to PC makers and the masses, Nvidia is still known as the less-hassle more-compatible video card maker.

 

[AMW1011]

LOL @ higher demand :lol:

Yeah maybe ATI is higher demand to a few "overclockers" who are obsessed with a few more framerates here and there. But to PC makers and the masses, Nvidia is still known as the less-hassle more-compatible video card maker.

Yep that is why ATI's mobile market has been slapping nVidia's for a good year or so before nVidia couldn't compete. Oh that also has absolutely nothing to do with nVidia's faulty mobile chips that burnt up in a years time. Yep, nVidia is much less of a hassle!

You really need to stop the cheer leading BS and lying, nVidia is just a company, it doesn't need your added marketing.

 

[liquidsnake718]

Where are the xfx 470 and 480's. They are still missing from the consumer market and only samples are available yet still!!! its already April 21!!!1