Nvidia 6xx Series

[TedTS]

but still.. nVidia has operated the same way for years... a decade in fact. They push their hardware to the limit, knowing it won't last for the long haul

I don't believe that
I have to deal with lots of old PCs yearly,just these lasts months I've seen Geforce 2,3,4,Quadro4,the crappy FX series,6200,6600,6800GT,7300GT,7600GT,8800GT and GTX running strong.
Only one that has failed was the 8600GT,overclocked(and possibly related to the G84 problems and heat).Like it has been said the failure rate is pretty equal on both sides.

I think nVidia has great PR and pays to get some great press, but the fact is if you want your money to last you buy ATI/AMD

That's for each one to decide,I think there are more factors involved,like performance,features and so on.

nVidia is like that Honda Civic with the engine swap you see on Craigslist. yeah it runs great for a while, and has tons of horsepower, but then a couple months later you're thrown a rod and you're putting a new engine in.

That's all about luck,and I guess it's just the same with vidcards

[thegrommit]

I don't hold onto my cards long enough for them to fail

[TedTS]

I don't hold onto my cards long enough for them to fail

Now I have been thinking about ATI/AMD cards I came across these last years and there were 4 desktop cards
So either they are all dead or I am living in a small town of Nvidia lovers

[powerarmour]

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660Ti NDA Lifts on 16th August – Two Additional Mid-Range GPUs to Launch in Q3 :-

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx- ... th-august/

[powerarmour]

'New Dawn' demo out :-

http://www.geforce.com/games-applicatio ... a-new-dawn
http://www.geeks3d.com/20120723/tested- ... -released/

Impressive!

[Tabajara]

but still.. nVidia has operated the same way for years... a decade in fact. They push their hardware to the limit, knowing it won't last for the long haul. they essentially put BFG out of business because BFG couldn't survive the returns of the *i think* 400 series cards when BFG was offering lifetime warranty. The only cards I have ever seen fail personally, and this is coming from an IT person, is nVidia.

I beg to differ, apart from a few dodgy mobile GPU's they made that had an issue with the substrate, they've been very reliable for me over the years. I've still got cards over a decade old running in some machines at work, and I personally run folding@home 24/7 on a GTX 9800GTX+, a GTX 285, a GT 240, and a GTX 560Ti, three generations of cards all running at the limit and still working fine.

I think AMD & Nvidia have had roughly equal failure rates over the years, some cards will just fail, no matter who makes them.

I agree with PA, I had nothing but good experiences with NV cards so far. I don't like the way they do business, but their graphics cards are usually fast and stable. The hardware does what it is supposed to do, and newer drivers always give you more features and performance enhancements during the time you keep the card. I have a 460 for two years now, and I think I'll only buy a new one when the Kepler 110 equivalent gets near the U$ 200 price range, what should happen in a semester or two.

[impar]

Greetings!

NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 Ti 2GB Reference Video Card Review

[Tabajara]

Greetings!

NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 Ti 2GB Reference Video Card Review

Performance oscilates between the 7950 and the 7970...

By the end of the year it should be a bit faster and cheaper, and should be nVidia's next sales champ

[powerarmour]

Performance oscilates between the 7950 and the 7970...

By the end of the year it should be a bit faster and cheaper, and should be nVidia's next sales champ

I'm interested in seeing what a full GK106 core will be like in the GTX 650Ti (or it could be the vanilla GTX 660), rather than a cut down GK104...

http://vr-zone.com/articles/nvidia-gefo ... 16887.html

Even a GT 640 with GDDR5 would be interesting.

[Tabajara]

Yes, the 650Ti should be good enough to replace the 660 by the end of the year - that should be the reason nVidia is postponing its introduction...