Nvidia's Solution To Defective GPUs - Buy Our New Chips

Nvidia apparently has a solution to the problems faced by many in their notebooks powered by GeForce 8M series, that is, to encourage the OEM/ODMs to buy their new problem free chips. Of course, this doesn't solve the issues faced by current users and there won't be any replacement for them.

Nvidia has come out with a new GPU called NB8E-SET which is essentially NB8E-SE with the new underfill. NB8E-SE is used on many notebooks most commonly advertised as GeForce 8700M GT, GeForce 8800M GS or GeForce 9650M GS. NB8E-SET (G84-751) uses the new Hitachi underfill and is clocked at 625MHz core and 128-bit 800MHz GDDR2/3 memories similar to the current NB8E-SE.

Here's a note from Nvidia to their partners :

NVIDIA is committed to providing our customers with quality products that push the edge of technology and also continuously improve product quality and reliability. To help improve the product quality and ensure smooth and uninterrupted product supply during the current “end stage” of life cycle, NVIDIA strongly recommends that customers transition to this latest revision of the NB8E-SET GPUs as soon as possible. These latest revision units utilize “Hitachi” underfill packaging material that improves product quality and enhances operating life by improved thermal cycling reliability.

Source: http://vr-zone.com/articles/nvidia-...ve-gpus--buy-our-new-chips/6351.html?doc=6351

 

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I'm pretty sure OEM/ODM responses will be to move to ATI for all their needs. After hearing that, I think I know for sure what my next GPUs will be.

 

If you have a problem with your old 8M card, it'll most likely be replaced with the new revision. The wording of the Nvidia statement seems to imply that the inventory of the older cards has been run pretty low. It's not like the company hasn't been working to fix the problem, and I still haven't seen the widespread failure of the current revision. If the cards are going to fail over the next few years, that just guarantees that the new chips will be the mainstream replacement parts.

If you're worried, just keep your warranty up to date.

 

unfortunate, because some games are just made to run better with nvidia.

 

Which means sooner or later Dell is going to have to move on from the 8400/8600 and on to something better... kind of like all the other manufacturers.

 

Dells got to move on period and stop catering to just the business world.

 

dell is so hard headed staying with santa rosa

 

I would pay to be upgraded and not have to deal with another BS RMA. Dell owners be happy they 'kind of' acknowledge the issue...Asus still believes that the 8400/8600 card is one of the most flawless pieces of performance tech they have seen and how dare you question its reliability.

 

my new desktop will have an ATI IGP 3200 and an ATI discrete cad.... too bad...

 

I agree, it is time to move on like the other manufacturers. It seems though that our wait should be over soon as the Studio XPS are coming in the not so distant future.