According to sources, the entire line of G84 and G86 chips all suffer from the same defect, regardless of desktop or notebook application. The chip generation utilizes the same Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), which supposedly has an issue with an "unnamed substrate or bumping material, and it is heat related." -taken from Tom's Hardware
Oops.
The defective chips include Nvidia's 8300, 8400, 8500 and 8600 series. And like the quote stated, not only notebook, but desktop chips suffer from this flaw. Plus, several sources reported that all G92 and G94 mobile adapters were also affected. Who knows? The omnipresent 8800GT may turn out to be a victim sooner or later. Despite the heavily touted PhysX, Nvidia is in for a troubled quarter ahead.
ATI on the other hand, is lauching a second wave at Nvidia with it's dual GPU HD 4870 X2. Performance wise, it looks promising too. It performs slighly better than dual HD 4870s in CrossfireX, perhaps due to its whopping 2GB GDDR5 memory.
Oops.
The defective chips include Nvidia's 8300, 8400, 8500 and 8600 series. And like the quote stated, not only notebook, but desktop chips suffer from this flaw. Plus, several sources reported that all G92 and G94 mobile adapters were also affected. Who knows? The omnipresent 8800GT may turn out to be a victim sooner or later. Despite the heavily touted PhysX, Nvidia is in for a troubled quarter ahead.
ATI on the other hand, is lauching a second wave at Nvidia with it's dual GPU HD 4870 X2. Performance wise, it looks promising too. It performs slighly better than dual HD 4870s in CrossfireX, perhaps due to its whopping 2GB GDDR5 memory.
What now?
Go, ATI, go!
T'ang
(image from http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-4870-x2-review-crossfire/5)
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