NVIDIA delays almost all their new products to March

Almost all NVIDIA’s upcoming products will be delay to March, according to our sources.

Delayed new products including 780a, 750a, 790i, 790i Ultra, and 9800 GX2. All these products should be announced in Feb, 2008. Sources did not mention the reason why NV hold the upcoming releases. And we guess that’s because of factories are running into Chinese new year holiday.

The delay will push back the war between GeForce 9800GX2 and Radeon HD 3870 X2. And that means HD 3870 X2 will be the absolutely highest product in the market, continue eating NVIDIA’s share for one extra month.

And 790i and 790i Ultra’s delay will make them directly face Intel’s X48. Also, in NVIDIA’s February product line, only GeForce 8200 will still stick on NV’s roadmap, to be released in Feb. But GeForce 8200’s rival, AMD’s 780G have been released in China few days ago.

We’ve also reported 9600GT suffering a week’s delay from Feb 14 to Feb 21, and its enemy, Radeon HD 3600 series already began selling from Jan 23.

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Shake up from the latest ATI releases maybe? Back to the drawing board?

I think they are clearing stock of 8*** series.

Doubt it. Coz none of the products except 9600GT will conflict with 8XXX series. 9800 GX2 is definitely a product to counter 3870X2 and ATI's card is already here so why delay your product.
Secondly, mobos based on Nvidia chipsets are due for an urgent refresh. 680i is too old now and 780i is nothing but a ptch up job on earlier technology. Mobos based on Intel's p35 and X38 are real kickass... and by all indications X48 will be a performer too. Even AMD has refreshed their mobo line and it is certainly not a failure like phenom.

the 680i isnt a very good chipset coz of heat and it doesnt support 45nm products or some shit like that

lately intel chipsets have been really good