mobilenvidia Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Larry came across this from PCWorld Very interesting, but where is the driver ? Is nV going to rely on OEM's release these (and have to pay to get WHQL'd) ? Wednesday, July 02, 2008 5:30 PM PDTNvidia has uncovered a problem with some older graphics chips that shipped in "significant quantities" of laptop PCs, the company said Wednesday. Nvidia hasn't determined the exact cause of the problem but said it relates to a packaging material used with some of its chips, as well as the thermal design of some laptops. Modern processors generate considerable amounts of heat. To tackle the problem, the company is releasing a software driver that will cause system fans to start operating sooner and reduce the "thermal stress" on the chips. The driver has been provided to laptop makers directly, said Derek Perez, an Nvidia spokesman. Nvidia will take a charge against second-quarter earnings of US$150 million to $200 million to cover the expected cost of repairing and replacing the products, which include graphics processing units and media and communications processors. It didn't say specifically which of its products were affected. The products have been failing in the field at "higher than normal rates," Nvidia said. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, it said it was talking to its supply chain about getting reimbursed for some of the costs. The company also had other bad news on Wednesday. It said it was lowering its revenue forecast for the second quarter due to pricing pressure and delayed product ramps. The company now expects revenue to be between $875 million and $950 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badboyromio Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Larry came across this from PCWorldVery interesting, but where is the driver ? Is nV going to rely on OEM's release these (and have to pay to get WHQL'd) ? Thanks for the info. By that they mean the 8000 series. I have a 8600m gt and it has a terrible stuttering problem. I have a hard time playing counterstrike source and everything is turned down. I will never buy nvidia again after this bad purchase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3nNec Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 (edited) itz powermizer, when it gotz hot, it downclocks ur gpu, so it dont get fry, i have powermizer turned off & forced 3D performance google helpz :) Edited July 4, 2008 by ®®® Removed Full Quotation of Previous Post. Also pleeeeease use a certain amount of orthography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest estrogen kid Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I'm sending in my laptop (T61p) which is still in warranty because of this and hopefully they'll fix it. right now it overheats and the laptop will either randomly crash, shutdown, or stutter; none of that is acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cain Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 itz powermizer, when it gotz hot, it downclocks ur gpu, so it dont get fry, i have powermizer turned off & forced 3D performancegoogle helpz :) It isn't just powermizer.... a sever drop in GPU clock yes. I have had similar experience with performance degradation. My FPS drops 50% after about 30 minutes of play with a laptop cooler, no drop in clock speed. I posted under Support Side. People should check out and report similar problems. When are laptop manufacturers going to post the screwed up chips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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