Vista - Nvidia getting ready to quit chipset business

Nvidia is getting ready to quit the chipset business. What this means, is that SLI and SLI motherboards will become a thing of the past, and will for lack of better terminology be collectors items.

Nvidia to quit chipset business

It doesn't help matters all the problems, that they have with their 680i chipsets, 780i chipsets and so on, and now all the problems with their 8500 and 8600 graphics chips, and recall that is in brewing stages.

X-bit labs - Channel Vendors Demand Graphics Cards Suppliers to Recall Potentially Faulty Nvidia GeForce Graphics Cards.

From the first link: I'll believe it only when they say it for themselves.

Something doesn't smell right to me either now that I think about it. Why would they up and quit the chipset business, when they have a chance to sell Intel a load of MCP 200 chips to enable SLI on the upcoming Intel X58 chipset.

Also recentl Nvidia says they're not leaving the chipset business, according to the following PCMAG posting.

Nvidia Shoots Down Report That It's Exiting Chipsets - News and Analysis by PC Magazine

Case and point, there were rumors about what chip ASUS used in their soundcards last year, until Digit Times reported that ASUS was using the CMEDIA 8788HD chip, people didn't believe it then that ASUS was, and then this year Auzentech confirmed that they themselves couldn't get anymore 8788HD chips, as ASUS now has exclusive rights to the chips.

If Nvidia isn't exiting the chipset business, then why I ask are motherboard manufacturers, including Gigabyte pulling Nvidia chipset motherboards from the market.

X-bit labs - Nvidia Set to Quit Chipset Business, Multi-GPU SLI Tech in Danger.

Nvidia chipsets have sucked for a while. I will be glad to see them and VIA both go.

I agree, both company's need to get there act together and get real about the chipset problems they both have Neither Company's care about the chipset issues either and left millions in the dark...Just look at the NF nvidia series, VIA chipsets and Vista.. Both companys just left hundreds of bugs, made no attempt at making "working" supported drivers and moved on

I'm in agreement with you there. I had so much trouble with that ASUS P5N32-E SLI motherboard I had, that back in March, I said enough was enough, and bailed out and got my 975XBX2, which hasn't given me one ounce of trouble. Then a month later I bailed out of the last 640MB 8800 GTS that I had and got my Radeon 3870X2, which doesn't give me any trouble now, that I have a 6 pin PCI Express to 8 pin PCI Express power adapter cable in place.

At the time I got my Radeon 3870X2, I also got me a 30GB Microsoft Zune MP3 Player.

I remember SLI with Voodoo 2 cards. The Voodoo 6 was supposed to be incredible. It lasted long enough on paper to see a spec sheet. Never made it to production. With the 4870x2 coming out. Do you need SLI?

Update: NVIDIA says the rumors are groundless and that its chipset business is as "strong as it ever has been," and that the 790i chipset is still being made. That's that, we suppose -- but until NVIDIA comes right out and explains what's going on, these types of rumors aren't going away.

from Engadget.

If this is the case, then why are motherboard manufacturers including Gigabyte pulling Nvidia chipset motherboards from the market. Explain that one.

I would ask NVidia to explain that one