AICs Speak out on GeForce 8800 GTX Troubles

We pinged the three leading suppliers of boxed retail and e-tail NVIDIA-based video cards in North America and asked them how the problems with the initial GeForce 8800 GTX video cards was going to impact them. This is what we heard back.

Dean Brady, Director of Marketing – BFGTech

BFG Technologies has worked closely with NVIDIA to correct a BOM error in initial units built by NVIDIA’s contract manufacturer. BFG and NVIDIA engineers have corrected the problem and tested all units in inventory. We are working diligently to recall boards that have shipped with this error. There will be clear markings on the fixed boards that BFG is implementing to allow consumers to easily distinguish which board they have. This will not delay the launch and customers can be confident that the products they purchase will be supported by BFG’s legendary support and true lifetime warranty.

Joe Darwin, Director of Technical Marketing – eVGA

EVGA is READY for Launch! EVGA has been working very closely with NVIDIA to correct an error in an early BOM list for internal testing, sample boards and a few review units. EVGA has tested and corrected the issue with its early boards and this will not delay the launch. EVGA is working with the review sites that it has sent boards to in order to get them updated boards so reviews can be posted on time. Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to a successful launch.

Ryan Dumas, Technical Marketing Manager – XFX

NVIDIA recently reported a BOM change for the GeForce 8800 GTX and thankfully we had enough advance notice that our consumer board shipments will not be impacted. The only effected boards were those very early samples sent out to the press. I have verified with my factory that every board shipped out for consumer purchase will have the change in place and this small hiccup will not affect the hard launch schedule.

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