Fermi NDA end time & on sale UK time

[straxusii]

Thought I'd post this as a new subject as I've seen a number of queries about it.

NDA lifts Friday 26th March 23:01 UK time

Fatboy I know you can't reveal anything under NDA but can you say if OCUK will have the cards on sale Saturday 28th AM at the earliest?

 

[Orangey]

Thanks for the clarification. Midnight spamming and F5ing ahoy!

 

[jigger]

Its only a NDA getting lifted on the 26th. Its unlikely Nvidia will announce a release date.

 

[p0rks0da]

Its only a NDA getting lifted on the 26th. Its unlikely Nvidia will announce a release date.

Nope it's the actual launch date.

There should be at least some availability, but we'll just have to see how many cards are allocated to the UK.

 

[marc512]

I think OcUK already have some in stock, there probably waiting on a confirmation from nivida to show them as instock

i used my invisibility cloak to look through the OcUK warehouse. I see a few opened boxes ;D

 

[straxusii]

Its only a NDA getting lifted on the 26th. Its unlikely Nvidia will announce a release date.

It is the 26th, from Nvidia:

"We want to apologize for the confusion around our most recent GF100 update. To clarify, the launch date for GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 is March 26, 2010. This date also coincides with the GeForce LAN event NVIDIA is hosting at PAX 2010. Hope you can attend the show. For more info, please visit: www.nvidia.com/paxeast"

Obviously stock will be tight

 

[jigger]

I stopped paying attention to Nvidia announcements a while back.

Hopefully they have plenty of cards.

 

[arc@css]

I think OcUK already have some in stock, there probably waiting on a confirmation from nivida to show them as instock

i used my invisibility cloak to look through the OcUK warehouse. I see a few opened boxes ;D

"Cloak Engaged".

 

[straxusii]

The thread means OCUK have stock or will have stock come Sat 27th March or I'm a monkey's chuff

In fact based on prior experience what it specifically means is they have just taken delivery of said stock

 

[nikebee]

What the hell is the point in launching it and removing the NDA on a Friday? =/

 

[crinkleshoes]

What the hell is the point in launching it and removing the NDA on a Friday? =/

For them to sort out emergency stock troubles over the weekend? lol

It is strange... it's normally a tuesday :S

 

[straxusii]

It ties in with some event they are attending

 

[p0rks0da]

Yep it's the Penny Arcade LAN party thing.

edit: http://www.paxsite.com/paxeast/index.php

 

[JediFragger]

A late Friday night with a few glasses of wine so I can point and laugh at nVidia sounds like *fun*

 

[straxusii]

A late Friday night with a few glasses of wine so I can point and laugh at nVidia sounds like *fun*

I'm reporting you to jokester and his banhammer!!

 

[kingy666]

Another inferior retailer is having a 'launch night' and it starts at 7pm on Friday somewhere in Bolton

 

[stulid]

Another inferior retailer is having a 'launch night' and it starts at 7pm on Friday somewhere in Bolton

That's actually very sad, bet they will have balloons with nvidia logos, people dressed in green handing out tickets like at a delicatessen.

 

[Aedus]

Even the Dons will be laughing at people who buy Nvidia cards it seems


Probably make it into a "Wall of Shame"

 

[kingy666]

It may be a hint at when the NDA is lifted here

 

[Hotwired]

Even the Dons will be laughing at people who buy Nvidia cards it seems


Probably make it into a "Wall of Shame"

Shortly to be followed by the comparison of shame where dual 4890's are put up against a 480 with terrible revalations about which wins in power consumption, cost and performance...




Ok theres no way the 480 could pull more than dual 4890s but it will be screwed when its comes to the cost difference and I'm going to be fascinated to see which has the better performance.