AMD And Gigabyte - Cease And Desist From Asetek – Demanding Suspension Of R9 Fury X And Gigabyte GTX

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

AMD responds:

http://www.gamersnexus.net/industry/2220-amd-response-to-asetek-cnd-on-fury-x

“We are aware that Asetek has sued Cooler Master. While we defer to Cooler Master regarding the details of the litigation, we understand that the jury in that case did not find that the Cooler Master heat sink currently used with the Radeon Fury X infringed any of Asetek’s patents.”

 

[Marine-RX179]

Is that an Nvidia card?

I believe board partners must get the say so from Nvidia/AMD before any cards go on sale (though i could be wrong, if not you would expect it so). You could argue a bit of sloppy work from both teams but at the same time I think being allowed to patent something like this is as ridiculous as patenting bread that rises.

I was merely catching out the troll on selective-trolling and implying how has AMD got anything to do with the issue that Gigabyte also faces being on the same boat for their GTX 980 WaterForce

 

[LambChop]

Tut tut AMD and Gigabyte

 

[thebennyboy]

Neither Gigabyte or AMD have anything to answer for, the litigation is with CM.

 

[Avenged7Fold]

Tut tut AMD and Gigabyte

And Nvidia as they approved Gigabytes Model before it hit the shelf.

 

[humbug]

AMD responds:

http://www.gamersnexus.net/industry/2220-amd-response-to-asetek-cnd-on-fury-x

Looks like AMD are sticking to their guns.

what about Gigabyte?

 

[LambChop]

And Nvidia as they approved Gigabytes Model before it hit the shelf.

Sigh, nvidia dont sell cards to the public.

 

[Gerard]

Sigh, nvidia dont sell cards to the public.

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/geforce-gtx-980-ti/buy-gpu


*yawn*

 

[Freddie1980]

Sigh, nvidia dont sell cards to the public.

For a fanboy as big as you I'm very surprised by your comment.

 

[LambChop]

****ing yawn right enough

Note: The below specifications represent this GPU as incorporated into NVIDIA's reference graphics card design. Clock specifications apply while gaming with medium to full GPU utilization. Graphics card specifications may vary by Add-in-card manufacturer. Please refer to the Add-in-card manufacturers' website for actual shipping specifications.

 

[muziqaz]

So if nvidia is not selling Graphics Cards to the public, AMD doesn't as well.

 

[fs123]

The Fury X cooler does not infringe on the Asetek patent so case closed for AMD anyway.
Gigabyte may be using a different cooler though.

 

[LambChop]

So if nvidia is not selling Graphics Cards to the public, AMD doesn't as well.

AMD create, manufacture and sell cards from start to finish that are their own. A finished product. (excluding 3rd party partners/vendors for the moment) Hence why AMD are commenting.

Nvidia create and manufacture the GPU's, mem etc and boards, HSF etc. They do not create and sell a final product. Their partners do. Thats why you never get a warranty with Nvidia, you get one with their partners. Which is why its up to Gigabyte to respond.

 

[Deceptor]

AMD create, manufacture and sell cards from start to finish that are their own. A finished product. (excluding 3rd party partners/vendors for the moment) Hence why AMD are commenting.

Nvidia create and manufacture the GPU's, mem etc and boards, HSF etc. They do not create and sell a final product. Their partners do. Thats why you never get a warranty with Nvidia, you get one with their partners. Which is why its up to Gigabyte to respond.

Albeit reference cards, but they do in the US http://www.geforce.com/hardware/geforce-gtx-980-ti/buy-gpu

 

[muziqaz]

AMD create, manufacture and sell cards from start to finish that are their own. A finished product. (excluding 3rd party partners/vendors for the moment) Hence why AMD are commenting.

Nvidia create and manufacture the GPU's, mem etc and boards, HSF etc. They do not create and sell a final product. Their partners do. Thats why you never get a warranty with Nvidia, you get one with their partners. Which is why its up to Gigabyte to respond.

So you are saying, that AMD takes the board sticks memory, their chip on it, put the fan on it, and then sends it let's say Sapphire for them to put some stickers on it and sell it as Sapphire Radeon blah blah blah. How about ASUS then, who advertise their new way of manufacturing boards for either AMD or nvidia GPUs?
It is amazing how AMD can do all the ordering parts, shipping them around to be assembled and then just shipping to their partners just to distribute them? Why would they even need distributors if they are already doing 99% of the stuff you suggest?
Yes, AMD does reference designs, same as nvidia, but all the manufacturing and putting together and selling is not AMDs to do. So again, if nvidia does not sell to public directly, neither does AMD.

 

[Gerard]

As far as i'm aware sapphire make the reference boards for amd, at least they did several years back., Could be another oem now. And the reason amd are responding is because the fury x is a fixed design that they don't allow alteration on, if they did then oems could air cool it or use an asetek cooler and there would be no issue.

 

[LambChop]

Albeit reference cards, but they do in the US http://www.geforce.com/hardware/geforce-gtx-980-ti/buy-gpu

This is the important part (I posted it above too)

Note: The below specifications represent this GPU as incorporated into NVIDIA's reference graphics card design. Clock specifications apply while gaming with medium to full GPU utilization. Graphics card specifications may vary by Add-in-card manufacturer. Please refer to the Add-in-card manufacturers' website for actual shipping specifications.

 

[Deceptor]

This is the important part (I posted it above too)

Note: The below specifications represent this GPU as incorporated into NVIDIA's reference graphics card design. Clock specifications apply while gaming with medium to full GPU utilization. Graphics card specifications may vary by Add-in-card manufacturer. Please refer to the Add-in-card manufacturers' website for actual shipping specifications.

Right? That's their base spec list for the product (link here), not the product they're selling on their website.

store.nvidia.com sell those reference cards directly (among other things), not through 3rd parties. That's why if you've ever wanted the snazzy boxes you see reviewers get in review samples then getting it from their store (if you're in the US) has been the only way.

 

[LambChop]

So you are saying, that AMD takes the board sticks memory, their chip on it, put the fan on it, and then sends it let's say Sapphire for them to put some stickers on it and sell it as Sapphire Radeon blah blah blah. How about ASUS then, who advertise their new way of manufacturing boards for either AMD or nvidia GPUs?
It is amazing how AMD can do all the ordering parts, shipping them around to be assembled and then just shipping to their partners just to distribute them? Why would they even need distributors if they are already doing 99% of the stuff you suggest?
Yes, AMD does reference designs, same as nvidia, but all the manufacturing and putting together and selling is not AMDs to do. So again, if nvidia does not sell to public directly, neither does AMD.

I was hoping to exclude 3rd party/partners like I mentioned in my previous post as it makes things more complicated. Nvidia do the same, they make reference cards and sent them to their parters to either tweak mem speeds, overclock slightly etc. They are not Nvidia sold cards. The Nvidia GPU that Gigabyte are being pulled up for is a Gigabyte partner card, not a reference. I hope you see the difference.

 

[TheRealDeal]

This is the important part (I posted it above too)

Note: The below specifications represent this GPU as incorporated into NVIDIA's reference graphics card design. Clock specifications apply while gaming with medium to full GPU utilization. Graphics card specifications may vary by Add-in-card manufacturer. Please refer to the Add-in-card manufacturers' website for actual shipping specifications.

Nvidia started manufacturing and selling some of there own cards back in 2010.

It is the weirdest thing, NVIDIA can sometimes move in mysterious ways, and well .. in the past has stepped on the toes of many of it's AIB/AIC partners. A while ago after the demise of BFG there already was a rumor that NVIDIA themselves might be addressing a chunk of the ®etails market. It seems that this concern now is validated. Best Buy USA the GTS 450 as produced and sold by NVIDIA popped up.



In fact best Buy stores started selling nVidia-branded GeForce GTS 450 and GTX 460 boards. Here's Bryan Del Rizzo, PR manager at nVidia on the products:



"NVIDIA and Best Buy are working together to offer PC customers the opportunity to experience firsthand the latest in PC technologies right inside Best Buy stores. As part of this broad initiative, NVIDIA is supplying to Best Buy specific GeForce models built and supported by NVIDIA. These products will only be available at Best Buy and will complement GeForce products from our partners. We will provide more details on this later."



By doing this, NVIDIA is bypassing some major board partners like eVGA and many other players in the USA market. And not just that, they will compete with the board partners ... and we all know who the winner there will be.