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Amir Abbas
In the IT world, delays can be fatal. We have seen that happening a long time ago, when delays killed 3dfx. Now, the time has come for NVIDIA to delay some products, especially when those were expected by everyone. Well, being given the excellent behaviour of the 88xx series on the market, they won't go down from such a tiny hit, but ATI could take advantage of this and recover some of the lost ground...
According to various sources, almost everything NVIDIA promised to offer next month will have to wait at least until March to hit the shelves. Despite the fact 88xx video cards are still strong alternatives for the high-end gamers, ATI has a full DirectX 10.1 and Shader Model 4.1 lineup already available, while the delayed products from NVIDIA include 780a, 750a, 790i, 790i Ultra chipsets, as well as the card that should battle with ATI's HD3870 X2, the 9800 GX2.
For now, there's no rumor about the reason of the delay, but everyone would like to think this is happening because the Chinese new year holiday is near. But what if this is only an excuse? Well, ATI should go ahead and sell as much as possible, and work on improving those drivers to the max.
At last, it should be noted that, despite its poor performance, the HD 3600 series is already available, while its future competitor, the 9600GT, was delayed from the 14th to the 21st of February.
These being said, it should be clear that now is the right time for ATI to put the pedal to the metal and come back in the mid-end and high-end video card sectors, because NVIDIA may be late, but they will surely get back with a vengeance...
According to various sources, almost everything NVIDIA promised to offer next month will have to wait at least until March to hit the shelves. Despite the fact 88xx video cards are still strong alternatives for the high-end gamers, ATI has a full DirectX 10.1 and Shader Model 4.1 lineup already available, while the delayed products from NVIDIA include 780a, 750a, 790i, 790i Ultra chipsets, as well as the card that should battle with ATI's HD3870 X2, the 9800 GX2.
For now, there's no rumor about the reason of the delay, but everyone would like to think this is happening because the Chinese new year holiday is near. But what if this is only an excuse? Well, ATI should go ahead and sell as much as possible, and work on improving those drivers to the max.
At last, it should be noted that, despite its poor performance, the HD 3600 series is already available, while its future competitor, the 9600GT, was delayed from the 14th to the 21st of February.
These being said, it should be clear that now is the right time for ATI to put the pedal to the metal and come back in the mid-end and high-end video card sectors, because NVIDIA may be late, but they will surely get back with a vengeance...
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