I think this is an overly worried look at this. Nvidia will not drop AMD chipset support. It just doesn't work out for them to do so, as it is very profitable for them, plus provides a solid base for them to sell their cards.
In the end, Nvidia may actually like this combination because it pulls more of ATI's resources away from developing high-end cards which lower Nvidia's profit margins and pull them instead toward 4x4 physics processors, etc. I'm not sure what "sucks for those of use with crappy Nforce drivers" the Nforce chipset drivers have always been a snap for me, and very rarely cause any hiccups anywhere. I think Core2 puts AMD in a bind, because it is such a great performer, though board level support for it right now still sucks - which is a very short term problem. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 8:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] -N- AMD Expected to announce Acquire of ATI Monday At 09:57 AM 24/07/2006, Mark Dodge wrote: >I do not see this as a good thing, they would get less support from >Nvidia and they are the ones that have helped them come out from >under lintels' rein. I think this is a big mistake. Now they are competing with two companies that have traditionally been winning. Plus they lose NVidia's chipset support. I can see NVidia dropping AMD (which sucks for those of use with their crappy NForce chipset drivers) and focussing completely on Intel. Imagine what NVidia could do if they turned their full attention to Intel's chipset. That plus the Core 2 is going to put AMD in a bind, I think. T
