Quote Originally Posted by gillll View Post
i was wondering why nvidia named it 9800gtx and not 8900gtx.

8900gtx suits it much better.
Because of marketing. Why did ATI didn't call the RV670 the 2950series, but called them HD38xx series? ATI didn't want the 2950 naming because the 29xx series has a bad reputation. Nvidia on the other hand doesn't have a bad reputation problem, but the GF8 series is almost 1.5 years old. Introducing the GF9 series will be seen as bringing something completely new on the market and will boost the sales. Offcourse we won't fall for that, and call it pimped 8800 cards, but the average guy thinks its something new.