Quote Originally Posted by Clint View Post
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That is a very strange way of calculating die cost.

I get it to 5000/(0.6*94) = $88.65 per die
Depends on the way you look at it. Cores should be 53 dollar, but because of the failure rate it costs almost 89 dollar. These are raw prices of course. There are more costs you should add to a single die.

Quote Originally Posted by alexio View Post
Is it really, if it scares away your partners?
I'm curious about how dependent AIB's are on nVidia. I know from some AIB's like EVGA and XFX that they work very closely with nVidia. Both brands have step-up programs which are only available because nVidia supports EVGA and XFX with this. ASK Technology Limited, where Inno3d is a part from, would be bankrupt if nVidia would collect his debts. From what i heard nVidia wants more small AIB's instead of being dependent on a handful of big AIB's. I don't see why small AIB's would choose for nVidia for the high-end products.