The GT300/Fermi Thread - Part 2!

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It's awesome how people fail to see that the R600 design too was long, and the card ended up big, hot and disappointing; but AMD used nearly the exact same design in 3000s, 4000s and 5000s and all those cards kicked butt.

Over-reaching uarch that is ahead of its time normally has that problem. Just look at the NV30; people lament about how a terrible GPU that was but forget that it was the basis of the NV40 and subsequent 7900 series that was wildly successful.

What ATi appears to have understood is that the product itself isnt what draws sales; its the execution. Eventually the power/die issues with solve themselves in time. Just make damn sure you get to market first and make sure the features and rollout is executed flawlessly and for the love of god know your limits.

Nvidia desperately needs to learn this lesson... It is one thing if you are a gov't agency like DARPA; sure unlimited funds and unlimited time? Go for it make your Fermi. Nvidia however appears to have forgotten they are in the buisness of making money not padding their company ego or solving world peace one tesla card at a time.

Make a card the PEOPLE want; NOT what YOU want. Simple Buisness 101. ATi gets it; nVidia clearly doesnt.