Wednesday, April 26th 2023
Jacob Freeman of EVGA Joins NVIDIA as GeForce Evangelist
Jacob Freeman is a name synonymous with "EVGA GeForce" for as long as we've known the brand. We are excited to report that he is now employed directly by NVIDIA as GeForce Evangelist, a position that has roles from both the technical marketing and product marketing departments, for NVIDIA's all-important gaming graphics product division.
Jacob writes in a Twitter post announcing his big life update: "This passion for gaming and hardware eventually turned into a career spanning 20+ years, and today I am happy to announce that I have joined NVIDIA as a GeForce Evangelist. In this role I will continue to work with the PC gaming community, press and influencers on new programs and features in the GeForce ecosystem. Given my history and passion for PC gaming and hardware, I cannot think of a better role for myself and I am very excited to be a part of the NVIDIA GeForce team!"
EVGA was one of the most respected NVIDIA add-in card (AIC) partners, commanding the highest market share in the North American market. The company's sudden and unexpected decision to withdraw from the graphics card business in late-2022, and just ahead of the GeForce 40-series "Ada" launch left DIY PC industry poorer, since we lost a brand that set product design and quality standards, in which we're sure Jacob played a major role. As GeForce Evangelist, Jacob Freeman will be instrumental in communicating the latest in the world of GeForce not just with gamers, but also content creators, and industry partners. We at TechPowerUp wish Jacob all the very best in his new role, and we can't wait to work with him.
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Jacob Freeman (Twitter)
Jacob writes in a Twitter post announcing his big life update: "This passion for gaming and hardware eventually turned into a career spanning 20+ years, and today I am happy to announce that I have joined NVIDIA as a GeForce Evangelist. In this role I will continue to work with the PC gaming community, press and influencers on new programs and features in the GeForce ecosystem. Given my history and passion for PC gaming and hardware, I cannot think of a better role for myself and I am very excited to be a part of the NVIDIA GeForce team!"
EVGA was one of the most respected NVIDIA add-in card (AIC) partners, commanding the highest market share in the North American market. The company's sudden and unexpected decision to withdraw from the graphics card business in late-2022, and just ahead of the GeForce 40-series "Ada" launch left DIY PC industry poorer, since we lost a brand that set product design and quality standards, in which we're sure Jacob played a major role. As GeForce Evangelist, Jacob Freeman will be instrumental in communicating the latest in the world of GeForce not just with gamers, but also content creators, and industry partners. We at TechPowerUp wish Jacob all the very best in his new role, and we can't wait to work with him.
65 Comments on Jacob Freeman of EVGA Joins NVIDIA as GeForce Evangelist
"Oh this traitor I can't believe he's siding with team green" Like you're telling me if your company got shut down by a larger entity and you lost your job, you wouldn't take an offer from said entity which probably pays more and has better benefits? Yeah their business practices are pretty carnivorous but y'all do realize they've consistently been rated as one of the best places to work in the US right? When you're taking a job you need to keep your personal notions in perspective and focus mainly on what the company can do for you because in the end you have to look out for #1 especially with corporate work. Being someone who had to make a similar career move I completely understand why he's doing this and sincerely hope he can bring some of EVGA's culture to Nvidia, god knows they need it right now.
Nvidia being the market leader doesn't give them the excuse to abuse their partners to the point of forcing them out of business.As a consumer I would have considered an EVGA 40 series card had they not been forced out of the market, because of the support, and the test sample 4090 had the power connector in a much better position than any other card has, if the rest of their cards had that design I would've considered a 4070 or 4070Ti despite those only having 12GB of VRAM. However I don't see the Nvidia premium worth paying for with other brands, so AMD or Intel will be getting my money.
Now EVGA is just a motherboard and psu honestly... now the competition is way bigger since corsair and seasonic got very competitive.
They got a boat full of graphics cards to honor long warranty like mine 3090 that have 5 years still
Jacob did what was better for him, he is right!
EVGA messup when try to play a different game than the owner of the ball lol
Here is hoping people rejecting the current gpu pricing model means better things for the next generation not holding my breath though.
Dumb people.... Well you can't help the Stupid.
And if you actually think I'm kidding... well here you go. Cornell University psychologist David Dunning spent 15 years studying... stupid people. Not making this up.
www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-david-rutter-stupidity-st-0204-20150203-story.html
Also, I have known Wizzard and the TPU staff for many, many years and I am very excited to be working with them again. Above all, this is a great opportunity to continue what I am passionate about and given my history it is a perfect role for me. :)
Nvidia is fortunate to have you.
And Nvidia should stop fooling PC community with GPU names like a street thimbler trickster, people aren't that stupid.
Trying to sell 4060ti as 4070 for $600 and 4070 as 4070ti