Friday, March 13th 2009
NVIDIA Convinced by Board Partners Not to Rename 9800 GT to GTS 240
Following the news we covered just last month of NVIDIA's plans to rename the 9800 GT to GTS 240, despite the fact the 9800 GT was little more than a renamed 8800 GT, it seems the GPU board partners have managed to convince NVIDIA not to follow through with this name change. There had been much controversy over NVIDIA's renaming scheme even here on our forums, but in a confidential email seen by DailyTech, NVIDIA has cancelled plans to rename the chip yet again. Instead there will now be three versions of the 9800 GT, one of which includes the feature updates due to be present in the GTS 240. There will be the green edition, which we had already heard news of some time ago, which has no need for external power connectors, there will be the standard version, and then an OC version, which although details are not yet confirmed, one would imagine the card would be clocked at the GTS 240 expected speeds of 675/1688/2200 MHz.
Source:
DailyTech
30 Comments on NVIDIA Convinced by Board Partners Not to Rename 9800 GT to GTS 240
it completely lacks ethics..
what ever happened to the good ole days when false advertising was against the law?
The 8800GT did not have HybridPower, which is supported on my GeForce 8200-based motherboard. This cuts down the 110W usage down to 41W when in Save Power mode. My 5000+ BE and X3 720 BE love it.
The Palit 9800GT is the Sonic (e.g. overclocked, 650/950/1625) version which came with a dual-heatpipe HSF while the 8800GT I used to have was just the reference HSF.
Also, it has a custom PCB layout and the 55nm G92b revised chip. This nails me another 5 to 6 more FPS in the games I play (compared to the old 8800GT with similar clocks) and a cooler setup ranging from 41C minimum to 55C max, closed case.
All-in-all, considering I sold the 8800GT due to it's nice resale value (back in June 2008) and got the 9800GT brand new for $5 more, I'm glad I sold and bought the "same card" again. :rolleyes:
If the GTS 240 had a revised chip, PCB, or features, and is cheaper, I'd probably buy it again. Of course, if it's totally a rebrand (nothing changed), then screw it. :p