HardOCP has this report about Visiontek possibly going under. How can a company that's one of the largest sellers of video cards in North America do this??
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Bye Bye Visiontek
So much for paying a premium just to get a lifetime warranty.
Realistically, it's tough when all you do is video cards. Sure, it's a big pie, but when you go too many people standing around wanting a piece there are always people left out.
Realistically, it's tough when all you do is video cards. Sure, it's a big pie, but when you go too many people standing around wanting a piece there are always people left out.
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Shows what a tough market to be in. The slump in PC economy and not doing much to differentiate Visiontek products from other products didn't help either. PNY will pick up some of the slack for the retail market but who else? Perhaps MSI since they've turned into a major league maker of videocards.
Well this didn't come at a good time for Nvidia and its is a blow but not a terrible one for Nvidia. They have had major partners go away before. First it was STB after being bought by 3dfx. Then Creative left the videocard market.
Well this didn't come at a good time for Nvidia and its is a blow but not a terrible one for Nvidia. They have had major partners go away before. First it was STB after being bought by 3dfx. Then Creative left the videocard market.
that kind of sucks...lots of people are gana get screwed over. At least its only a manufactire, nor the chip makers.
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Hey MAC, you get permission from Peckerhead Bennet to link to LimpOCP? 
:lol
http://www.bjorn3d.com/#newsitem1354
"Well Kyle from HardOCP (MR. Copyright!!) is reporting that VisionTek has failed, plus yelling at websites for linking to his site."
later on this was changed to
"They have a story about this on their site. I am sorry but I can’t link to it because Kyle gets bent out shape about such things."
and more sites reported on the idiocy:
http://www.nvnews.net/#1029712054
"I would like to point out that Kyle Bennett has informed me that material found on HardOCP is considered copyrighted, and I will refrain from making any direct links to their website in the future. Therefore, I have decided to post an email that came our way several hours before HardOCP posted this story."
http://www.3dchipset.com/news.shtml#new ... 179,83615,
"Link now changed to a more credible source (nV News) then to the biased and self centered [H]. Pretty sad how he treats sites that links to them."
:lolhttp://www.bjorn3d.com/#newsitem1354
"Well Kyle from HardOCP (MR. Copyright!!) is reporting that VisionTek has failed, plus yelling at websites for linking to his site."
later on this was changed to
"They have a story about this on their site. I am sorry but I can’t link to it because Kyle gets bent out shape about such things."
and more sites reported on the idiocy:
http://www.nvnews.net/#1029712054
"I would like to point out that Kyle Bennett has informed me that material found on HardOCP is considered copyrighted, and I will refrain from making any direct links to their website in the future. Therefore, I have decided to post an email that came our way several hours before HardOCP posted this story."
http://www.3dchipset.com/news.shtml#new ... 179,83615,
"Link now changed to a more credible source (nV News) then to the biased and self centered [H]. Pretty sad how he treats sites that links to them."
even better =)
AHAHAHAHAHAHA
updated sbp, this is even funnier...
<a href=http://www.nvnews.net/#1029869997 target=web> Back at the bastages </a>
"NVMax reports that VisionTek is clarifying their situation due to some false reporting posted at HardOCP. Here is the truth straight from the source.
visiontek have send nvmax.com the following email regarding HardOCP's statement which has led to further, untrue, rumours all over the net."
i guess the whole thing was jus a buncha crap from u know who...
AND MORE
<a href=http://www.bjorn3d.com/#newsitem1363 target=web> Double Wammy </a>
" "Get them straight, otherwise you will just look like an idiot."
_____________________________
Kyle Bennett
Editor-in-Chief @ HardOCP.com
Owner @ Ratpadz.com
_____________________________ "
updated sbp, this is even funnier...
<a href=http://www.nvnews.net/#1029869997 target=web> Back at the bastages </a>
"NVMax reports that VisionTek is clarifying their situation due to some false reporting posted at HardOCP. Here is the truth straight from the source.
visiontek have send nvmax.com the following email regarding HardOCP's statement which has led to further, untrue, rumours all over the net."
i guess the whole thing was jus a buncha crap from u know who...
AND MORE
<a href=http://www.bjorn3d.com/#newsitem1363 target=web> Double Wammy </a>
" "Get them straight, otherwise you will just look like an idiot."
_____________________________
Kyle Bennett
Editor-in-Chief @ HardOCP.com
Owner @ Ratpadz.com
_____________________________ "
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Must st ay a wa k e zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......
and I get CRAP every time I post in the forums...far worse then anandtech.
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Well folks, I hope Kyle is wrong because I have a VisionTek ti4200 that is screwed up. I have emailed them and spent about 90 minutes on hold over the last few days trying to get an RMA and I have yet to get a response.
If they are still in operation, their tech support sure appears not to be in operation and the other numbers I have tried have yet to turn up a human response either.....
If they are still in operation, their tech support sure appears not to be in operation and the other numbers I have tried have yet to turn up a human response either.....
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