No it just sucked.
They;re slower and more expensive than two GTX580s thats why suck
How many people do you know who own a GTX 590?Alien! Where? said:but why were the GTX 590s pulled from the major retailer stores?
How many people do you know who own a GTX 590?
I think that answers your question.
No they were limited in stock and not many people bought them because they were expensive, like really expensive, and two GTX 580s were faster and a bit cheaper as bigfella said. Eventually the stock ran out and I think NVIDIA discontinued them.
How many people do you know who own a GTX 590?
I think that answers your question.
No they were limited in stock and not many people bought them because they were expensive, like really expensive, and two GTX 580s were faster and a bit cheaper as bigfella said. Eventually the stock ran out and I think NVIDIA discontinued them.
...it just sucked.
Sounds good on paper, but the issue doesnt relate to stock whatsoever. The GPU is identical to the GTX580 (a GF100) that is, the GTX590 is simply 2 x GF100 chips on a SINGLE PCB. I can still buy plenty more GTX580s (GF100's) so its not yeild, nor production levels or stock.
Is it the PCB board? Nope, theres a reference design and standard tooling.
Driver support? Fail. This is where the problem comes from. Too difficult to optimise as its SLI bridge is onboard and controlled by ICs that get the same heat issues. A standard single GTX580 generates enough heat by itself. I HAD to watercool mine.
The GTX 590 failed, because essentially, its was the overheated conjoined mutant twin twin of a standard GTX580 SLI setup. Yes the GTX590 was fast, dam fast. But hot and sometimes much slower than even a single GTX580, in games that weren't optimised (read many).
So thats why you don't see them. Because they sucked.
They;re slower and more expensive than two GTX580s thats why suck
They were probly defective like most other NVIDIA products are. I don't see why NVIDIA's so popular for GPU manufacturer. Their products are nice but fail way too early.
GTX 590 is 700 dollar and two GTX 580 is 1000 dollar. GTX 590 is still selling on amazon.com but it cost 1250 dollar. So dual GPU GTX 560 is better choose for anyone who have single PCIe 16X. it is 500 dollar. It need a lot of watt and amp, plus two 8 pin. ouch.
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-...XMUM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333726038&sr=8-1
Nice try.
Amazon sell at current prices the following:
GTX590 - $1250 - same link you must have been refering too.
GTX580 - $480
That means two GTX580's at $960 is nearly 300 bucks cheap and faster that one GTX590. It has aways been this way.
If you knew products are fail too early then you will need to post proof of link.
I don't have very many links for proof, but I know Apple has ditched NVIDIA for GPUs in their laptops and desktops, because there were too many defective chips. http://semiaccurate.com/2009/06/26/apple-nvidia-dont-let-door-hit-your-ss-way-out/
looking for the article I linked to above, it appears Dell is transitioning away from NVIDIA, too, for the same reason as Apple: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1137463/nvidia-dell
A class-action lawsuit has been files against NVIDIA because they've distributed so many defective chips: http://www.nvidiasettlement.com/
That site doesn't show the affected devices, or really anything anymore, but it was a LOT; a lot of Dell, HP and Apple laptops included. It wasn't 'just one bad batch' or anything, just continuously bad chips.
...Several of my very expensive devices contain defective chips; 2 of which were qualified for a settlement.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not an NVIDIA hater. Until recently I used to only go with NVIDIA when I had the option. It's just that their QC has done a terrible job the last few years.