Hi Guys/Gals.
The members of the focus group have been discussing such a program with Nvidia.
We've collected feedback from forum users regarding their assessment of Nvidia. The group then initiated a conversation with Nvidia regarding how the enthusiast community feels about Nvidia. After discussing the feedback we've encountered, it was agreed that Nvidia needs more involvement with the community and to follow trends more closely so they can answer questions in an open dialogue. Eventually the summary of that work/involvement came to this. If this is successful it may be expanded. But we are starting with this. Many of you may know Chris Ray, another focus group member. He has started this at his "native" forum as well as other members. I've borrowed some of Chris' dialogue from his threads as there is really no better way to describe this program.
I've asked Derek Wilson what he thought about posting this program here at AT. He thought it was a great idea.
If you have a question for Nvidia, you can post it here and it will be discussed among the focus group. There will initially be 5 top questions per week. Nvidia is commited to answering these questions in a timely manner. They're goal is a quick turnaround time of 3 to 5 days per question.
Final Note: This is not a "Debate" or "Argument" thread. If you want or need to debate the answers that are recieved, then please feel free to do so in another thread. This post is specifically for asking questions and receiving answers. Not Arguing or debating them. I'd like to keep this thread going as long as possible, and the best way to do that is to keep out the negativity and debates and arguments would bring. Again, please feel free to debate any answers received in other threads.
How this works:
The focus group will collect many questions each week from their respective forums for submission on each Monday. Prior to the submission, we will discuss all questions presented, and pick the top 5 most asked or that we feel are the most critical questions for the submission. The answers to these questions will be posted as they are addressed here in this thread. Keep in mind that not all questions will be answered. The top 5 questions will be addressed on a weekly basis. There are of course some limitations on this. We will not be able to field questions regarding unreleased products and products Nvidia does not support. Some questions will undoubtedly fall under NDA and cannot be answered prior to the lifting of said NDA.
Over a relatively short amount of time, these answers to questions will grow quite large and become a very large source of information.
Remember folks, if you need to flame, debate, argue, etc., start a new thread, by all means. Please keep this one free of it and strictly a questions and answers thread.
Thanks!!
Keysplayr
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Question from Nitromullet:
"Does NVIDIA have any plans to reconsider their stance on allowing PhysX to function on an NVIDIA graphics card along side a primary GPU from another manufacturer under Windows 7? If not, does NVIDIA have any plans to offer a capable discrete PhysX only (PPU) card as a stand alone product that will function with any video card, or is PhysX forever tied to the graphics card?"
This is Nvidia's official stance on the issue. Nvidia does not officially support it for performance/QA/Dev/Business reasons.
http://physxinfo.com/news/330/...-nvi...configurations/
So it seems that at this time, Nvidia is not planning any reconsideration regarding PhysX. The Ageia PPU is supported under Windows XP and Windows Vista and support will continue. This is not true for Windows 7.
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Question from JSt0rm01:
"Does Nvidia have good coffee around the office? Is it a good whole bean roast ground fresh for each pot?"
"We actually have a variety of coffee options.
I don't drink coffee, but I see a lot of people in line at our Starbucks kiosk in our cafeteria. We also have a frequent coffee buyer club.
We also have a variety of Flavia machines with assorted flavors including options like Milky Way mix-ins.
My favorite machine however, is an automatic Peets machine that dispenses lattes, cappuccinos, and a tasty frothy hot chocolate mixed with real milk!"
Keys - I'd say they have some serious coffee going on over there.
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Alright ladies and gentlemen, since this thread has been sanctioned by Derek Wilson, that makes it official. This is a friendly warning against future thread crapping or argumentative posting. Either ask a legitimate question or stay out.
Video Mod BFG10K.
The members of the focus group have been discussing such a program with Nvidia.
We've collected feedback from forum users regarding their assessment of Nvidia. The group then initiated a conversation with Nvidia regarding how the enthusiast community feels about Nvidia. After discussing the feedback we've encountered, it was agreed that Nvidia needs more involvement with the community and to follow trends more closely so they can answer questions in an open dialogue. Eventually the summary of that work/involvement came to this. If this is successful it may be expanded. But we are starting with this. Many of you may know Chris Ray, another focus group member. He has started this at his "native" forum as well as other members. I've borrowed some of Chris' dialogue from his threads as there is really no better way to describe this program.
I've asked Derek Wilson what he thought about posting this program here at AT. He thought it was a great idea.
If you have a question for Nvidia, you can post it here and it will be discussed among the focus group. There will initially be 5 top questions per week. Nvidia is commited to answering these questions in a timely manner. They're goal is a quick turnaround time of 3 to 5 days per question.
Final Note: This is not a "Debate" or "Argument" thread. If you want or need to debate the answers that are recieved, then please feel free to do so in another thread. This post is specifically for asking questions and receiving answers. Not Arguing or debating them. I'd like to keep this thread going as long as possible, and the best way to do that is to keep out the negativity and debates and arguments would bring. Again, please feel free to debate any answers received in other threads.
How this works:
The focus group will collect many questions each week from their respective forums for submission on each Monday. Prior to the submission, we will discuss all questions presented, and pick the top 5 most asked or that we feel are the most critical questions for the submission. The answers to these questions will be posted as they are addressed here in this thread. Keep in mind that not all questions will be answered. The top 5 questions will be addressed on a weekly basis. There are of course some limitations on this. We will not be able to field questions regarding unreleased products and products Nvidia does not support. Some questions will undoubtedly fall under NDA and cannot be answered prior to the lifting of said NDA.
Over a relatively short amount of time, these answers to questions will grow quite large and become a very large source of information.
Remember folks, if you need to flame, debate, argue, etc., start a new thread, by all means. Please keep this one free of it and strictly a questions and answers thread.
Thanks!!
Keysplayr
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Question from Nitromullet:
"Does NVIDIA have any plans to reconsider their stance on allowing PhysX to function on an NVIDIA graphics card along side a primary GPU from another manufacturer under Windows 7? If not, does NVIDIA have any plans to offer a capable discrete PhysX only (PPU) card as a stand alone product that will function with any video card, or is PhysX forever tied to the graphics card?"
This is Nvidia's official stance on the issue. Nvidia does not officially support it for performance/QA/Dev/Business reasons.
http://physxinfo.com/news/330/...-nvi...configurations/
So it seems that at this time, Nvidia is not planning any reconsideration regarding PhysX. The Ageia PPU is supported under Windows XP and Windows Vista and support will continue. This is not true for Windows 7.
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Question from JSt0rm01:
"Does Nvidia have good coffee around the office? Is it a good whole bean roast ground fresh for each pot?"
"We actually have a variety of coffee options.
I don't drink coffee, but I see a lot of people in line at our Starbucks kiosk in our cafeteria. We also have a frequent coffee buyer club.
We also have a variety of Flavia machines with assorted flavors including options like Milky Way mix-ins.
My favorite machine however, is an automatic Peets machine that dispenses lattes, cappuccinos, and a tasty frothy hot chocolate mixed with real milk!"
Keys - I'd say they have some serious coffee going on over there.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alright ladies and gentlemen, since this thread has been sanctioned by Derek Wilson, that makes it official. This is a friendly warning against future thread crapping or argumentative posting. Either ask a legitimate question or stay out.
Video Mod BFG10K.