NVIDIA :( PC Gaming :(

[Eel O'Brian]

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/08/nvidia-halting-chipset-development-after-all/

if Intel gets a stranglehold on chipsets, you can kiss stable graphics drivers goodbye

[MCD]

my 4850 is cool.

[Madrun Badrun]

meh It's only integrated chips. 

[Diunx]

ATI

[demi]

huahuahuahua

[fistfulofmetal]

nothing wrong with ATI/AMD


in fact the pendulum has started to swing back in their camp

[Great Rumbler]

Onboard PhysX  :'(

[Phoenix Dark]

So the rumors about NVIDIA being bought by Nintendo might  be true

[Smooth Groove]

It makes sense since Nvidia plans to compete with both Intel and AMD in not just 3d graphics but also general computing. 

For example, Nvidia supposedly already have a GPU acclerated anti-virus utiliy that will soon be released. 

With regards to Eel's concern, he shouldn't fret because no serious gamer would use an intergrated graphics chip anyway. 

[cool breeze]

I got a GTX 275 a month or so ago and think it's great.  I've been using Nvidia cards since my first dedicated beast gaming PC in early 2000s with my 4600.  I think it was the 6800 ultra, then the 8800gt, and now the GTX 275.  That said, if in 2+ years when I feel the need to upgrade and ATI is the undisputed king, then I will have no problem getting their stuff.

And I'm all for competition and all, but it was getting stupid.  Physx is nice and all but it was mostly just a bulletpoint to say "get this over that!" Right now they're doing it again with 3D.  ATI kinda pushed ahead with a more practical solution of making a powerful DX11 card.

[Smooth Groove]

I haven't used an ATI card since the X1900 but I have to say that the 5870 is one of the best cards I've had in the last 5 years.  Sure it doesn't do Physx but if you're hardcore enough to own a top tier videocard, you should also have a seperate GPU that is dedicated to just Physx acceleration.  I'll go into more details once I've complied more benchmark data but right now I would recommend 2 5870s over any multi-gpu configurations.  2x5870s are even better than 2x295. For single GPU, it's a toss-up between the 295 GTX and 5870.  The 295 is a bit faster in most scenarios and has PhysX support but the 5870 is much quieter, supports DX11 features and could possibly be faster in future games.   

[Don Flamenco]

ahahahah die pc gaming ahahahaha


jk. would suck shit if they dropped out completely...they have the best drivers.  Got so much use out of my 8800GTS 512  :'(

[Joe Molotov]

So the rumors about NVIDIA being bought by Nintendo might  be true

NINVIDIA Wii 2.0, powered by the RIVA TNT2 GPU.