Monday, April 13th 2009

NVIDIA offers GPU Keychain

Among all the core products NVIDIA has listed on its website, that include graphics cards, motherboards, software and other computer hardware with NVIDIA branding, the company seems to have come up with a good way of making use of G98 GPUs rejected by its partners: using it in memorabilia.

Geeks wanting a piece of the NVIDIA GPU can buy a clear Lucite keychain with a real G98 GPU in it, complete with all markings, and the company logo. The main body is a 1.5 inch square. The keychain carries the part code GS-NV1544, is priced at US $9.99, and is available at the NVIDIA Online Store here.
Source: TechConnect Magazine
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88 Comments on NVIDIA offers GPU Keychain

#51
WarEagleAU
Bird of Prey
Haha, too bad if you could make it work, youd have an awesome gpu :)
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#52
tkpenalty
$10.00 is probably the actual cost of making that chip...

awesome idea tho :p
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#53
Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
i want one.

why cant it be G80 :P
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#54
DrPepper
The Doctor is in the house
Musselsi want one.

why cant it be G80 :P
They dont have the G80 in surplus :p
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#55
my_name_is_earl
MKmodsLOL, I was gonna get one till I saw $8.95 fr shipping:eek:
same here ridiculous shipping fees.
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#56
DrPepper
The Doctor is in the house
my_name_is_earlsame here ridiculous shipping fees.
For that price you'd think Jen-Hsun Huang would bring it to your door.
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#57
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
i can ship mine to UK for the same price they are charging US :roll:
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#58
my_name_is_earl
DrPepperFor that price you'd think Jen-Hsun Huang would bring it to your door.
for a key chain $2.95 shipping is fair price, $4.95 is ok for me at least but beyond that it's a ripoff. I can ship a whole graphic card for less than $9 within US and I've done Ebay. It's like advertising $1.99 for an item and charges $19.99 shipping for it. It's marketing but it also considered a scam. I buy a few DS game shipping all the way from Hong Kong and they only charges $1.99 shipping and sometime it's even free.

Anyone know what the package look like? Hope they didn't charge a premium for that too.
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#59
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
my_name_is_earlfor a key chain $2.95 shipping is fair price, $4.95 is ok for me at least but beyond that it's a ripoff. I can ship a whole graphic card for less than $9 within US and I've done Ebay. It's like advertising $1.99 for an item and charges $19.99 shipping for it. It's marketing but it also considered a scam. I buy a few DS game shipping all the way from Hong Kong and they only charges $1.99 shipping and sometime it's even free.

Anyone know what the package look like? Hope they didn't charge a premium for that too.
will tell you when mine show up
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#60
mrhuggles
g98? do they mean g92 cuz i cant g98 on the wikipedia comparison dealy.
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#61
nafets
First they do rebadging to sell more of the same GPUs, now they are selling you failed GPUs from misproduced products.

Talk about squeezing blood from a rock.

Props to the Nvidia marketing department, keeping the company afloat...
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#62
ktr
Nvidia President What the F*CK are we going to do with all these defective g98 chips? This is a major loss!!! :mad:
Nvidia Manager There is nothing we can do about it. :banghead:
Nvidia PR We can make cute little key chains and sell it for 10 bucks. :o
Nvidia Manager ... :wtf:
Nvidia President BRILLIANT!!!!! :toast:
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#63
p_o_s_pc
F@H&WCG addict
that key chain looks sweet... too bad my nerdiness isn't known by anyone then people on here
ktrNvidia President--- What the F*CK are we going to do with all these defective g98 chips? This is a major loss!!!
Nvidia Manager--- There is nothing we can do about it.
Nvidia PR--- We can make cute little key chains and sell it for 10 bucks.
Nvidia Manager--- ...
Nvidia President--- BRILLIANT!!!!!
:roll:

btw what cards are based on the G98?
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#64
15th Warlock
Was about to order one and then I saw the shipping price: $8.95!!! :twitch:

How the hell are they charging over 89% of the product's original price just for shipping? :wtf:

That's outrageous! :shadedshu
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#65
btarunr
Editor & Senior Moderator
p_o_s_pcbtw what cards are based on the G98?
GeForce 9300/9300M/9300 GS. Mostly found in notebook graphics.
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#66
SparkyJJO
$30 for a keychain? No thanks....

I like my opteron 165 IHS keychain :D yes the CPU still works too :D
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#67
grunt_408
next thing we will be wearing motherboards as necklace bling lmao
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#68
tkpenalty
Craigleberrynext thing we will be wearing motherboards as necklace bling lmao
And using ide cables for clothing, and sata cables for belts :laugh:

Wonder what they'll use failed PCB substrates for.... birthday cards? Shit im giving them too many ideas.
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#69
Hayder_Master
still remember when i have dead socket478 1.7GHZ celeron , i pick my drill and make a a small hole it was nice but it is not like this memorabilia
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#70
AsRock
TPU addict
Don't need that bulky crap with my keys, i wounder how long it would look that till the writing rubbed of it.
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#71
DaMulta
My stars went supernova
I want one just because it says nerd LOL

For real!
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#72
eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
AsRockDon't need that bulky crap with my keys, i wounder how long it would look that till the writing rubbed of it.
bulky keys can put undue strain on the locking mechanism for Vehicles, make it where you cant turn the key to start etc.
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#73
AsRock
TPU addict
eidairaman1bulky keys can put undue strain on the locking mechanism for Vehicles, make it where you cant turn the key to start etc.
more scratches too ?.. but i guess that depends what kinda night you had the day before and how many keys you have and how you open your car door with your keys huh.


i only have 8 keys ( just house keys ). and there all separated by key rings so it's easy to know which is which even in the dark lol..

Don't have a car so that be a none issue for me... It would of been better and more cool if they took away all that metal and just had a chip in a see though casing being able see the pins to the fake chip lol... And not some bulky piece of metal which is funny and i will laugh my ass off if i see anyone with one..
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#74
Haytch
Killed an E6600 a while back. Might aswell lap it and drill a hole so i too can be gansta!
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#75
AsRock
TPU addict
HaytchKilled an E6600 a while back. Might aswell lap it and drill a hole so i too can be gansta!
Now if you could get some kinda mold around the pins so they do not get bent you be doing better than NV lol...


Maybe their using all the chips that blow up on them lol ?..
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