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NVidia didn't want to pay for failing NVidia chips in MacBooks when they had problems with their manufacturing over half a decade ago and since then Apple tries
by bitL 7y ago
NVidia didn't want to pay for failing NVidia chips in MacBooks when they had problems with their manufacturing over half a decade ago and since then Apple tries everything to make NVidia's and its customers' life difficult.
- amelius 7y agoWeren't these chips failing because of bad thermal design of the enclosure?
- mciancia 7y agoThey were failing in any computer with that chip (Nvidia 8600m), whether it was MacBook, Thinkpad or some Dell.
- mikhailt 7y agoNope. This was a confirmed defective GPUs by Nvidia themselves. All companies that used these GPUs were affected. They even sued Nvidia. Here is example: https://blog.dell.com/en-us/nvidia-gpu-update-nvidia-class-action-lawsuit-and-limited-warranty-enhancement/ https://blog.dell.com/en-us/nvidia-gpu-update-nvidia-class-a...
- Symmetry 7y agoNVidia changed solders without changing to a thermal potting compound with the same expansion coefficient as the new solder. Cycles of thermal stress caused the solder to fracture and the chip to lose electrical contact with the board eventually.