Newest MacBook Pro NVIDIA Chips Potentially Faulty?
In a seemingly thorough analysis, however, The Inquirer claims that NVIDIA 9600 graphics chips found in an off-the-shelf 15" MacBook Pro also contains similar defects.
So, what does this all mean? It suggests that there are 15-inch Macbook Pros being sold with 'bad bumps', the same materials that brought down so many HP, Dell and Apple parts, both laptop and desktop. For some odd reason, Nvidia really does not want you to know this.
NVIDIA's Mike Hara, however, denied the association and had the following comment:The GeForce 9600 GPU in the MacBook Pro does not have bad bumps. The material set (combination of underfill and bump) that is being used is similar to the material set that has been shipped in 100s of millions of chipsets by the world's largest semiconductor company."
The article suggests that the problem could be related to the "black screen of death" issue that some MacBook Pro users have seen during gaming sessions.Top Rated Comments
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/921/1049921/inquirer-confirms-apple-macbook-pros-have-nvidia-bad-bump-material
Charlie D. over at The Inq has put nVidia in his crosshairs (again), and says the new MacBook Pros have nVidia chips with bad bumps. I realize this is The Inq we're talking about, but this was an interesting read none-the-less, with some interesting materials analysis. Might make some people think twice about purchasing a MacBook Pro.
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/12/09/apple-macbook-pros-nvidia-bad
Whether it's true or not, my Early 2008 has been doing just fine, thank goodness. And, as for next notebook purchased, it won't be a MBP. So, I'm safe for now either way! :)
Charlie D. over at The Inq has put nVidia in his crosshairs (again), and says the new MacBook Pros have nVidia chips with bad bumps. I realize this is The Inq we're talking about, but this was an interesting read none-the-less, with some interesting materials analysis. Might make some people think twice about purchasing a MacBook Pro.
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/12/09/apple-macbook-pros-nvidia-bad
Pretty interesting read, i will give you that
my MBP works very well, and if the chip is bad, well it is bad, i have Apple Care and i am sure it will get fixed when and if it happens. If one is going to go looking for a perfect part, it doesn't exist, so waiting for something better, you can always be waiting for that
Whether it's true or not, my Early 2008 has been doing just fine, thank goodness. And, as for next notebook purchased, it won't be a MBP. So, I'm safe for now either way! :)
That's good. I have both a Santa Rosa MBP and a Dell, both have the 'affected' 8600m in them-- but I haven't had any problems whatsoever with either.
He's always grinding the axe against NV.
Yeah, I don't know what their history is, but he rarely, if ever, has anything nice to say about the green monster. I take it with a grain of salt, for sure. But the analysis was pretty intriguing-- if nothing more then to learn wtf bumps are. :)
Yeah, I too have Applecare and I'll cross this bridge if/when I get there. Right now I'm beating the crap out of my Late 2008 MacBook Pro with plenty of gaming. If I can't get it to fail within the 3 year Applecare period even with frequent 90C GPU temperatures, I'll be OK with whatever happens after that period.
If/when you kill it, be sure to let us know! :D
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