Nvidia asks card makers to reduce manufacturing costs of 8800 GT cards
 

*Source: DigiTimes (http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20071228PD207.html)*
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Nvidia recently contacted its graphics card partners asking them to reduce the number PCB board layers used in GeForce 8800 GT-based graphics cards from ten to six in order to reduce manufacturing costs and so lower the card's ASP (average selling price) in the market. The redesign would allow the Nvidia cards to compete in terms of pricing with AMD's Radeon HD 3800 series products, according to sources at graphics card makers.

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