Final week, EVGA introduced it could be leaving the graphics card enterprise — which got here as an enormous shock and left everybody with lots of questions in regards to the model’s future. There’s particularly been lots of dialogue, on social media and in on-line boards, about what EVGA’s determination means for the way forward for the premium Kingpin sub-brand, which was geared toward hardcore lovers and overclockers.
Vince “Kingpin” Lucido has made a press release in regards to the EVGA bombshell, and has tacitly indicated he’s open to affords.
In a Fb put up to associates and followers, Lucido first thanked associates and colleagues within the business earlier than transferring on to share some love for followers of EVGA Kingpin merchandise. Lucido additionally made a press release relating to the way forward for Kingpin merchandise:
“If the KP {hardware} is supposed to proceed on in a technique or one other, I am certain that it’ll [smiley face],” wrote Lucido.
Studying between the traces, this means Lucido is considering new {hardware} partnerships. If Kingpin {hardware} does proceed, particularly within the GPU sphere, there are some apparent contenders for collaboration. The massive three — Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI — are all closely concerned in overclocking competitions and produce {hardware} tuned for overclocking feats. It is simple to think about any of those manufacturers partnering with Kingpin Cooling to create GPUs, motherboards, and perhaps extra. After all, we’d additionally see one of many lighter-weight contenders wanting to make use of Kingpin’s model to boost its profile.
Digesting Friday’s Announcement
You’ll have been ready for an official assertion from EVGA about its determination to go away the GPU market, however the firm did not put out a press launch. Nevertheless, EVGA’s World Product Administration Director Jacob Freeman posted on the official boards on Friday. Freeman offered the next concise abstract:
- EVGA is not going to carry the subsequent technology graphics playing cards.
- EVGA will proceed to assist the prevailing present technology merchandise.
- EVGA will proceed to supply the present technology merchandise.
The above bullet factors are direct quotes — Freeman additionally emphasised that EVGA was very grateful to the “nice neighborhood” that supported its graphics card merchandise over time.
Should you’re questioning why EVGA made its massive determination so near the GeForce RTX 40 sequence launch, we expect it was most likely because of an explosive combine of producing economics mixed with the burden of EVGA’s customer support commitments (prolonged guarantee, step-up program, and so forth.) consuming too deep into meager revenue margins.