GigaByte G400, a NON-Matrox G400 card

[Marunga]

Look what i've found,

http://www.giga-byte.com/gigabyte-web/products/ga-mg400.htm,

A Gigabyte has a card with a G400 chip.
But i think it only works with Gigabytes own mobos.

Marunga

[Kruzin]

This is nothing new. We've known about it for a couple of months.

And you are correct....it only works on certain Gigabyte brand motherboards (the card has no BIOS on it...it's on those specific mobos)

[andrei]

Just how did they got the patent to manufacture it ?

(I think the news about the Gigabyte g400 hit the MURC front page in october)

[Kruzin]

They got Matrox's permission and specs by agreeing to make the card proprietary to their mobos, thus removing the threat of too much competition (I know I won't be buying any video card that is locked down to working on only a few mobos)

[Marunga]

Better late than ever.
In October i was in my TNT2 fase, so didn't come here often. Now i'm back with Matrox.

Regards,
Marunga

[Ashley]

Its whats called a "design win" for Matrox...

Like every other graphics chip vendor, Matrox trys to sell chips to motherboard and OEM manufacturers in Asia, and Gigabyte is the first taker.