Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 725: Breakup, the lone brave man!
"Exactly. When I asked customer service, they didn't dare to directly admit that they had fixed the VRAM issue. Only a fool would buy it. It's safer to buy the Starry Sky RTX 970."

"Even if we take a step back and assume that the GTX 970 really fixed the VRAM issue, can you tell the difference between the new and old versions? Can you tell whether it will malfunction or not?"

"The new and old versions look the same and have the same model number, so they're sold together and you can't tell them apart."

"Yes, that's the biggest problem. Right now, all the major retailers have a lot of defective GTX 970s in stock, and they're selling them all mixed together, so it's easy to get scammed."

"That makes sense. The Starry Sky RTX 970 is more reliable. The entire series is reliable. I'll still buy the Starry Sky RTX 970. It's the same price, with similar performance. It's obviously more reassuring and reliable."

"The key is that Xingyi Technology is conscientious; they offer a seven-day price guarantee after the price reduction, refunding the price difference for purchases made within seven days. Then look at Nvidia; their GTX 970 was a complete disaster, and they refuse to admit it, refuse to recall it, and refuse to compensate. It's disgusting!"

"That's right, you're an idiot to believe in Nvidia. That company has no conscience. Xingyi graphics cards are much more reliable."

"One of the victims of the GTX 970 debacle, I've gone from a fan to a hater, and I'll never touch Nvidia again in my life!"

"I won't touch Nvidia +1. Even if they all sell for 2399, even if the Starry Sky RTX 970 is 200 more expensive, I still won't buy Nvidia!"

"Just because of the fact that they didn't take responsibility for the GTX 970 failure, I will never touch any Nvidia products again."

"A company with no credibility is not worth supporting. I will no longer buy any Nvidia products and will encourage my friends and family to boycott Nvidia products."

"The Xingyi graphics card is clearly a better deal and more reliable, why buy Nvidia? Are you out of your mind?"

"The fact that Xingyi RTX 970 sold over 800 million units in half a year is the best proof that Xingyi RTX 970 is reliable!"

"Yes, it's all about mindless graphics cards, Nvidia get lost!"

Looking at these comments, Old Huang's face turned ashen:

"The Starry Sky RTX 970 was 2499, and the repaired GTX 970 was 2399. We still had a price advantage, but now the Starry Sky RTX 970 has also dropped to 2399 and is on sale, so the price advantage is gone!"

"Moreover, our reputation is ruined, which is a very serious matter!"

The marketing director frowned deeply: "The most serious problem is that counterfeit graphics cards are being sold mixed with genuine ones, which makes consumers even more hesitant to buy them."

"Yes, that's the most critical issue. Consumers who buy GTX 970 graphics cards can't tell whether they're counterfeit or repaired versions. Merchants are selling both, which has completely ruined the reputation of the GTX 970, to the point that consumers are afraid to buy it and are instead ordering the Starry RTX 970!"

"Is this common?" Old Huang's expression changed drastically.

Selling both the old and repaired versions of the GTX 970 that were defective is a serious problem; it could very well ruin the repaired GTX 970s entirely.

"Common, very common." The marketing director nodded.
"When the GTX 970 was launched, major e-commerce platforms, dealers, distributors, etc., all stocked up on a large number of GTX 970 graphics cards. As a result, the GTX 970 flopped, and all these graphics cards became unsaleable."

"Now that we've released a repaired version of the GTX 970, they're switching it out and selling it as a substitute."

"Some vendors even refurbish used, defective GTX 970s and put them in our new packaging to sell as repaired versions!"

"???" Old Huang was dumbfounded: "You can do that?"

"There are many such cases. The GTX 970 comes from many brands and has many specifications, which most consumers cannot distinguish. If it is a third-party seller on an e-commerce platform, it is even easier to operate. If the deception is successful, they make a fortune. If the deception fails and the consumer finds out, they can simply exchange the product!"

"And then there are assembled machines, which are even easier to do, as many of them are just a case of false advertising."

"After all, the GTX 970 that failed is now very cheap on the market, and the wholesale price is even lower. It's still selling for 2399, so the profit margin is very high!"

"This is troublesome!"

Old Huang's face turned ashen as he finally realized the situation: "If things continue like this, even the GTX 970 repair version will be completely useless."

A senior executive sighed: "Yes, the consequences are serious. I really regret it. It would have been better to release a new model, change the repaired version to a GTX 970 ti, and redesign the packaging. That way, we wouldn't have had to sell the old and new versions together."

The marketing director shook his head:

"You're overthinking it. Once the repaired GTX 970 is sold as a GTX 970 Ti, the price will have to go up, starting at 2699-2999! But with the Starry Sky RTX 970 as a formidable competitor, if we sell it at 2699-2999, sales will definitely plummet!"

The R&D director also shook his head: "Even if we change it to a GTX 970 Ti, the performance won't be enough! The repaired GTX 970 only fixed the memory issue; its performance is still about the same as the Starry RTX 970, and it doesn't deserve the GTX 970 Ti title!"

Huang sighed, "If everything else remains the same, but the repaired GTX 970 is renamed GTX 970 ti, it's like publicly admitting that the previous GTX 970 memory had a real problem, and consumers will continue to cause trouble."

"Moreover, the GTX 970 memory gate scandal will continue to haunt it, and the GTX 970's reputation will remain tarnished."

Based on these considerations, Nvidia's repaired version of the GTX 970 is still called GTX 970.

This way, the memory gate incident can be gradually reversed, and the aforementioned problems will not occur.

Years later, when people recall the GTX 970, they only remember that the first batch had memory issues, but these were all fixed and were not a big deal!

Unexpectedly, avoiding these troubles only created new ones!

They sell a mix of old and new versions of the GTX 970, or they swap out an old version of the GTX 970 and sell it as a new one!

In any case, many consumers can't tell the difference, and even those who can, it's difficult to protect their rights.

It's really difficult to protect your rights on online platforms these days. There are plenty of counterfeit goods being sold, let alone genuine goods that have been swapped out.

As for protecting rights on offline platforms, it is even more difficult.

Many offline stores are small, individually owned shops, making it even more difficult to protect one's rights, even ten years from now.

Don't even mention the graphics card being swapped out; go to a computer mall and they'll swap out all the valuable items!

They lure customers into signing a contract with a low price and high specifications, then sell out of stock, and finally replace it with a high-priced, low-specification product to force a sale.

What? You're not buying it?
Several burly men surrounded you, making it impossible for you to leave. In the end, you'll most likely have to obediently pay up!

Not to mention the common practice of swapping out graphics cards, or selling used graphics cards as new.

However, this series of actions completely ruined the reputation of the GTX 970!
It's not just the old version that messed up that's bad; the new version that's been fixed is bad too!
If consumers can't tell whether it's the new version or the old version, that's easy, just don't buy either, just buy the Starry Sky RTX 970!

The Starry Sky RTX 970 comes in only one version, with the same price, so there's no risk of it being a dud.

That's how boys are; when faced with a difficult choice, they just change their target!
How simple!
Unsurprisingly, sales of the GTX 970 fix continued to be dismal.

Meanwhile, the Starry Sky RTX 970, with its stable performance, ease of purchase, and impressive sales of 800 million units in just six months, continues its rapid growth, with sales taking off both online and offline.

When buying a GTX 970 graphics card, there are concerns about unreliable channels, counterfeit products, refurbished products, second-hand products, or defective versions.

Buying the Starry Sky RTX 970 would solve many of these problems.

You can use online stores like Douyin Mall, Xingyi Mall, Meiyou Mall, and flagship stores on various platforms.

Order online through Xingyi Technology channels and our riders will deliver your order to your door within one hour.

Offline is even easier. There are nearly 100,000 stores across the country, including Xingyi stores, Meiyou stores, Zhenyou stores, Xingyue stores, flagship stores, specialty stores, and authorized stores, all of which sell graphics cards. You can buy them anywhere and they are all absolutely reliable.

At stores like Meiyou and Zhenyou, many young women and wealthy women who buy beautiful clothes will also buy a Xingyi graphics card as a gift for their boyfriends.

The sales associates are also professionally trained and use the most relatable methods to explain product features and recommend products, making it easier to close a sale.

Many young women, worried about being scolded after their husbands nearly maxed out their credit cards, decisively opted to buy an RTX 980 on installment as a gift for their husbands!

If all else fails, add another set of erotic lingerie!

Take it directly!

Anyway, it's always my husband's or boyfriend's credit card that's being used!
This has even become a basic exercise for many young women.

This is why the Starry Sky graphics cards and CPUs sold in Meiyou and Zhenyou stores are also selling well.

With a concerted effort both online and offline, sales of the Starry Sky RTX 970 are soaring, while sales of the GTX 970 are dismal.

Xingyi Technology Headquarters.

"Chairman, you were absolutely right! Thanks to our shady tactics, Nvidia's reworked GTX 970 has also lost its reputation and is now unsellable!"

“That’s normal.” Wang Yi wasn’t surprised.

Wang Yi foresaw this day as early as when Nvidia released the GTX 970 fix and even guided the market towards it.

That's right. As soon as the GTX 970 was released, there were a lot of mixed sales online, and it was hard to tell whether it was a good or bad product... This directly deterred many consumers who wanted to place an order, and they instead bought the Starry Sky RTX 970!

These are all Wang Yi's work!

The reason is simple: why were those mining cards unsaleable in the previous life?
Isn’t that what it is?

When a certain model of mining card becomes widely available, it's easy to encounter problems, causing many consumers to abandon these models and instead buy other models or brands!

Similarly, the same applies to Nvidia's GTX 970.

Currently, there is a large inventory of defective GTX 970 graphics cards, which are being sold mixed together by retailers, making it easy to fall into a trap. As a result, many consumers have simply given up on the GTX 970 and opted to buy the Starry RTX 970 instead!

The exact same principle applies.

Moreover, this is Wang Yi's open scheme!

An open conspiracy with no solution!
Starlight graphics cards were launched one after another in a rapid manner, chasing after Nvidia, so that Nvidia did not have enough time to completely redesign the GTX 970 and could only continue to use the reference mold and design, and launch it hastily.

With the same mold and the same appearance, it's inevitable that the defective and non-defective versions will be sold together.

Furthermore, Nvidia couldn't repackage the repaired version to differentiate it from the original!
Once the packaging is changed, such a clear distinction is tantamount to publicly admitting that the previous GTX 970 had a memory issue and a hardware design flaw!

Then Nvidia will have to recall all of the more than two million GTX 970 cards it has sold and provide full compensation!

That's even less likely.

This has left Nvidia helpless in the face of the current situation. It's still a calculated scheme!

A series of interconnected schemes!

After the GTX 960 Ti failed to save the day, Nvidia's GTX 970 fix also failed completely and sold poorly.

Throughout April, Nvidia still had no hope of turning things around, and it remained Starlight graphics cards' home turf!

More importantly, relations with other graphics card customers have also fallen apart.

Nvidia was only concerned with saving itself, so it downgraded its inventory of defective GTX 970 GPU chips and sold them as GTX 960 Ti to clear out its stock, and then launched a repaired version of the GTX 970 to boost sales!
But they completely disregarded the well-being of their major clients!
Major clients such as MSI, ASUS, Gigabyte, and Galax also purchased a large number of GTX 970 graphics cards or GPU chips, but due to the failure of the project, they are unsold and are piling up in warehouses.

But Nvidia doesn't care about any of this!
Although the 970 graphics cards originally intended for major customers failed, the price reduction allowed them to sell some units.

But Nvidia's actions, with the GTX 960 Ti and the patched GTX 970, directly caused major graphics card manufacturers' GTX 960 and GTX 970 to stop selling!

It can be said that the loss is heavy!

The previous GTX 970 debacle and Nvidia's refusal to recall and take responsibility had already angered many customers.

Their current practice of only caring about their own survival and completely disregarding the survival of their customers has further enraged major graphics card manufacturers!

It can be said that the relationship between the two sides is now irreconcilable!

It will be difficult to cooperate again in the future.

Xingyi Technology, on the other hand, is quite the opposite.

Before the RTX 970 Ti was released, major graphics card manufacturers were notified that the detailed performance and specifications of the RTX 970 Ti GPU chip, as well as the chip itself, were sold to them in advance so that they could purchase it, manufacture RTX 970 Ti graphics cards, and launch them as soon as possible.

This is a classic example of everyone making money together!

Regarding the RTX 980 price reduction, new large orders will be processed at the reduced price, and large orders placed within seven days will also receive price difference compensation.

All price differences that are due will be refunded.

This applies to both OEM orders and distributor orders.

All prices are the latest, and all prices are guaranteed for seven days!
Nvidia treats graphics card manufacturers and computer manufacturers like cheating victims, while Starry Semiconductor treats them like brothers!

High judgment.

The major graphics card manufacturers and computer manufacturers all have their own ideas about what to choose and how to develop next. They already have their own thoughts without Wang Yi having to say anything.

Fairness and freedom!

Sure enough, when Nvidia held its GTX 950 GPU chip ordering meeting, almost all the major graphics card manufacturers were not enthusiastic. They either sent a junior manager to deal with it perfunctorily or simply did not attend.

As for orders, there were very few.

This infuriated Lao Huang!
"Fake!"

"These graphics card manufacturers are really rebelling!"

"They refused to order the previous GTX 960 Ti and GTX 970 repaired GPU chips because of the GTX 970's history of problems. Now they're refusing to order the brand new GTX 950, a completely new product and their highest-volume offering!"

"It's really too much!"

"This is rebellion!"

The marketing director was even more furious: "Chairman, if that's all, then so be it. There are several graphics card manufacturers who not only didn't order GTX 950, but also placed additional orders for Starry RTX 950 GPU chips!"

"What? Is that true?!"

Old Huang was furious, so angry that his chest felt tight!
"Instead of ordering our GTX 950, they'll add Starry Sky Technology's RTX 950 to their order!"

"This is a blatant slap in the face to Nvidia!"

"You've slapped me, Huang, in the face!"

"Okay, okay, very good!"

Old Huang trembled with rage, his eyes wide with fury:

"Who did this? Ban them! They must be banned! Ban them all!"

"From now on, those bastards will never be able to buy another Nvidia GPU chip!"

"I, Huang, said it!"

"Blacklist them all, and they'll never buy another one!"

"This..." The marketing director hesitated.

"No matter who it is, no matter how big or small they are, they must be banned. Ban them all. There is no room for negotiation!"

Old Huang was furious: "It's no use pleading with anyone, it's no use even if they come to apologize!"

"They must be banned!"

The marketing director opened his mouth, but still didn't know how to start.

"It must be banned!" Old Huang cursed angrily.

"These damned bastards must be completely banned!"

There is no room for negotiation.

"Come on, tell me, who dares to defy Nvidia like this? Seriously! Fuck!"

"Say!"

"Chairman, this..." The marketing director hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.

"It's alright, just tell me. I want to see who's got the nerve!"

The marketing director took a deep breath and could only say, "ASUS..."

ASUS!
Old Huang's mouth twitched. He'd just come in as Nvidia's number one customer!
It works!
If ASUS is banned, Nvidia will suffer heavy losses.

But wanting to make an example of him, Old Huang had no choice but to grit his teeth and, with tears in his eyes, execute Ma Su.

"ASUS, relying on its number one market share, has become arrogant and rebellious. We must teach them a lesson! We should boycott them!"

"And EVGA..."

"EVGA, the king of North America, has become a rebellious son! Fuck! Ban him!"

"And Gigabyte..."

"What? Gigabyte does this too?" Old Huang frowned, feeling uneasy. "Even Gigabyte can't distinguish between the two kings?"

However, this time, the word "ban" was still not used.

Gigabyte is one of the three major graphics card manufacturers!
They've already banned ASUS, which is number one, and EVGA, the king of North America, which is number four. If they ban Gigabyte, which is number three, then they're completely finished!
As I said before, no matter who it is, they will be banned without any room for negotiation!
How can this be good?

Is it going to be a slap in the face?
Old Huang was furious and hadn't figured out what to do when the marketing director continued:
"Not only Gigabyte, but also MSI, Galax, and Zotac have placed additional orders for GTX 950 graphics cards!"

MSI is doing the same thing!

"And there's Galaxy! Zotac!"

"Any more?"

"And there are also smaller brands like Inno3D and Colorful..."

"Fake!"

"Fake!"

Old Huang was furious: "Basically, all our customers have refused to order GTX 950 GPU chips, but instead have all increased their orders for RTX 950 GPU chips?"

"And all at the same time? After our GTX 950 order event?"

"Is such that!"

"Fake!"

"Fuck!" Old Huang was furious, but in that instant he understood everything:
"What a coincidence, both the rejection of GTX 950 and the surge in RTX 950 orders occurred at the same time!"

"This is no coincidence, it's a deliberate show for Nvidia, a slap in the face for Nvidia, a slap in the face for me, Mr. Huang, a demonstration against us!"

The marketing director sighed: "Actually, many graphics card manufacturers still have GTX 950 GPU chips in stock, but they still choose to place another order at this time, which is intentional! They want to use this method to express their anger and challenge to Nvidia, and to express their support and surrender to Xingyi graphics cards! It's a slap in our face!"

"Okay, okay, very good!"

Old Huang trembled with anger: "You all think you're all grown up?"

"Do they really think that having Xingyi graphics cards will broaden their options? That they'll dare to strategically break with us?"

(End of this chapter)