Recent rumors are from Koreans cool enjoyment forum EVGA, which once made some of the best graphics cards, has reportedly closed its Taiwan headquarters. EVGA then came out to dispel this rumor. But many still think the company may soon be at the end of its path.
Rumor has it that EVGA’s Taiwan office personnel, including legendary overclocker Vince “K|NGP|N” Lucido, have resigned and the shutdown is imminent. We have reached out to Mr. Lucido, but unfortunately he said he could not comment at this time. We also asked EVGA for a statement. The company did not respond, but confirmed to TechPowerUp that the rumors were just rumors and that Lucido is still part of the team.
“We have seen the message, but it is a rumor. Our Taiwan office is still open and Kingpin is still at EVGA. EVGA is still doing business and supporting customers. Thank you for contacting us,” said an EVGA spokesperson. tech power up.
EVGA has been an Nvidia partner for almost 25 years, so last year EVGA’s withdrawal from the graphics card market citing differences with Nvidia came as a big shock to the hardware world. In addition to graphics cards and motherboards, EVGA has diversified its products over the last few years, including power supplies, peripherals, capture devices and liquid coolers.
Graphics cards have been EVGA’s mainstay since its inception, and likely contribute a significant portion of the company’s revenue, so cutting back to selling only motherboards and rebranded power supplies would not impact revenue. is clear.
There are plenty of signs that EVGA is slowly winding down its business and may be closing stores soon, so it’s no surprise that some people took the recent rumors a little too quickly. For example, EVGA recently lost a key staff member. Jacob Freemandeparture to Nvidia. Mr. Freeman has been the face of the EVGA for 17 years.
Additionally, in a recent interview, gamers nexus, Lucido said there would be no future EVGA projects, which some took as suggesting that EVGA would likely disband the BIOS team. Lucido is reportedly still with the company, but EVGA’s statement did not disclose the status of the rest of the BIOS engineering team.
EVGA’s online store used to offer extensive inventory. But now they are all out of stock and most of what is left is B stock. EVGA products are still available at major US retailers such as Amazon and Newegg, but EVGA may have disposed of excess inventory.
EVGA’s statement today confirms that the company is still in business, but didn’t provide any details as to which direction the company is headed. Many of EVGA’s loyal customers still have warranties on their graphics cards, motherboards, or power supplies. Therefore, it is reassuring to know if EVGA will survive for the foreseeable future.
