Julio
03-30-2003, 04:28 AM
Even though this has been pointed out a couple of times before and officially denied by MSI Computer, Medion, a German PC Manufacturer, recently started shipping new models using the "MSI Radeon 9600TX (http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8604)".
Not to get all excited, this Radeon 9600TX doesn't seem to be ATI's new chip but a remarked (http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20030328095442.html) Radeon 9500 Pro chip solded on a simpler, cheaper to manufacture PCB. However what is more intriguing is the fact that MSI seems to be making Radeon boards in-house already, no plans for going retail with such boards have been unveiled so MSI would seem to maintain it's position as a NVIDIA partner, even when it's making competition's boards for OEMs.
Not to get all excited, this Radeon 9600TX doesn't seem to be ATI's new chip but a remarked (http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20030328095442.html) Radeon 9500 Pro chip solded on a simpler, cheaper to manufacture PCB. However what is more intriguing is the fact that MSI seems to be making Radeon boards in-house already, no plans for going retail with such boards have been unveiled so MSI would seem to maintain it's position as a NVIDIA partner, even when it's making competition's boards for OEMs.
