Anybody Use Diamond GPU's? Are they any good?

Memhorder · Jan 30, 2014

I'm looking at a Diamond R9 290 for 409. That's the same price as everyone selling 280x's around here. Should I be jumping on that? I need a GPU and was considering the 770 AMP by Zotac but I can't believe my eyes seeing this 290 for that price.

bryonhowley · Jan 30, 2014

Have not used them for many years back when there were Diamond Multimedia during the 3DFX days all of my cards were Diamond. But I have not used them since then but I have not heard anything negative about there cards either.

Memhorder · Jan 30, 2014

I know. I google it and there's nothing bad really. That's a hell of a deal for a 290. What about Zotac? They got the fastest 770's 780' there is. Is that a fairly new company? Like there cards are the cheapest but have the highest clocks. I'm becoming obsessed with reading specs and benches it's frustrating because that's all I really need to get my rig up and going

dgingeri · Jan 30, 2014

Zotac is slightly higher priced than other brands, but usually due to better quality parts. Their reliability is a little better than most. Is it worth the extra money? that's a personal opinion. I prefer to go Asus or EVGA for video cards.

Memhorder · Jan 30, 2014

dgingeri :

Here in Canada they are the cheapest other than Diamond now. IDK just read the warranty on the Diamond and it's only a year. That sounds a little sketchy as they are not really backing their product.

Memhorder · Jan 31, 2014

dgingeri :

I've decided against the Diamond first cuz it's out of stock second they seem cheap. I'm just gonna go for a Zotac AMP! 780. Then I don't have to worry about missing out on performance that Mantle supposedly rewards. The 780 will ensure some security in this ever changing industry. Thanks for the Replys

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