Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Edition. Good Or Bad ?

[SASBehrooz]

Hi Guys.
i have these questions :

is Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Edition good ?
Can i trust this brand?
is this a reliability Brand Of Graphic cards?
How much pwerformance and stability is between this and others like asus , gigabyte , ... ?

This Card Is a lot cheaper than other cards in my country (~ 60 $) and its a big deal.

sorry for bad language
thanks for the help.

 

[Daemmon]

is Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Edition good ?

Yes. According to reviews of several partner cards it performed very good on the noise/temp department and has a decent factory OC.

Can i trust this brand?

Yes, Zotac is good. You should double check the warranty and RMA services on your country as they may vary.

is this a reliability Brand Of Graphic cards?

They never had the TOP or BEST card of a series, but they always released good products. Some are not top notch (their 960 is considerably worse than their competitors for example) but I've read good reviews from their 970s and 980s

How much pwerformance and stability is between this and others like asus , gigabyte , ... ?

On the performance and stability department you won't find any noticeable difference on the 900s series, main differences are factory OC, temp and noise (also possible coil whine). Gigabyte did an amazing job on 960 and some 970s, but I've read tons of complains from 980's coil whine. As I said, it's a per card analysis rather than a per brand.

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Personal opinion, if you can get it from a decent price, go for it. Elso go Asus or MSI for a 980, I don't recommend Gigabyte for the reports stated above.

 

[SASBehrooz]

thank you so much , i go for zotac then .... but i didnt find good review of this card on web. do you know a good article about this card ?

 

[P4-630]

or http://www.pcgameware.co.uk/reviews/graphics-cards/zotac-geforce-gtx-980-amp-review/
one of the many reviews available. Search on google

 

[GhostRyder]

Hi Guys.
i have these questions :

is Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Edition good ?
Can i trust this brand?
is this a reliability Brand Of Graphic cards?
How much pwerformance and stability is between this and others like asus , gigabyte , ... ?

This Card Is a lot cheaper than other cards in my country (~ 60 $) and its a big deal.

sorry for bad language
thanks for the help.

Its a good company, they have made some questionable products from time to time (Mostly do to experimentation fails or the likes) but they are a good company and just as good as most others you can buy. I have heard and read the AMP editions of their cards are excellent and provide excellent performance so I would say go for it!

 

[64K]

Which card are you referring too? It looks like the Zotac 980 AMP came in 3 versions.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...m_re=zotac_980_amp-_-9SIA5752CZ1452-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...59&cm_re=zotac_980_amp-_-14-500-359-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...60&cm_re=zotac_980_amp-_-14-500-360-_-Product

Edit: Here is a link to the TPU Review Database with links to reviews of all three versions.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviewdb/search.php?q=zotac+980+amp&products=1&reviews=1

 

[SASBehrooz]

thank you so much for the help , i`ve been thinking for few days and now i go for zotac AMP Edition for sure.

 

[SASBehrooz]

Which card are you referring too? It looks like the Zotac 980 AMP came in 3 versions.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...m_re=zotac_980_amp-_-9SIA5752CZ1452-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...59&cm_re=zotac_980_amp-_-14-500-359-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...60&cm_re=zotac_980_amp-_-14-500-360-_-Product

Edit: Here is a link to the TPU Review Database with links to reviews of all three versions.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviewdb/search.php?q=zotac 980 amp&products=1&reviews=1

this : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...m_re=zotac_gtx_980_amp-_-14-500-361-_-Product

 

[GhostRyder]

this : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...m_re=zotac_gtx_980_amp-_-14-500-361-_-Product

Just as a suggestion at that price point, here are a few others (MSI only actually):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127834&cm_re=GTX_980-_-14-127-834-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127840&cm_re=GTX_980-_-14-127-840-_-Product

Just to give you some idea of others around that price, the cheaper MSI has very slightly lower core clocks while the higher one has higher than both the Zotac and lower MSI.

 

[64K]

Just as a suggestion at that price point, here are a few others (MSI only actually):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127834&cm_re=GTX_980-_-14-127-834-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127840&cm_re=GTX_980-_-14-127-840-_-Product

Just to give you some idea of others around that price, the cheaper MSI has very slightly lower core clocks while the higher one has higher than both the Zotac and lower MSI.

In his country the Zotac 980 AMP is $60 cheaper and for him this is a concern.
OP that Zotac 980 that you linked to has several reviews to look at but imo it looks like a good card.

 

[Daemmon]

So far the only bad review I've seen from a Zotac on the 900 series was the 960 Amp! . And by bad I mean, most 960s are in the 60-70ºC max loaded. The Zotac AMP! was at 82ºC. Mind you it's one of the most OCd from factory.

The aesthetics tho are pretty darn good (too bad I don't like backplates), I almost bought one but after reading the temps on the reviews went straight for a Gigabyte WF2 ^^

 

[GhostRyder]

In his country the Zotac 980 AMP is $60 cheaper and for him this is a concern.
OP that Zotac 980 that you linked to has several reviews to look at but imo it looks like a good card.

Sorry, forgot about the whole "Not the U.S." part. I was thinking because I started seeing newegg we were specifically talking newegg so mb.

Yes OP, the AMP is great so I would go for it!

 

[SASBehrooz]

So far the only bad review I've seen from a Zotac on the 900 series was the 960 Amp! . And by bad I mean, most 960s are in the 60-70ºC max loaded. The Zotac AMP! was at 82ºC. Mind you it's one of the most OCd from factory.

The aesthetics tho are pretty darn good (too bad I don't like backplates), I almost bought one but after reading the temps on the reviews went straight for a Gigabyte WF2 ^^

Yeah. also i found that the " amp extreme version " had ( or has ) problem with voltage lock and overclocking.
i like the backplates ... but this is not important for me ( because when you install a card then you close the case and dont see anything).

 

[SASBehrooz]

yeah. you are right guys
in my country the Asus , evga , gigabyte and msi have approximately same prices . and the only left brand is zotac so i decide to ask you guys and make sure that this product is good ( not as good as the others but maybe it is ).

because of your help guys , now im pretty sure im buying the cool gtx 980 in less price . i wanted to wait for GTX 980 Ti for 3 month later but i think if i overclock the card good , it can reach the gtx 980 ti stock performance ( or not ).

 

[Champ]

I've read the card is held back back its bios. It needs fully unlocked and you'll see some monster stuff.