Diamond ‘Mistakenly’ Prints THX Logo on 3850 Box

Jimmy 2004 · Feb 13, 2008

How this happened is a bit of a mystery, but Diamond, a company best known for manufacturing ATI Radeon graphics cards, somehow managed to print the THX logo on its HD 3850 packaging - despite the fact that none of the company's products have ever featured the technology. Diamond simply puts it down to a mistake by a former employee, so if you see a Diamond 3850 in BestBuy which claims to come equipped with THX, don't get too excited. The company posted a statement online saying:

It came to our attention that the "THX" logo mistakenly has been printed on 3850 box. This mistake happened as result of misunderstanding of former employee. This is to confirm that this product and or any other Diamond's products have ever supported "THX". This mistake has been corrected.

So which other companies are advertising features that they don't actually offer?!

View at TechPowerUp Main Site

ex_reven · Feb 13, 2008

LOL "former" employee.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Feb 13, 2008

ex_reven said:
LOL "former" employee.

i wonder what he did to become a former employee

mtosev · Feb 13, 2008

Judas · Feb 13, 2008

"This mistake has been corrected" i guess they mean he has been...umm fired

ko · Feb 13, 2008

'This is to confirm that this product and or any other Diamond’s products have ever supported “THX”.'

the whole statement maybe is a bit wacky, but that could also be because I'm dutch (so my command of the english language isn't perfect either).

nevertheless in the quoted sentence I would have expected 'Never"!

am I the only one???

Giletus · Feb 13, 2008

Its always the mistake of a FORMER :nutkick:

employee.

jbizzler · Feb 13, 2008

I tend to think non-native speakers of a language notice the small gramatical mistakes people make since they're not just used to hearing them.

Like the difference between never and ever. I really don't know.

Personally, I would say, "Never, never, EVER supported THX!!! EVER!"

NamesDontMatter · Feb 13, 2008

thats kinda sad if you get fired over that. Especially because when producing a product some manager should be overlooking the finished product the entire time. Theirs more than what meets the eye here.

Also ever should be never, "ever" in that quote does not make any sense. Unless it was something like "has not ever". Even then why not use never?
lol :roll:

trog100 · Feb 13, 2008

its said correctly "no product has ever done this" means the same as "its never been done by any product"..

trog

EastCoasthandle · Feb 13, 2008

trog100 said:
its said correctly "no product has ever done this" means the same as "its never been done by any product"..

trog

no product never done this = double negative :confused:

1c3d0g · Feb 13, 2008

NamesDontMatter said:
thats kinda sad if you get fired over that. Especially because when producing a product some manager should be overlooking the finished product the entire time. Theirs more than what meets the eye here.

Also ever should be never, "ever" in that quote does not make any sense. Unless it was something like "has not ever". Even then why not use never?
lol

Yeah but come on! THX has absolutely NOTHING to do with graphics. I assume the stupid employee must have had at least SOME kind of basic GPU knowledge to develop the packaging, otherwise why the hell did they hire him in the first place?!? I say good riddance...you can't have ignorant fools ruining the company. :mad:

mdm-adph · Feb 13, 2008

EastCoasthandle said:
no product never done this = double negative

"no product never done this" != "no product has ever done this"

newtekie1 · Feb 13, 2008

[I.R.A]_FBi said:
i wonder what he did to become a former employee

Put a THX logo on the 3850's box.

Jimmy 2004 · Feb 13, 2008

For those criticising the quote, I agree it does not make sense. But I left it as it is because if I changed it it wouldn't be a quote anymore

ko · Feb 13, 2008

EastCoasthandle said:
no product never done this = double negative

OK, but where is the 'no' in his statement??

'this product or any .... have ever ...'

twicksisted · Feb 13, 2008

ko said:
OK, but where is the 'no' in his statement??

'this product or any .... have ever ...'

was thinking the same thing...
hehe we should write in and see if they "correct the fault" with the spokesperson who wrote that, hehe

WarEagleAU · Feb 13, 2008

So what, not a big deal and I wouldnt have concerned myself over it really. Though that statement is completely retarded.

imperialreign · Feb 13, 2008

well, if the person that posted the quote is not a native speaker of english, I'd expect to see a quote phrased in such a fassion.

C'mon, how many owners manuals, product packages, company websites, etc involved in the tech industry are 100% grammatically english correct? Very few, TBH.

Although, if the 3850 with HDMI have their audio capabilities, I can see how someone might have somewhere figured that maybe, possibly, a THX logo should end up on the box.

ko · Feb 14, 2008

imperialreign said:
well, if the person that posted the quote is not a native speaker of english, I'd expect to see a quote phrased in such a fassion.

C'mon, how many owners manuals, product packages, company websites, etc involved in the tech industry are 100% grammatically english correct? Very few, TBH..

a wellknown company in an official press-statement about a mistake from a former employee!!
when do you want to get things wright and mean what you say (now they're not saying what they mean to [probably doesn't translate from dutch very well])), or imho make some effort!!

PS fassion??

System Name	Jimmy 2004's PC
Processor	S754 AMD Athlon64 3200+ @ 2640MHz
Motherboard	ASUS K8N
Cooling	AC Freezer 64 Pro + Zalman VF1000 + 5x120mm Antec TriCool Case Fans
Memory	1GB Kingston PC3200 (2x512MB)
Video Card(s)	Saphire 256MB X800 GTO @ 450MHz/560MHz (Core/Memory)
Storage	500GB Western Digital SATA II + 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax SATA
Display(s)	Digimate 17" TFT (1280x1024)
Case	Antec P182
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 4 + Creative Inspire T7900 7.1 Speakers
Power Supply	Corsair HX520W
Software	Windows XP Home

Processor	C2Q6600 @ 1.6 GHz
Motherboard	Anus PQ5
Cooling	ACFPro
Memory	GEiL2 x 1 GB PC2 6400
Video Card(s)	MSi 4830 (RIP)
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320 GB Perpendicular Recording
Display(s)	Dell 17'
Case	El Cheepo
Audio Device(s)	7.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Software	MCE2K5

System Name	Core i9 rig / Lenovo laptop
Processor	Core i9 10900X / Core i5 8350U
Motherboard	Asus Prime X299 Edition 30 / Lenovo motherboard
Cooling	Corsair H115i PRO RGB / stock cooler
Memory	Gskill 4x8GB 3600mhz / 16GB 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix RTX 2080 Super / UHD 620
Storage	Samsung SSD 970 PRO 1TB / Samsung OEM 256GB NVMe
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp UP3017 / Full HD IPS touch
Case	Coolermaster mastercase H500M
Audio Device(s)	Onboard sound
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 1700 watt / Lenovo 65watt power adapter
Mouse	Logitech M500s
Keyboard	Cherry
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Beatle _ Juice
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600 X (oc 4,2 ghz) 1.325v
Motherboard	Asus Rog Strix B450 F
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (twin fans)
Memory	16 gb 3200 Mhz Kingston Hyper X (CL15-18-18)
Video Card(s)	ASUS Nvidia Cerberus Gtx 1070ti
Storage	Samsung 860 EVO 250 GB / Samsung F3 1TB / Kingston A400 240 GB
Display(s)	Asus 27 " MG279Q ips 140hz
Case	Cooler Master ATCS. 840
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	Seasonic 650W Focus
Software	Windows10 Home Premium 64bit

Processor	Intel-Q6600 2.4 GHZ- QUADCORE
Motherboard	Gigabyte-GA-P35-DS3L
Cooling	STOCK INTEL COOLER
Memory	CORSAIR-XMS2-DDR2-800 2 G.B.
Video Card(s)	EVGA-8800GTS-320 M.B. FACTORY OVERCLOCKED
Storage	W.D. 160 G.B. SATA-2
Display(s)	Dell 19" ultrasharp
Case	MONOLITH-2,MID-TOWER
Audio Device(s)	SOUNDBLASTER LIVE-24 BIT
Power Supply	OCZ- StealthXStream 600 watt
Software	WINDOWS XP HOME

Diamond ‘Mistakenly’ Prints THX Logo on 3850 Box

Jimmy 2004

New Member

ex_reven

New Member

[I.R.A]_FBi

mtosev

Judas

ko

New Member

Giletus

New Member

jbizzler

New Member

NamesDontMatter

trog100

EastCoasthandle

New Member

1c3d0g

mdm-adph

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder

Jimmy 2004

New Member

ko

New Member

twicksisted

WarEagleAU

Bird of Prey

imperialreign

New Member

ko

New Member

System Name	Current
Processor	Core i5 2500k
Motherboard	Z77MA-G45
Cooling	Cooler Master Tx3
Memory	8gb DDR3 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	Evga GTX 960 4GB GDDR5
Storage	(1) SAMSUNG 850 EVO 500GB
Display(s)	ASUS PB278Q 27" WQHD 2560x1440 IPS
Case	Fractal Core 1000
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	430 Watt Corsair
Mouse	Logitech g602
Keyboard	K70 LUX Mech LB, Red LED, Cherry MX Brown
Software	Windows 10 + Hackintosh

System Name	money pit..
Processor	Intel 9900K 4.8 at 1.152 core voltage minus 0.120 offset
Motherboard	Asus rog Strix Z370-F Gaming
Cooling	Dark Rock TF air cooler.. Stock vga air coolers with case side fans to help cooling..
Memory	32 gb corsair vengeance 3200
Video Card(s)	Palit Gaming Pro OC 2080TI
Storage	150 nvme boot drive partition.. 1T Sandisk sata.. 1T Transend sata.. 1T 970 evo nvme m 2..
Display(s)	27" Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 165Hrz Nvidia G-Sync, IPS.. 2560x1440..
Case	Gigabyte mid-tower.. cheap and nothing special..
Audio Device(s)	onboard sounds with stereo amp..
Power Supply	EVGA 850 watt..
Mouse	Logitech G700s
Keyboard	Logitech K270
Software	Win 10 pro..
Benchmark Scores	Firestike 29500.. timepsy 14000..

System Name	MY PC
Processor	E8400 @ 3.80Ghz > Q9650 3.60Ghz
Motherboard	Maximus Formula
Cooling	D5, 7/16" ID Tubing, Maze4 with Fuzion CPU WB
Memory	XMS 8500C5D @ 1066MHz
Video Card(s)	HD 2900 XT 858/900 to 4870 to 5870 (Keep Vreg area clean)
Storage	2
Display(s)	24"
Case	P180
Audio Device(s)	X-fi Plantinum
Power Supply	Silencer 750
Software	XP Pro SP3 to Windows 7
Benchmark Scores	This varies from one driver to another.

System Name	Jupiter-2
Processor	Intel i3-6100
Motherboard	H170I-PLUS D3
Cooling	Stock
Memory	8GB Mushkin DDR3L-1600
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1050ti
Storage	512GB Corsair SSD
Display(s)	BENQ 24in
Case	Lian Li PC-Q01B Mini ITX
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair 450W
Mouse	Logitech Trackball
Keyboard	Custom bamboo job
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Finished Super PI on legendary mode in only 13 hours.

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	PC
Processor	i7 9700KF
Motherboard	MSI Z390 A PRO
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000mhz
Video Card(s)	PALIT RTX 4070 Dual 12Gb
Storage	2X Crucial MX500 2TB SSD, Samsung 850 pro 512gb SSD
Display(s)	DELL C34H89x 34" Ultrawide
Case	Corsair Obsidian 550D
Audio Device(s)	Audioengine A5+ Speakers
Power Supply	Corsair RM750
Mouse	Logitech G403
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K70
Software	Windows 10 64bit

System Name	Pandemic 2020
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 "Gen 2" 2600X
Motherboard	AsRock X470 Killer Promontory
Cooling	CoolerMaster 240 RGB Master Cooler (Newegg Eggxpert)
Memory	32 GB Geil EVO Portenza DDR4 3200 MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS Radeon RX 580 DirectX 12 DUAL-RX580-O8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video C
Storage	WD 250 M.2, Corsair P500 M.2, OCZ Trion 500, WD Black 1TB, Assorted others.
Display(s)	ASUS MG24UQ Gaming Monitor - 23.6" 4K UHD (3840x2160) , IPS, Adaptive Sync, DisplayWidget
Case	Fractal Define R6 C
Audio Device(s)	Realtek 5.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RMX 850 Platinum PSU (Newegg Eggxpert)
Mouse	Razer Death Adder
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Mechanical & Corsair K65 Wired, Wireless, Bluetooth)
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	УльтраФиолет
Processor	Intel Kentsfield Q9650 @ 3.8GHz (4.2GHz highest achieved)
Motherboard	ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi; X38 NSB, ICH9R SSB
Cooling	Delta V3 block, XPSC res, 120x3 rad, ST 1/2" pump - 10 fans, SYSTRIN HDD cooler, Antec HDD cooler
Memory	Dual channel 8GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 @ 1800MHz @ 7-7-7-20 1T
Video Card(s)	Quadfire: (2) Sapphire HD5970
Storage	(2) WD VelociRaptor 300GB SATA-300; WD 320GB SATA-300; WD 200GB UATA + WD 160GB UATA
Display(s)	Samsung Syncmaster T240 24" (16:10)
Case	Cooler Master Stacker 830
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro PCI-E x1
Power Supply	Kingwin Mach1 1200W modular
Software	Windows XP Home SP3; Vista Ultimate x64 SP2
Benchmark Scores	3m06: 20270 here: http://hwbot.org/user.do?userId=12313