Package and Accessories

The graphics card comes in EVGA’s unified box that has already earned our praises for its restrained and stern design. As usual, it is the color of the band in the top part of the box that differentiates this card from other models. This time it is yellow and has a pattern made out of EVGA logotypes.

Otherwise, the box is no different from other EVGA products. The familiar mistake regarding the memory type is still here, too. The card is actually equipped with 1792 megabytes of GDDR3 rather than DDR3 memory. As usual, there is a window in the back of the box for you to compare the serial number stickers on the box and graphics card’s PCB in order to make sure that the product is authentic and eligible for the EVGA 90 Day Step-Up program.

The card is fixed in a blister pack and its accessories lie in the depressions of the pack. The device is thus protected against troubles during transportation and storage. It comes with the following accessories:

• DVI-I → D-Sub adapter;
• Two 2x4-pin Molex → 1x6-pin PCIe adapters;
• S/PDIF cable;
• Brief installation instructions;
• User manual;
• CD disk with drivers and utilities.

Besides, the box contains a 20% discount coupon for a copy of Mirror’s Edge and an advertisement of the EVGA Killer Xeno network adapter. The latter is quite an interesting product that is going to be covered in our upcoming report.

Besides drivers, the disc contains a couple of handy tools: Fraps and EVGA Precision. Unfortunately, the card’s power circuit is based on a controller from On Semiconductor rather than from Volterra and is not supported by EVGA’s Voltage Tuner, a tool for software control over the GPU voltage.

The packaging and accessories of the EVGA GeForce GTX 275 1792MB are good overall although a DVI-I → HDMI adapter is missing. The discount coupon is good, but a copy of Mirror’s Edge would be even better.