Packaging

Having already seen the 270X and 280X Toxic cards, I wasn’t surprised at all when the 290 Tri-X came in with its eye catching orange packaging. There are a few differences though. First the image on the cover is different than the other cards. You also have more feature icons along the bottom, due to this being a higher end card and of course up in the top right corner you have the model name. Around on the back you have a few more icons representing some of the cards features, like the Tri-X cooling and the OC. This time there is a little more information included with each icon.

Inside you could say that Sapphire went a little overboard protecting the 290 Tri-X. Not only is the card packed up in inches of foam and covered with foam on top, but they also wrapped it up in a padded static protective bag as well. Inside up under the foam you will find another box for all of the accessories included with the Tri-X. Unlike most other cards, they include a free HDMI cable as well as a Molex to six pin adapter and a double Molex to 8 pin adapter. For documentation you get a quick installation guide, a card with information on how to register your card, and a driver installation CD.