Packaging
Being our first MSI video card I wasn’t really sure what to expect for the packaging. The R7770 came in a blue box with a large power edition logo on the front of it. Other interesting information on the front beyond the name of the card would be the small OC edition logo, a 3 year warranty badge, and a small picture of the card with an additional fan. Around back there is a feature listing, minimum system specifications, and a short product specification listing. What is different about all of this so far compared to XFX and Sapphire is that this box is made specifically for this model, there aren’t any stickers with the model information on here (beyond the serial and upc sticker).
Back around front the whole front opens up to give you a window to see the video card, but with it being in a static free bag it doesn’t really show too much. Just under the window, we saw something very interesting. They have three pictures of dual fan mode, single fan mode, and double fan mode. At first glance this will actually look like three different cards, but these are actually all different configurations you can run this card in. We will cover that more in depth later though.
The other half of the door is packed full of information as well. This time about different features that you will also find in the R7770 Power Edition and in some cases all of MSI’s video cards. For example, MSI’s afterburner software, their Military Class III Components, Enhanced PWM Design, and Triple Over-Voltage by MSI Afterburner.
Inside when you open the box up you are greeted with a plastic cover, this formed the window that we saw earlier as well. Inside all of the accessories are tucked under everything. You will get a driver disc, user guide, information specific to the card itself, and a DVI to VGA adapter. Up top you will find a double molex to six pin adapter as well as a box with a second fan inside. The card itself is wrapped up in a static bag with an additional layer of protection with a plastic film over all of the plastic parts of the fan shroud.
