Packaging

The R9 280X Toxic has the same packaging design as the R9 270X Toxic that I was impressed with. Along with all of the other changes, Sapphire changed their packaging design to reflect the new direction and with the Toxic the trim colors also match the product line as well. The metallic front picture is eye catching along with the orange trim. The model of the card is up in the top right corner while the rest of the cards features (memory size, overclocked, ect) is along the bottom. The back of the packaging has a little more information about the card but you won’t find anything beyond more in depth explanations of what was already listed on the front page. They do have a photo of the actual card you will get, this is a nice, a lot of times you won’t get this so they can use the same packaging for multiple cards.

Inside the card is wrapped up in a padded static protective bag and then completely enclosed in even more padding. There is no way you are going to damage this card while it is inside the packaging. Along with the card itself you do get a few other things in the box. You get your driver installation CD, a quick installation guide, and an invite to register your card. For accessories Sapphire always goes over the top. You get two double Molex to 8-pin adapters, a crossfire bridge, and a mini DisplayPort to full sized DisplayPort adapter. They also include a free HDMI cable as well saving you a few bucks if you shop at Monoprice and much more if you would normally get your cable at a retail store. My only complaint here at all is they still use that same ugly crossfire bridge like everyone else. I hope soon we start to see more black bridges or something that might look better in a custom build.