EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 (216 SP) Superclocked Edition Review

Packaging and Accessories

Much like the packaging we have seen in the past with EVGA cards, the GTX 260 Core 216 is predominantly black with a stylized EVGA logo and an orange band across the front. The rest of the box holds clock speed information and a rundown of all the features Nvidia has included with the GT200 series architecture. You can also see that EVGA has included their free Precision Advanced Graphics Card Tuning program with this card. Basically, this software allows the user to control clock speeds while monitoring a myriad of parameters like heat and fan speed.

Some thing we did find interesting with this card is that EVGA has offered a free copy of 3DMark Vantage Advanced to those of you who choose to register their card.


There is one thing we have noticed over and over again with EVGA’s higher-end cards: they are exceptionally well protected against all the bumps and bruises which may occur on their journey to you. In this case, the GTX 260 Core 216 is wrapped in a black foam insert with all the accessories pushed off to a side compartment.


The accessory bundle is kept at actually quite good with a pair of Molex to 6-pin adaptors, a DVI to VGA connector and the two things we have been waiting to see on ALL GTX 200-series cards: an S/PDIF connector and DVI to HDMI dongle. There is also the usual documentation, case sticker and outdated driver CD.