EVGA GeForce GTX 285 1GB SSC Edition Review

Packaging and Accessories

EVGA seems to have made a complete shift to new packaging with their 55nm GTX 200-series cards and this one is no different. Many of you won’t notice the subtle difference but at this point the orange bar running across the front of the package is slightly redder but the “SSC Edition” is still a sticker and not printed directly onto the box.

As usual, the rear of the box has scant little information other than a small picture of the card. It is really unfortunate that EVGA has decided against publishing the specifications of their cards on the box since it would give some much-needed information to the consumer who is buying this at a brick and mortar retailer.


We have already ridiculed this enough but it bears mentioning that PhysX comes free with EVERY Nvidia card since it is a simple download from Nvidia.com away. There’s nothing like getting PhysX shoved down out throats wherever we look the other way.


It seems like every EVGA 55nm card other than their GTX 295 is suspended in a plastic clamshell instead of wrapped in high density foam. This is by no means a bad thing since this provides more than adequate protection against anything a shipping company can throw at it.


The accessories that come with the GTX 285 SSC are basic but the addition of an SPDIF cable and DVI to HDMI dongle round things out quite nicely. Other than the two aforementioned items, you also get two Molex to 6-pin adaptors, a DVI to VGA dongle and a 3D case sticker along with the usual quick start guide and outdated driver CD.