GeForce GTX 275 Roundup (Gigabyte, EVGA, MSI, Sparkle, BFG)

EVGA GTX 275 896MB FTW Edition

Manufacturer Product Page: EVGA GTX 275 FTW
Product Number: 896-P3-1173-AR
TechWiki Info: EVGA GTX 275 896MB FTW
Warranty: Lifetime (with registration)
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EVGA’s box art has stayed the same for quite a while now but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing since the colors contrasts work very well. Meanwhile, the interior of the box holds a large plastic sleeve that is used to suspend the card within a protective cocoon.


Sure it comes with manuals, drivers, 20% off coupon for Mirror’s Edge and whatnot but other than the usual filler the actual accessories that came with the FTW edition were befitting of its price premium. In addition to the two Molex to PCI-E power adaptors and DVI to VGA dongle, there is also a single S/PDIF cable and DVI to HDMI dongle. These last two items allow this GTX 275 to pass both video and audio signals through a HDMI cable.


Other than their HC16 water cooled products, EVGA is known for sticking to the reference designs for the vast majority of their cards. The GTX 275 FTW Edition sticks to this formula but as we saw in the specification section; its clocks are anything but stock. It uses the new EVGA cooler design with touches of red here and there along with the expected black PCB.


Dual 6-pin power connectors? Check. S/PDIF input? Check. DVI connectors? Check. All in all, there really isn’t anything different to see here.