XFX Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 Review

Packaging and Accessories

In what is becoming a constant occurrence for XFX cards based on ATI GPUs, the box of their HD 5850 1GB is long and narrow but this shouldn’t adversely affect the volumetric weight for shipping. Other than its size, the box is quite unique with a highly industrialized motif with a few mentions of XFX’s 5-star warranty.


The back of the box doesn’t hold anything of interest other than a quick rundown of the features found on a HD 5850, more talk about the warranty and finally all of the logos ATI / AMD have been throwing around as of late. Meanwhile, within the exterior sleeve lies the box that holds all the goodies including the card as well as the accessories.


The card itself is well protected within the confines of the case by cardboard padding on all four sides which is more than enough to stop life’s bumps and bruises from getting through. In addition, there is the usual anti-static bag protecting the HD 5850 from ESD.


The accessory package is generous to say the least with a coupon code for a free download of the upcoming DiRT DX11 game as well as the usual, power adaptors, DVI to VGA dongle and Crossfire connector. There are also manuals, a quick start guide and a door sign with XFX’s “Don’t Disturb me, I’m Gaming” statement on it.