Package & AccessoriesThis will be an abbreviated version of our normal look at the package and contents. The reason being is that we did not actually receive the package or typical package contents when the board was shipped to us.    The photos above are simply borrowed from the EVGA web site and is pretty much all we can offer. The package looks to be similar to the X58 Classified with the same design for the box. Here is a list of the contents that accompany retail versions of the P55 Classified. - 6 x SATA cables (No 90 Degree connectors)
- Flexible 2 Way SLI bridge
- Solid 3-way SLI Bridge
- Solid 3-way Extended SLI Bridge
- ECP ribbon cable and PCI-E jumper enable/disable cable
- ECP v2
- PCI Expansion bracket with dual USB 2.0 ports and single large Firewire port
- Test probe for onboard multi-meter
- 3 x 4-pin Molex to dual SATA 5-pin power adapters
- Manual & software CD
- Clip less Rear I/O panel
As mentioned, the accessories look similar to the X58 Classified with an ECP control panel, and all the appropriate SLI bridges, including an extended bridge to accommodate 3-way SLI with a fourth card for PhysX support.
As with all other EVGA motherboards, we also see a complete lack of CrossFireX bridges. Having the amount of PCI-E slots, it would be nice to at least receive an extended CrossFireX bridge so that a pair of ATI cards could be run with a gap between them. Most video card manufacturers only provide single space bridges. As we have mentioned, we understand why EVGA promotes NVIDIA and SLI, but we find it pretty deplorable that they don't at least support CrossFireX with the appropriate bridges that should be in the package with such a high end motherboard. Otherwise end-users are left scrambling to find a long enough bridge to support Crossfire and considering there is a two slot gap between the first and second useable PCI-E 16X slot, in order to run CrossFireX, a long bridge is required. Imagine the disappointment when someone’s parts all show up only to find out that a CrossFireX bridge long enough to run two shiny new video cards isn't included.
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