Hey all
It's been a while that anything new came from my end so here a topic in this section of the forums since well its my first EVGA FTW item as well,
So to bring EVGA it's self some compliments when it comes to packing hardware even if it's VGA cards Motherboards or anything else;
I took pics of the entire unboxing so hopefully you will like this pics from beginning to end!
Lets start shall we
After opening the transport box this is what you see. AIRBAGS!!! Fun to pop in my hallway SK1 would know why lel BAM!
http://abload.de/img/evgapackswell4pu7e.jpg
Under the Airbags you see bubblewrap:
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And once shoving the bubblewrap aside a bit things start to become clear what is in this box of goodies:
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There we go and hello there!
http://abload.de/img/bubblewrapneatlyuseduqkky.jpg
Here's the box in the shrink wrap top view:
http://abload.de/img/gtx1080ftw2boxsealedtpqufb.jpg
& rear view:
http://abload.de/img/gtx1080ftw2boxsealedrxzuyw.jpg
Here without the shrinkwrap, gotta love the steel like art on the box, well done guys
http://abload.de/img/gtx1080ftw2boxtopddujh.jpg
Also love the Chrome like letters you guys guys, really brings forward the product's name
After removing the sticky tape from the box and sticking it on the inside of the box's cardboard and opening up the box side flap;
EVGA neatly places a Cyan colored Please Note Decal, this tells you what to do if things don't go well:
http://abload.de/img/innerboxflappleasenotdguj0.jpg
Once I neatly and carefully removed the innerbox from the outerbox I made this shot:
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Here I opened the innerbox and found a folder with the EVGA logo printed in the cardboard
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Slowly I go on revealing the EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2 iCX and some other contents:
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Then after unpacking everything else they added a full size poster some stickers a metal case bad manuals and Driver CD:
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Here the EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2 iCX, some other extra PCI-E Power cable splitters.
Plus the inner box I took apart from it's protection compartment, all well put together:
http://abload.de/img/innerboxcontentsprotedgu5u.jpg
After unpacking the VGA card it has this protection decal covering it, keep in mind to remove this before use!
It's on the top of the card along the sides with the LED Logo's are and on the backplates so here three pics I took revealing where these decals are placed:
Top:
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Rear:
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After removing those protection decals here's the piece of art it's sell;
All behold:
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW2 iCX PCI-E 8192MB 256Bit GDDR5X Rev.A2 1708 (Year 2017 - Week 08)
Thankfully I could see the PCB ate through the rear part of the backplate's E that is above GE from the GeForce GTX 1080 Logo!
Such details are important to me, to comepare with other cards in my Graphics Card Collection :cool:
http://abload.de/img/evgageforcegtx1080ftw32uj8.jpg
Rear view:
http://abload.de/img/gtx1080ftw2rearo7ue4.jpg
Here With my 2012 Favorite Kinto Spinosaurus resin model aka Mai Lil Speeno
http://abload.de/img/speenogtx1080ftw2kwur6.jpg
Here the Headshot with that Speeno:
http://abload.de/img/speenopascal0euf5.jpg
This a Tribute to my EVGA GTX 680 SC Sigs from 2011, made this my wallpaper as well
Which was this one if some of you remember:
http://abload.de/img/spinosaurusagypticus_peu81.jpg
And man I miss my two EVGA GTX 680 SC Sig 2GB's.. Still seeking a pair for my Dual 6 Core OpteronDP 2435 D0, 4GB Models are also welcome.
Here the EVGA GTX 1080 High Flow Bracket with the in & outputs:
http://abload.de/img/evgagtx1080highflowbrnru0q.jpg
Top angled:
http://abload.de/img/gtx1080ftw2angledavtueb.jpg
Rear angled:
http://abload.de/img/gtx1080ftw2angledbzvul3.jpg
Also note that it's backplate is in two halves
Underside cooling view:
http://abload.de/img/sidebottomymusp.jpg
So then a Floofles came to see!
http://abload.de/img/afloofcametoseeliu7c.jpg
And Speeno joined as well
http://abload.de/img/aspeenojoineddafloof70udf.jpg
An Acro also decided to come see, the message was clear
Yes EVGA &NVIDIA I have Returned !
http://abload.de/img/thenanacroalsocamealoobueg.jpg
And not to worry no Dinosaurs were harmed during this photo shootout
Here some final pics I made of the EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2 iCX built in my 24 core monster system:
http://abload.de/img/evgagtx1080ftw2icxinslkqvt.jpg
Here a closeup of the CPU's System Ram & EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2 iCX installed
http://abload.de/img/cpusramgpucloseup32r66.jpg
Here a closeup of the EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2 iCX it's self
http://abload.de/img/gpucloseuplsqjt.jpg
And I have to admit this GPU is so much faster than the GF100-375-A3 I used before it, GP104-410-A1 justifies everything.
So here the final touch :cool:
http://abload.de/img/evgagtx1080ftw2icxlit1xobj.jpg
And here the entire system it's self and the specs to round this one up
http://abload.de/img/vlkyriesmp2014upgrade2rrjr.jpg
So yeah there ya have it, this is by far the best GPU I ever used even I been using less than my first 24 hours!
Pascal is indeed well worth it as many of you told me before here and I am happy I got my Pascal chip like many others of you here.
Lets look forward to how Volta will do then