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HD 4850 / 4870 / Golden Sample and Bliss 9600 GSO Golden Sample



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Bundles

A basic bundle should include: user's manual, software CD, DVI-to-VGA adapter, DVI-to-HMDI adapter, component (TV-out) adapter, external power splitter, and a HDMI cable for connecting a soundcard (GeForces only). Now let's see what other accessories are bundled with each card.


Gainward HD 4870 Golden Sample 512MB
Gainward HD 4870 512MB

A rather poor bundle with no TV-out adapter and only one external power splitter.

Gainward HD 4850 Golden Sample 512MB
Gainward HD 4850 512MB
No HDMI- and TV-out adapters, but there's an 8-pin power supply adapter.

Gainward Bliss 9600 GSO Golden Sample 768MB

A basic bundle without HDMI adapter and audio cable, but with CyberLink DVD Suite.


Boxes


Gainward HD 4870 Golden Sample 512MB
Gainward HD 4870 512MB

A big glossy cardboard box of a good design. All components are in special compartments, the card itself is in a dedicated box, so delivery damages are out of the question. As you remember, this is Gainward's debut as a maker of graphics cards based on AMD GPUs.

The GS modification is packed into the same box with a corresponding sticker.

Gainward HD 4850 Golden Sample 512MB
Gainward HD 4850 512MB

A smaller box of the same design. Perhaps, Gainward puts higher-performance cards into larger boxes :)

The rest is the same as the above.

Gainward Bliss 9600 GSO Golden Sample 768MB

This design is traditional for NVIDIA cards. The rest is similar to the above. The card is packaged in the same way.



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