Packaging

Typically I get products in and they either have their retail packaging or they have no packaging at all. With the Vega 64 Liquid Cooled, everything came in with a decked out setup, after looking into it the review kit does have more than you can expect in a retail box inside but the box itself is similar. So everything comes in a large black box with a sleeve on the outside. The sleeve has a black background as well but it is done up in the Radeon red with the Vega logo on the front with a blur that wraps all the way up on to the top of the box. To match the card the box also has the R cube up in the top left corner. Once you get the sleeve off the box itself also has Radeon RX branding on it.

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Once opened up, right on top, they have a panel that houses a small book with information on the Vega launch. Then once you pull the top off you will find everything sitting in a large foam block with a place for each and every component. The card is laying flat and up so you can see it then the tubes run around to the attached radiator.

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What really caught my eye though was this laser etched display cube with the Vega logo in it. It has Radeon RX Vega etched into it and then floating in the middle is that simple but badass Vega V. As far as I can tell this doesn’t ship with any of the retail kits and it’s a shame because this thing is awesome. I can’t wait to feature it in my office!

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There was also a small box packed away in the foam. Inside it comes with the mounting screws needed to install the radiator. There is also a stack of Vega stickers in both small and large sizes and a Vega wristband. I think the wristband and the stickers do ship with a retail card, but please don’t quote me on that one.

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Also in the box was a review kit exclusive. They actually shipped a full unused Vega die along with the card. Now, this isn’t the first time AMD has done this sort of thing. They did it with the Pro Duo as well. That said it is an awesome touch to be able to check out what makes the card tick, especially in this case where you can see the integrated HBM2 memory that is on the die next to the GPU. The underside has the solder balls on it ready to be installed as well. It might date me a little, but I miss being able to see the die on your CPUs like you used to in the past, this brought me back to that as well and again will make a nice feature in my new office after our move.

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For additional protection, the radiator was also shipped with a plastic cover over the side without a fan to protect the fins so be sure to pull this off before you go to install it.

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