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  1. 02-19-2008, 10:58 AM #1
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    Horrible Mobo and GPU box art

    I just knew my IP35 Pro would be first!

    http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/0...-allof-th.html
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  2. 02-19-2008, 03:16 PM #2
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    A monster truck is definitely not relevant on a mobo box
    "To exist in this vast universe for a speck of time is the great gift of life. Our tiny sliver of time is our gift of life. It is our only life. The universe will go on, indifferent to our brief existence, but while we are here we touch not just part of that vastness, but also the lives around us. Life is the gift each of us has been given. Each life is our own and no one else's. It is precious beyond all counting. It is the greatest value we have. Cherish it for what it truly is."
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  3. 02-19-2008, 04:42 PM #3
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    Too funny. This was my favorite comment:

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    I can't stand the IP35 Pro's box, but I still managed to buy two. Good thing we don't run motherboard boxes.

    FWIW, my favorite:



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  4. 02-19-2008, 05:14 PM #4
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    This gotta be my fav, i still remember it.

    A raptor? wtf!
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  5. 02-19-2008, 05:31 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by KoHaN69 View Post


    This gotta be my fav, i still remember it.

    A raptor? wtf!
    my eyes hurt

    I have the crappy abit IP-35 box LOL
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  6. 02-19-2008, 05:33 PM #6
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    No one will ever forget these:

    "To exist in this vast universe for a speck of time is the great gift of life. Our tiny sliver of time is our gift of life. It is our only life. The universe will go on, indifferent to our brief existence, but while we are here we touch not just part of that vastness, but also the lives around us. Life is the gift each of us has been given. Each life is our own and no one else's. It is precious beyond all counting. It is the greatest value we have. Cherish it for what it truly is."
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  7. 02-19-2008, 05:34 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zytek_Fan View Post
    A monster truck is definitely not relevant on a mobo box
    But it is relevant to 3DMark01

    (well, at least a red, off-roading pickup is, not necessarily a monster truck)
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  8. 02-19-2008, 05:37 PM #8
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    Heh, I actually had that card... I remember when I was all happy to move from my TNT to a GTS2. Guess I never really thought about it, I'd rather they came in a plain box with a label and they could pass the savings along to us! Waaaiiitt... that makes too much sense, after all, who doesn't want a raptor on the box?
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  9. 02-19-2008, 05:39 PM #9
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    I like to display my boxes, so I'd prefer them be good looking
    "To exist in this vast universe for a speck of time is the great gift of life. Our tiny sliver of time is our gift of life. It is our only life. The universe will go on, indifferent to our brief existence, but while we are here we touch not just part of that vastness, but also the lives around us. Life is the gift each of us has been given. Each life is our own and no one else's. It is precious beyond all counting. It is the greatest value we have. Cherish it for what it truly is."
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  10. 02-19-2008, 05:49 PM #10
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    oh man I remember the days when Abit came in those boxes haha.
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  11. 02-19-2008, 06:22 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zytek_Fan View Post
    No one will ever forget these:

    Best box evar! FTW!
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  12. 02-19-2008, 06:40 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by ferrari_freak View Post
    Best box evar! FTW!
    wtf? that umbrella has eyes?

    foxconn, where the graphics cards are sooo good it's like crack injected directly into your eyes
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  13. 02-19-2008, 09:07 PM #13
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    The only thing wrong with it is the EXTRA GPU! part.
    "To exist in this vast universe for a speck of time is the great gift of life. Our tiny sliver of time is our gift of life. It is our only life. The universe will go on, indifferent to our brief existence, but while we are here we touch not just part of that vastness, but also the lives around us. Life is the gift each of us has been given. Each life is our own and no one else's. It is precious beyond all counting. It is the greatest value we have. Cherish it for what it truly is."
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  14. 02-20-2008, 05:53 AM #14
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    I'd have said the "Hottest DX10 Game Inside" ruins it more than the "Extra GPU!!" bit.. Either way, how the hell can these companies not get *DECENT* designers for their packaging? Club3D had nice minimalistic design back in the day, just as Gainward was generally the whackest ugliest stuff I've ever laid my eyes on. Made it look like a hello kitty collectible more than a state-of-the-art graphics card..
    In short, both AMD and NVIDIA discovered that their next-generation graphics cards are superior to each others' last-generation graphics cards.
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  15. 02-20-2008, 06:09 AM #15
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  16. 02-20-2008, 08:00 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zytek_Fan View Post
    No one will ever forget these:

    Gawd it's like the Little Prince on really bad acid.

    And, yes, thanks to you I will never forget that.
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  17. 02-20-2008, 03:03 PM #17
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    Someone mentioned they couldn't display their box because the eyes on the umbrella scared their children
    "To exist in this vast universe for a speck of time is the great gift of life. Our tiny sliver of time is our gift of life. It is our only life. The universe will go on, indifferent to our brief existence, but while we are here we touch not just part of that vastness, but also the lives around us. Life is the gift each of us has been given. Each life is our own and no one else's. It is precious beyond all counting. It is the greatest value we have. Cherish it for what it truly is."
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  18. 02-22-2008, 10:13 AM #18
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    Zotac 9600gt, orange looks bad

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  19. 02-22-2008, 10:27 AM #19
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    This one is really bad, also an Abit!
    Why a f'in train on a box.

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  20. 02-22-2008, 11:08 AM #20
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    I like these two old Asus boxes, nice, simplistic, and best of all, NO Pictures!

    http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/...%20043.jpg

    http://www.hardinfo.dk/art/site/pic/...luxe_kasse.jpg

    My current GFX card and Mobo's boxes are these. They arent too bad compared to others in this thread though! ACyborg Bear claw is a little silly, but the rest looks nice, and the biker Chick at least looks real:

    (photobucket should eventually resize the motherboard pic to 800x600 as well)



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  21. 02-22-2008, 11:17 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by ownage View Post
    This one is really bad, also an Abit!
    Why a f'in train on a box.

    'Snip'
    Train - 'Express'

    But I agree' its still horrifically bad
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  22. 02-22-2008, 02:10 PM #22
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    I'll have to see if I can find my DFI box - it says "UV on - tweak fun". People in my office mocked me for years. There was also some stupid gamer on the box - which didn't help. Great board though!
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    Found a new one. Awesome card, but not awesome box.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Power5 View Post
    Found a new one. Awesome card, but not awesome box.

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  25. 03-02-2008, 01:13 PM #25
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