Packaging and Contents

The packaging is both vibrant and insubstantial. It will grab your interest, but has no specifications or real information to speak of. A quick look at the top shows "ASRock Industrial" and "Mini PC Series," but that is it. Flipping it over to the bottom, you will be greeted with more of the same, with the ASRock name and company website URL on a blue background.


A look at the other sides again gives next to no information. ASRock should have at least included a minor specifications table here.


Much the same for the smaller ends as well, as there is no information to speak of. I guess it gives the packaging a clean feel, but that is not very helpful when trying to get a quick look at the specifications, support, and I/O.


The NUC BOX-1165G7 is placed in a sealed, white foam bag that is secured inside a cardboard tray. A separate space in the box contains a driver disc, VESA mounting plate, and assorted hardware.


In terms of included extras, ASRock kept it simple as this is a barebones unit. The end user is responsible for the OS, memory, and storage. In order to fully test the system, I was sent 2x 8 GB and 2x 16 GB of 3200 MHz memory, as well as a 500 GB M.2 SSD from Kingston. As I write this, the memory kits retail for around $80 and $160 respectively, and the SSD for $107. As both are necessary, they naturally increase the price. You can go with different memory or SSD options; however, keep the additional cost in mind.

• NUC BOX-1165G7
• Power brick
• VESA mounting plate
• VESA screws
• Driver disc