Packaging and Contents

There can be no denying that there is something different with this board from ASRock; just look at the box! I must say, ASRock has been listening! This packaging is fantastic, both front and rear. It is simple and elegant; very little extraneous info to be found here. I specifically like how ASRock has designed the rear of the box; the information provided here is well laid-out, which makes digesting what's there much easier on the eyes.


The box does feature a large window at its face, so you can see the board inside without having to open the box; that's one feature I love on some motherboard boxes for sure. The board is also wrapped in two layers of foam; one you can remove without any hassle, but it does take a pair of scissors or snips to free the board from within the confines of the other.


There are many accessories included in the box. Here's what I found:

• Quick installation guide, manual, support DVD, and other papers
• 1x Rear I/O cover
• 4x SATA 6Gb/s cables
• 1x SLI HB bridge
• 2x 3-Way SLI bridge (differing slot lengths; one three-slot, the other four-slot)
• 1x 4-Way SLI bridge

It was a bit shocking to find so many rigid SLI bridges here in the box, but none for two-way SLI with older videocards. OK, most overclockers will already have one for sure, but I still couldn't help but wonder why one was not included here...