Packaging

The Gigabyte P67A-UD4-B3 comes wrapped in black flap-top cardboard packaging as is standard fare for this level of product. A big, huge, "HELLO! I HAVE A B3 CHIPSET" logo takes up the majority of the front of the box, in colors that make sure you notice it. An "UltraDurable3" crest, now long since familiar, stands next to the B3 logo, and below that is mention of a few of the technologies the board supports. It doesn't matter what else is on the front of the box, all our eyes can see is the big "B3" logo. Did we mention it's huge?

Flipping the box over we get a more in depth description of the board's features, and a nice little picture pointing out where on the board they are located. Unfortunately, it seems we received packaging not really intended for the N.A. market, making the information in English quite brief. Not to fear, there's more than enough to give a general idea!


Lifting the lid on the box reveals the included computer candy; manuals and cables abound. Oh, and a bright yellow sheet. Must be important. Backplates, cables, case badges, papers, cardboard. Cardboard. Cardboard. It seems manufacturer's have much love for the paper industry, as internal packing is much more dense than we are used to, and wraps the entire board front to back in such a way that it's pretty much guaranteed to reach its final destination intact. A bit shocking, as we nearly dropped the board on the floor, not expecting the board to come out of the box when we tried to remove the inner layer of cardboard.

Contents

The goodies included with the P67A-UD4-B3 seem a little bit on the light side, with just four SATA cables, the I/O shield, manuals, an SLI bridge, case badges, and, well, nothing. No USB 3.0 front panel header, no zip ties, no extra goodies at all. There is, however, a bright yellow sheet telling us to not put our Socket 1156 processors into our nice, new Socket 1155 motherboard, or damage may occur. Good thing too, because we were definitely tempted. One of the case badges is for "Dolby Home Theatre", which means the audio should be decent, but we can't help but being left a bit disappointed in not finding some odd knick-knack to play with. Those added extra things we miss do add to final pricing, so while we were disappointed, we were also excited, as maybe that hinted that every dollar possible went into the board design. Oh, and look, we received a manual in a language we are not too familiar with. Thankfully, all such documentation as well as the software contained on the included driver disk can be found on Gigabyte's website with relative ease. With very little in the box, and a sleek new colour scheme, is this board the newest super-clocker racer with no frills? Let's take a look, but first, a full list of what's in the box with the P67A-UD4-B3:

• 1 x Product Manual
• 1 x Quick Install Guide
• 1 x 1155/1156 Compare sheet
• 1 x Driver/Software Disc
• 1 x Extended SLI Bridge
• 4 x SATA2 Cable
• 1 x Gigagyte Case Badge
• 1 x Dolby Home Theatre Case Badge
• 1x I/O Shield

Hit the next page for a look at the board itself.