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As you would expect with a board of this caliber, there are a huge number of included accessories. A full list is below:

• 1 x User's manual
• 1 x Driver disc
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s cable
• 1 x LED IO shield
• 1 x SLI bridge
• 1 x CrossFireX bridge
• 1 x 3-way SLI bridge
• 1 x 4-way SLI bridge
• 1 x G-Connector
• 1 x Antenna retention bracket
• 1 x Set of dust covers
• 1 x USB 3.1 front panel bay and cabling
• 1 x Wi-Fi antenna
• 1 x M.2 to U.2adapter
• 1 x Case badge

It's nice to see a little box with many of the goodies stored inside. It helps with keeping them all in one tidy place on your desk for those first few days, while you are busy with getting the system up and running.


One of the first things that caught my attention was the inclusion of an M.2-U2 adapter for NVME drive support, like Intel's 750-series SSDs.


The included backplate is like no other. There are wires sticking out of it! Those wires plug into the board, and once the board is powered up, the backplate lights up just like the rest of the board. The side in contact with the board's I/O towers is padded as well, so you don't have to worry about slicing your fingers while getting the board installed.


There is also a 5.25-bay box, which adds USB 3.1 functionality to your front panel. Since there are two ports, and USB 3.1 not only offers high speeds, but a lot of power for charging devices (100W), you'll need to connect two SATA power plugs for power, along with a SATA Express cable. The SATA Express cable ensures that the plugs have the bandwidth they are supposed to.


I also found a little black "G-Connector" box, a helpful extra when it comes time to connect the case wires, along with some dust covers for you to install into the open plugs on your VGA. IT must be your VGA because they do not fit into any of the board's provided ports.


I also found this little metal thing. It's there to support the Wi-Fi antennas.