Packaging and Accessories

This is my first time testing a Granzon product, and thus I was not sure what to expect with the unboxing experience. As it turns out, the product box for the Granzon GAI0.1 is extremely simple and arguably even more minimalist than the Bykski block we saw before. It's a relatively small box, all in black with the Granzon logo on the front, and a sticker on the back confirming the exact SKU inside. The lid lifts to reveal the block in a thick foam sheet with an empty accessory compartment alongside which presumably will have something for the integrated lighting support on the other two options.


The CPU block comes inside a thick plastic sheet with a seal on the back that helps indicate whether the product was opened before or not. The other accessories are found underneath, including a QC card but no printed installation instructions. You are left to look up illustrations on the product page to know more about how to install the CPU block, although thankfully it seems to be very similar to the other Bykski blocks. Granzon also provides an Intel socket backplate with markings for the different sockets as well as a sticky non-conductive contact surface with a peelable cover. Rounding things off are two plastic zip-lock pouches containing the installation hardware, one for LGA 115x (also LGA 1200/1700/1800) and the other for LGA 2011/2066. Don't worry about there being more than four plastic washers, Granzon is providing a few spares—not a bad idea given that they are clear and easy to lose track of.