Upon opening the packaging fully we can see that there is quite a large selection of bundled extras.


Bundled extras.

Here we find a selection of 6x SATA cables, I/O backplate, the ever present Q-connector for easy front panel connection, the ROG connect USB cable and SATA labels for optical and HDD identification. There's also a single crossfire cable, a multi-functional module (2x port USB 2.0 and 1x eSATA), a large case sticker, the motherboard manual and the all important driver and utility DVD along with a matching ROG case sticker.


Quite a selection of goodies.

The board is safely packed within another box covered by a transparent plastic lid. All important for viewing the board with the boxes velcro cover opened!

Once extracted from its packaging you can see that the board itself is an impressive item with the components carrying the typical ROG red and black theme. Also of note is that this board represents yet another completely fanless design from ASUS which I always like.


Board front.

The rear of the board is clutter free with only the CPU backplate as a point of interest.


Board rear.