Gigabyte Z690 AORUS XTREME Motherboard Preview

Packaging & Accessories

The box is really nicely designed, with a matte black finish and that metallic AORUS eagle head right on the front.

Around the back, there’s a great breakdown of all the major features, letting you know what everything does at a glance.

Open the box up (and remove the motherboard) and you’ll find everything is beautifully packaged into their own compartments.

AORUS RGB Memory Armor… Now that does sound interesting.

You get all the usual documentation, but some more fun stuff such as a case badge, USB drive, and even a set of stickers.

How about a powerful ESS USB DAC. Plus it into a USB port, plug your headphones in, and you’re rocking!

All of the cables you can imagine are neatly bundled, and so is that lovely RAM armor (sorry, but we’re saving that for the full review).

Braided SATA cables, screws, cable ties and more.

WiFi antenna and RGB extension cables.