Gigabyte Z690 AORUS Master Motherboard Preview

Packaging & Accessories

The box looks fantastic, it’s nice and durable too, which is a good thing as my first impression was that it’s also heavy, which I suspect is mostly the motherboard within.

You can clearly see on the box, it’s an LGA 1700 motherboard, With PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 support. However, the back of the box really cuts into the good hardware details quite quickly, showing you what you have, where it is and what it does, making it easy to find out what the board has to offer in a retail setting.

In the box, you’ll find all of the usual documentation, as well as that awesome collection of stickers.

All of the components are individually wrapped, which seems a bit wasteful to me. However, you’ve got some quality SATA cables, RGB extensions, M.2 screws, WiFi antenna, etc. Basically, everything you need to get set up and rocking with your new motherboard.