The Box and Packaging
The box and packaging is compact and small as you would expect from a mini-ITX motherboard. Inside the box, you’ll find the instructional manual, software setup guide, postcard, drivers disc, 1 pack of SATA data cables, M.2 screws for you SSDs, a pair of velcro cable straps and 2 wifi antennas.
The Motherboard
The motherboard itself is very compact, measuring just 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm … and this would be same for all Mini-ITX motherboards. All the ports, slots and connectors seem to be in the right places and can be easily accessible. There’s 1 x RGB LED Header (12v) and 1 x Addressable LED Header (5v)
A Closer Look
I like the I/O hood … it’s looks pretty solid and comes with a small. but nice looking mesh grille with a PG logo. You’ll also find an 8-pin ATX power connector near the top left-hand side of the board, as well as your usual 24-pin ATX power connector for your motherboard.
Two DIMM slots support memory speeds of up to DDR4-4266 (OC). You can also find 2 x M.2 slots for your SSDs. One is location at the back of the motherboard supporting PCIE Gen3, while the other M.2 slot that supports PCIE Gen4, is located underneath the full cover heatsink on the front of the motherboard. You’ll also get 3 x SATA3 connectors for additional hard drives.
For connectivity, it come with DisplayPort, HDMI, 5 x USB 3.2 Gen2, Thunderbolt 4 (Type-C). There’s also a clear CMOS button and the Killer E3100G 2.5G LAN port as well as antenna connectors for the Killer AX1675x 802.11ax (WiFi 6E) + BT 5.2, and finally an array of audio connectors for the 7.1 HD audio.
