Package and Accessories

However, it would be incorrect to claim that ASUS Striker II NSE is absolutely identical to the reference mainboards on Nvidia nForce 790i SLI. The thing is that this ASUS mainboard belongs to the Republic of Gamers series, which determines a number of interesting features it has, including a very rich accessories bundle. Therefore, it is logical that this mainboard comes in a large and very attractive package that will certainly stand out in stores:

The exterior of the box is not very informative, its primary role is to make the first impression. Therefore, there is a gun shot hole on the very front of the box right next to the model name. All the mainboard advantages (according to the manufacturer) are listed on the inside of the foldable box front panel:

Here you can also check out the sound card and cooling system components through the transparent windows. However, there was no room on the box for a mainboard photo as well as for a detailed list of features.

The box contains the mainboard in transparent firm plastic casing and a smaller box with accessories. Among them are quite common items: user’s manual, SATA and PATA cables, a DVD-disk with drivers and software and a rear panel case bracket with two additional USB 2.0 ports and IEEE1394 connector.

However, there are also a few very interesting accessories in there. Namely, two SLI bridges for two and three graphics cards; additional rotor fan for the chipset cooling system that comes with all top ASUS mainboards; ASUS” brand name Q-connector set that make it easier to connect and disconnect the front panel indicators and buttons, and an original I/O Shield with built-in highlighting.

The third group of accessories bundled with ASUS Striker II NSE includes absolutely exotic items that come only bundled with the Republic of Gamers boards. They are Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts game DVD, cable ties, three thermal diodes to be placed randomly inside a system case, protective rubber pads for the system sitting on the desk, LCD Poster indicator and a set of connecting pipes for the liquid-cooling system.