[section_title title=”Packaging”]Packaging
Taking a look at the packaging of the MSI Z87 G43 Gaming motherboard, the motherboard comes encased in a primarily black box, with the MSI gaming dragon in silver on the left hand side. This looks very nice in my opinion and I really do like the gaming series range from MSI. Some notable information includes the model, MSI branding and the Gaming series red crest. The main theme as mentioned is black but with red accents which signifies the MSI Gaming series range.
On the rear, we have more information regarding some of the features present on the G43 Gaming which include the Killer E2200 Ethernet port, the Sound Blaster Cinema on-board sound chip, multi-GPU support but this board only supports CF and not SLI. It seems to be a cost cutting measure but I would have thought SLI support would have been very desirable regardless. The overall design of the rear follows the same aesthetic look as the front, black, red and white font.
Upon opening the box, we are greeted with the G43 Gaming motherboard wrapped in an anti-static bag. The box is very sturdy so it should have no problems protecting the motherboard from damage but I will note that most retailers will ship it in a plethora of bubble wrap to ensure a 100% damage free product.
Bundled with the motherboard are the following items:
2 x Right angled SATA cables
1 x I/O shield
1 x Manual
1 x Driver & utilities disc
1 x Quick installation guide
1 x MSI Gaming shield sticker
1 x MSI door hanger
Plenty of accessories packed with the G43 Gaming, especially everything needed to get going from the offset, providing you have a compatible CPU handy of course (Socket LGA 1150 Intel Haswell).
