Packaging and Accessories:
The box for the GF9300T-A is much like those used for other motherboards in ECS' Black Series. The front of the box is dominated by the image of a fire breathing dragon, as well as highlights of some of the features and specifications. The back of the box shows an image of the actual board, and provides more technical details in a variety of languages.
Opening the lid of the box reveals the "top shelf" where a few accessories are stored. The image below shows that the board comes with four yellow SATA data cables (with a right angle connector on one end of each), an I/O shield, and a black IDE ribbon.
The next image shows that below the top layer of accessories is where the motherboard can be found wrapped in an anti-static bag.
One more layer of accessories can be found under the motherboard, and the image below shows what to expect. There is a user's guide, hardware installation guide, and a CD with software and drivers.
ECS generally doesn't go overboard with accessories, and the GF9300T-A Black Series board is no different. Many other manufacturers include quite a bit more with their enthusiast grade boards, and that is one area that I feel should be addressed as ECS launches more and more of these Black Series products.
