Gigabyte EP45-DS3R P45 Motherboard Review

Packaging and Accessories

Gigabyte brings a unique, eye-catching box to market with the EP45-DS3R. The box is a green blended with white design, includes Gigabyte’s familiar logo, and many feature descriptive images which bring the box design together nicely.


Included on the front of the box are a few Gigabyte-specific logos (Ultra Durable, Ultra Cool, Ultra Power Efficient) calling attention to some notable features. The reverse of the box is feature crazy with every DS3R selling point you can imagine pictured and briefly explained. You can read more about all of these specific features in the “Features” section.


Looking inside, the accessories are packed similar to most motherboards: they are all individually packaged in plastic, resting on a cardboard divider on top on the board. The motherboard is wrapped in the standard anti-static bag to avoid damage to components from static charges. Beneath the board there is a thick foam sheet to prevent shipping damage. Above-right, we see the variety of accessories included with the board. The colors of the cables run quite nicely with the general color scheme of the board itself and the manual is a nice match with the box. Specific motherboard accessories with the EP45-DS3R include:

Package Contents:

- Motherboard driver disk
- User's Manual
- Quick Installation Guide
- One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable
- Four SATA 3Gb/s cables
- One SATA bracket
- I/O Shield