ASUS P6T DELUXE X58 Motherboard Preview

 

The P6T Deluxe is presented in a rather huge blue box that easily equals the size of two standard motherboard boxes stacked atop of each other. This is quite unusual for a non-RoG (Republic of Gamers) motherboard, which are normally only treated to a standard sized box with very little in the way of protection.

 

 

 

The front of the box features a fairly basic blue pyramid style background adorned with various specification stickers detailing the main highlights of the board. However, in true ASUS style, the front of the box is but merely a gateway into further information  where ASUS have placed detailed descriptions for all of the boards features underneath a cardboard flap.

 

Opening up the box we can also see the reasoning behind the XXL packaging. Unlike a lot of ASUS’s P5 series, the P6T is separated from the accessories compartment by a cardboard inner-box complete with a clear plastic lid. This should certainly go a long way to keeping the motherboard safe during shipping, even if dropped.

 

 

 

Contained within the accessories box is the usual collection of SATA and IDE cables along with ASUS’ padded “Q-Shield” I/O plate, the TurboV LCD display, a Q-Fan and two additional SATA cables that provide a more robust connection by combining the SATA data and power headers together. Granted there’s nothing overly exciting, but still more than some manufacturers provide.

 

Now let’s move on to the more exciting stuff…