Last time we have taken a look at the fully-featured G1.Sniper 5 motherboard from Gigabyte and were very impressed with its bundle, build quality and performances; now it is time to do a presentation of the smaller version which presents itself with a microATX form factor. The product ships inside a medium-sized box, with the product logo in the middle and some pictograms of the supported Intel technologies:

As with the more expensive variant, we will receive the OP AMP Upgrade Kit:

On the back side of the packaging all the main components get to be explained, which includes the I/O connectors:

After removing the top cover, we will get to see the main product, which is wrapped inside an anti-static bag:

Besides the bundle, we will also receive some documentation; some bundle items were missing from the kit but in the retail packaging you will receive one driver CD and case sticker, a SLI Bridge, 4 SATA cables but also the I/O Shield along with the Gigabyte OP-AMP upgrade kit:

With the OP-AMP upgrade kit we are receiving an additional LM4562NA amplifier, in order to replace the pre-installed OPA2134:

Inside the manual we will get full explanations regarding the installation procedure:

The I/O Shield also comes with the G1-Killer branding:

Same color scheme and matte black PCB finish can be found on the microATX board, which is great. Despite the fact that the form factor is noticeably smaller, Gigabyte has succeeded to keep the internal components well organized; we have only one complaint though and this is regarding the spacing between the first PCI-Express x16 slot and the CPU socket, but we will discuss this in more detail later:

The top left corner of the PCB is housing the 8-Pin ATX power connector: