A stormtrooper card, one!
Argh, a multilingual sheet for the installation they call "manual". Fortunately I've already set up some configurations, but I'm putting myself in the shoes of a beginner... No driver CD either, you have to download them from the site. I can't take away a star for this, it doesn't take away from the card itself.
I liked the SATA ports (x4 only) on the horizontal side. This avoids having tails in the air and positions them in the right direction towards the peripherals. The white side makes the inside of the case very clean and bright (provided you hide the cables well and they are long enough). There are RGB connectors that can be managed with the NZXT CAM software available for download and the fan speed can be adjusted. It has the latest in networking and USB ports (by the way, there are USB 3.2 (Gen 1 & 2) ports which are not mentioned in the LDLC datasheet).
However, I have two complaints. The motherboard screw heads on my Cosmos case are too wide to fit through the hole in the white shroud (this was not a problem with my old Maximus Formula board). So I have to find smaller screw heads (I don't know if this is the norm nowadays).
Which brings me to the second point, the removal of the fairing is a bit hot, the big bottom part comes off very well, but there is a bit higher up that extends next to the memory strips, the fairing almost touches the memory strip slot, and of course you have to decant right there... but what a great idea!!! (visible in the product photos) trying to get something flat in there by levering on the memory slot gives you a few cold sweats. Breathe, breathe, zenitude 0 GHz, we'll get there. The M.2 accesses are independent, phew.
After that, this ASUS NZTX alliance is very beneficial, for the price, it's a good deal.
