ASUS DDR3 1333 LGA 1150 Gryphon Armor Kit

The only reason I have this is because I have an obsidian 650D case with the window so my components are in full view when people are in the room. The armor looks pretty cool but aside from that, I don't see much more benefit. The cooling benefits are negligible at best I assume but you do get some thermal sensors with the armor kit as well as a small motherboard fan too so if you use ASUS' AI suite to monitor temps and control things on the mobo, the sensors give you an extra bit of monitoring of that stuff.Also, I guess for those who want a customized look, the armor could be powdercoated a unique color to set your system off in the looks dept.Lastly, the armor covers up the BIOS battery. Normally I would consider that a problem, particularly in trying to reset the bios to get a system back up and running but it seems like most motherboards now either have a bios reset switch or if you have an unsuccessful overclock, will simply boot into an error on the POST telling you to go back to the BIOS and fix it instead of just a black screen.Overall, I'm glad they package this separately and if you buy a gryphon board from newegg, you get the armor for free so that cost savings over the Sabertooth are justified.

This was a steal when the rebate was available. It installed effortlessly on the Z97 Gryphon motherboard.I replaced the fan with a Noctua fan but had to do a little sanding (modding) to get it to fit right. The replacement Noctua fan was much quieter than the stock fan.The Armor Kit definitely makes the motherboard more aesthetically pleasing. The I/O cover plate is a must for today's motherboards especially for those that have a side panel window.

I purchased this for the Asus Gryphon z97 - the updated version of the board this kit was designed for. According to a web search - it is supposed to fit - and it does.It is exactly as advertised - a metal plate to attach to the back of the motherboard to "stiffen" it up to prevent damage while supporting oversized/weight components, a large plastic dust shield/component protector for the front, and a bunch of dust covers for every port and connector on the board. Assembly was fairly simple, and component quality was excellent - as is usual for ASUS.It appears to do what is on the box, and looks sharp in my new case. I am perfectly satisfied with this product.

Nice addition to the Gryphon - gives a nice clean look to the install, and the port plugs will come in handy in an environment is as dusty as my own. I've built a special dust shield for my PC using speaker grille cloth and somehow some dust still finds its way into parts of my system, and in this coastal environment, dust=rust=electronic death. Cost may be a little high for what you get though.

going for a ruggedized look on this build and the gryphon board just needs this to complete the build. I only complain that for the cost of this kit...why not include it with the Motherboard.

Hopefully this does something good. It's hard to tell if it will. If anything, it will probably support the motherboard and keep it from bending if you have a heavy CPU cooling system.I unplugged the assistant fan because it made too much noise.

Simple to use the kit. Includes covers for every port, as well as expansion slost. Really stiffens up the motherboard, and makes the install look very clean. Not sure how it helps with airflow, as I installed it in a built from scratch system, and didn't have any reference prior to this being installed. It does look awesome though.

Great Product, quite simple to attach to the motherboard. Everyone that has a Gryphon motherboard should get it. Improves temperatures and give an aggressive look to your motherboard. Even with largers GPU (Zotac Amp Extreme 1080) fits perfect.