The LAN interface is provided by the Realtek RTL8111F Gigabit Ethernet controller:
In the back of the I/O connectors we have the Front Panel Audio header:
Nearby we have the Realtek ALC662 High Definition Audio Controller:
The motherboard comes with a very welcome PCI-Express x16 slot where we can either connect a high performance sound card, a TV tuner, a video card, storage expansion cards and more. Really close to it we can observe one SPDIF_OUT header, the BIOS chip, one 3-pin fan header, but also two USB 2.0 headers, for four extra ports:
The SATA ports are color coded because SATA1 port supports SATA3 while the rest are SATA2; the board also comes with LPT and Serial headers, interfaces which are quite legacy and can be eliminated to save even more PCB space. Near the LPT header we also have the Front Panel header:
The chipset is covered with a small aluminum heatsink which can get pretty toasty if we do not put the setup inside a case with decent ventilation (even in an open case environment, however, we did not encounter any lockups at all):
Next we can find the ATX 24-pin power connector, the CMOS battery, one populated fan header, but also the ITE IT8728F SuperIO chip:
On the I/O we can find one PS/2 Mouse connector, a secondary PS/2 connector for the keyboard, the HDMI port which supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 (some monitors will only support running at Full HD on this interface), one VGA port for a max resolution of 2048x1536, four USB 2.0 ports, one LAN port but also the audio jacks: