Like the SK8N, there is a sticker on the motherboard box that explains the specifications about the motherboard.

As soon as youthe box, there are more goodies to this motherboard than the SK8N because the SK8V is newer. Despite these new goodies, the price for the SK8V is nominal compared to the SK8N, $205; that is only a difference of 6 dollars!

I could barely fit all goodies the SK8V came with, unlike the SK8N.

Like the SK8N, the SK8V includes the I/O shield, the necessary cables for PATA, SATA, 4 pin molex to SATA power, floppy, and jumpers.

The SK8V also bundles an extra 4 USB 2.0 headers as well as an extra 1394a header.

A new feature found on the SK8V is the integrated port for Wi-Fi, 802.11b. The Wi-Fi the adapter to the SK8V, and it is sold separately and costs an extra $25.

Not surprising that the SK8V comes with the virtually the identical things like the case sticker, manual, DVD software, and the motherboard layout sticker.

Something new on not found in the SK8N is the inclusion to the multimedia keyboard bracket and stickers.

The SK8V has better cosmetics than the SK8V like the bland brown PCB or the white PCI slots.

The 20 pin ATX power connector and the 4 pin 12v power connector were not quite in my favorite position after becoming accustomed to the more logical position of the SK8N's.

The clearance around the CPU socket is excellent because there is more space than the SK8N, and therefor can accommodate larger heatsinks, like Swiftech's.

Like the other motherboard, the DIMM slots are color coded for each channel, matching the same color enables the dual channel function. The locations to the two PATA connectors are in a perfect position for excellent cable routing to maximize proper airflow.

As one can see: the Southbridge chipset, the 2 native SATA connectors from the Southbridge, and 2 additional and 1 PATA RAID connectors controlled by a Promise Technology chipset (not shown).

Here we see the heatsink to the Northbridge chipset, unlike the OEM style heatsink to the NForce3 150.

Unlike the plain Jane SK8N where it did not color code the motherboard headers, the SK8V did. Nowadays, the power LED is a standard to show the end user whether or not power is delivered to the motherboard.

SK8V has the usual 2 PS/2 ports, legacy printer and com port, 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 1394a port, 3com 10/100/1000 Ethernet, and the audio connections.