Asus ROG STRIX B860-F Gaming Wi-Fi Motherboard - Intel LGA1851

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<p>Engineered for the next generation of gamers, the Asus ROG STRIX B860-F Gaming motherboard delivers powerful performance, exceptional connectivity, and signature ROG design tailored for high-performance builds. Built on the robust Intel® B860 chipset and designed to support 14th and 13th Gen Intel® Core™ processors on the LGA1851 socket, this motherboard offers gamers the tools to dominate their arena.</p> <p>With DDR5 memory support, PCIe 5.0 slots for lightning-fast graphics and storage access, and onboard WiFi 7 capabilities, the Asus ROG STRIX B860-F Gaming provides an ultra-responsive platform for competitive gaming and content creation. Its enhanced power design and extensive cooling features ensure consistent performance, even under heavy workloads. Furthermore, integrated Thunderbolt™ 4 headers offer seamless connectivity for next-gen peripherals and high-speed data transfer.</p> <p>Targeted at gamers, power users, and performance PC builders, the Asus ROG STRIX B860-F Gaming stands out with its bold aesthetics, RGB lighting compatibility, and intuitive DIY-friendly features. Whether you're customising your setup with Armoury Crate or optimising system performance with AI-enhanced tuning, this motherboard delivers.</p> <p>Every aspect of the Asus ROG STRIX B860-F Gaming is fine-tuned to elevate your PC experience, ensuring that style meets substance in one powerful package.</p> <h3>FEATURES:</h3> <ul> <li>AI suite 3 &amp; armoury crate</li> <li>Thunderbolt™ 4 header support</li> <li>Integrated Wi-Fi 7 &amp; Intel 2.5Gb ethernet</li> <li>PCIe 5.0 expansion: Ideal for modern GPUs and NVMe drives</li> <li>DDR5 memory support:  High-bandwidth DDR5 memory modules</li> <li>ROG SupremeFX audio with premium capacitors and advanced shielding</li> <li>Aesthetic ROG design – Sleek black PCB, RGB headers, and bold cybertext design</li> <li>Robust power solution: 16+1+1 power stages, alloy chokes, and durable capacitors</li> <li>Intel LGA1851 socket – Compatible with 14th and 13th Gen Intel® Core™ processors</li> <li>DIY-friendly layout includes pre-mounted I/O shield, Q-LED diagnostic, PCIe Slot Q-Release, and BIOS FlashBack™</li> </ul> <h3>SPECIFICATIONS:</h3> <ul> <li>CPU: <ul> <li>Intel® Socket LGA1851 for Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors(Series 2)</li> <li>Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0</li> </ul> </li> <li>Chipset: Intel® B860 Chipset</li> <li>Memory: <ul> <li>4 x DIMM slots, max. 256GB, DDR5</li> <li>Support up to 9066MT/s (OC), Non-ECC, Un-buffered,Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM)*</li> <li>Dual-channel memory architecture</li> <li>Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module</li> <li>DIMM Fit</li> <li>ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile III (AEMP III)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Graphics: <ul> <li>1 x DisplayPort</li> <li>1 x HDMI™ port</li> <li>1 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 port (USB Type-C®) supports DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs</li> </ul> </li> <li>Expansion Slots: <ul> <li>Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors(Series 2)</li> <li>1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (supports x16 mode)</li> <li>Intel® B860 Chipset</li> <li>1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Storage: <ul> <li>Supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports</li> <li>Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors(Series 2)</li> <li>M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)</li> <li>Intel® B860 Chipset</li> <li>M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)</li> <li>M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)</li> <li>M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)</li> <li>4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports</li> </ul> </li> <li>Ethernet <ul> <li>1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet</li> <li>ASUS LANGuard</li> </ul> </li> <li>Wireless &amp; Bluetooth <ul> <li>Wi-Fi 7</li> <li>2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)</li> <li>Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band</li> <li>Supports Wi-Fi 7 160MHz bandwidth, with a transfer rate of up to 2.9Gbps.</li> <li>Bluetooth® v5.4</li> </ul> </li> <li>USB <ul> <li>Rear USB (Total 9 ports)</li> <li>1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 port (1 x USB Type-C®)</li> <li>1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®)</li> <li>1 x USB 10Gbps port (1 x Type-A)</li> <li>6 x USB 5Gbps ports (6 x Type-A)</li> <li>Front USB (Total 6 ports)</li> <li>1 x USB 10Gbps (1 x USB Type-C®)</li> <li>1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5Gbps ports</li> <li>2 x USB 2.0 headers support 3 additional USB 2.0 ports</li> <li>ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080 <ul> <li>Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs</li> <li>Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel MIC Jack-retasking</li> <li>High-quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input</li> <li>Supports up to 32-bit/384 kHz playback on the front panel</li> </ul> </li> <li>Audio Features <ul> <li>SupremeFX Shielding Technology</li> <li>Savitech SV3H712 AMP</li> <li>Rear optical S/PDIF out port</li> <li>Premium audio capacitors- Audio cover</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Back Panel I/O Ports <ul> <li>1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 (1 x USB Type-C®)</li> <li>1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®)</li> <li>1 x USB 10Gbps port (1 x Type-A)</li> <li>6 x USB 5Gbps ports (6 x Type-A)</li> <li>1 x DisplayPort</li> <li>1 x HDMI™ port</li> <li>1 x Wi-Fi module</li> <li>1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port</li> <li>2 x audio jacks</li> <li>1 x Optical S/PDIF out port</li> <li>1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button</li> <li>1 x Clear CMOS button</li> </ul> </li> <li>Internal I/O Connectors <ul> <li>Fan and Cooling Related</li> <li>1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header</li> <li>1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header</li> <li>1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header</li> <li>4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers</li> <li>Power Related</li> <li>1 x 24-pin Main Power connector</li> <li>2 x 8-pin +12V CPU Power connectors</li> <li>Storage Related</li> <li>4 x M.2 slots (Key M)</li> <li>4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports</li> <li>USB</li> <li>1 x USB 10Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)</li> <li>1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5Gbps ports</li> <li>2 x USB 2.0 headers support 3 additional USB 2.0 ports</li> <li>Miscellaneous</li> <li>3 x Addressable Gen2 headers</li> <li>1 x Chassis Intrusion header</li> <li>1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO)</li> <li>1 x Start button</li> <li>1 x 10-1 pin Front System Panel header</li> <li>1 x Thermal Sensor header</li> <li>1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header</li> </ul> </li> <li>Special Features <ul> <li>Extreme Engine Digi+ <ul> <li>- 5K Black metallic capacitors</li> </ul> </li> <li>ASUS Q-Design <ul> <li>- M.2 Q-Latch</li> <li>- M.2 Q-Release</li> <li>- M.2 Q-Slide</li> <li>- PCIe Slot Q-Release Slim (with PCIe SafeSlot)</li> <li>- Q-Antenna</li> <li>- Q-Dashboard- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])</li> <li>- Q-Slot</li> </ul> </li> <li>ASUS Thermal Solution <ul> <li>- M.2 heatsink backplate</li> <li>- M.2 heatsink</li> <li>- VRM heatsink design</li> </ul> </li> <li>ASUS EZ DIY <ul> <li>- BIOS FlashBack™ button</li> <li>- BIOS FlashBack™ LED</li> <li>- Clear CMOS button</li> <li>- CPU Socket lever protector</li> <li>- ProCool</li> <li>- Pre-mounted I/O shield</li> <li>- SafeSlot</li> <li>- SafeDIMM</li> </ul> </li> <li>Aura Sync <ul> <li>- Addressable Gen2 headers</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Software Features <ul> <li>ROG Exclusive Software <ul> <li>- ROG CPU-Z</li> <li>- Dolby Atmos</li> </ul> </li> <li>ASUS Exclusive Software</li> <li>Armoury Crate <ul> <li>- Aura Creator</li> <li>- Aura Sync</li> <li>- Fan Xpert 4</li> <li>- GameFirst</li> <li>- Power Saving</li> </ul> </li> <li>ASUS Driver Hub<br /> AIDA64 Extreme (60-day free trial)</li> <li>HWiNFO</li> <li>ASUS GlideX</li> <li>TurboV Core</li> <li>Adobe Creative Cloud (Days Free Trial)</li> <li>Norton 360 for Gamers (60 Days Free Trial)</li> <li>WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)</li> <li>UEFI BIOS<br /> NPU Boost</li> <li>ASUS EZ DIY <ul> <li>- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3</li> <li>- ASUS EZ Flash</li> <li>- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode</li> <li>- ASUS MyHotkey</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>BIOS: 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS</li> <li>Manageability: WOL by PME, PXE</li> <li>Operating System: Windows® 11 (22H2 &amp; later)</li> <li>Form Factor: <ul> <li>ATX Form Factor</li> <li>12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3>WHAT'S IN THE BOX:</h3> <ul> <li>Asus ROG STRIX B860-F Gaming Wi-Fi Motherboard - Intel LGA1851 x</li> <li>SATA 6Gb/s cables x2</li> <li>ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna x2</li> <li>Cable ties package x1</li> <li>M.2 Q-Latch package x1</li> <li>M.2 Q-Slide package x1</li> <li>ROG key chain x1</li> <li>ROG Strix stickers x1</li> <li>M.2 rubbers x4</li> <li>Quick start guide x1</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>