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

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.

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.

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.

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.

FEATURES:

• AI suite 3 & armoury crate


• Thunderbolt™ 4 header support


• Integrated Wi-Fi 7 & Intel 2.5Gb ethernet


• PCIe 5.0 expansion: Ideal for modern GPUs and NVMe drives


• DDR5 memory support:  High-bandwidth DDR5 memory modules


• ROG SupremeFX audio with premium capacitors and advanced shielding


• Aesthetic ROG design – Sleek black PCB, RGB headers, and bold cybertext design


• Robust power solution: 16+1+1 power stages, alloy chokes, and durable capacitors


• Intel LGA1851 socket – Compatible with 14th and 13th Gen Intel® Core™ processors


• DIY-friendly layout includes pre-mounted I/O shield, Q-LED diagnostic, PCIe Slot Q-Release, and BIOS FlashBack™

SPECIFICATIONS:

• CPU:
  
  
  
  • Intel® Socket LGA1851 for Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors(Series 2)
  
  
  • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
  
  
  
  


• Chipset: Intel® B860 Chipset


• Memory:
  
  
  
  • 4 x DIMM slots, max. 256GB, DDR5
  
  
  • Support up to 9066MT/s (OC), Non-ECC, Un-buffered,Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM)*
  
  
  • Dual-channel memory architecture
  
  
  • Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module
  
  
  • DIMM Fit
  
  
  • ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile III (AEMP III)
  
  
  
  


• Graphics:
  
  
  
  • 1 x DisplayPort
  
  
  • 1 x HDMI™ port
  
  
  • 1 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 port (USB Type-C®) supports DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs
  
  
  
  


• Expansion Slots:
  
  
  
  • Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors(Series 2)
  
  
  • 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (supports x16 mode)
  
  
  • Intel® B860 Chipset
  
  
  • 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)
  
  
  
  


• Storage:
  
  
  
  • Supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
  
  
  • Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors(Series 2)
  
  
  • M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
  
  
  • Intel® B860 Chipset
  
  
  • M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
  
  
  • M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
  
  
  • M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
  
  
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
  
  
  
  


• Ethernet
  
  
  
  • 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
  
  
  • ASUS LANGuard
  
  
  
  


• Wireless & Bluetooth
  
  
  
  • Wi-Fi 7
  
  
  • 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
  
  
  • Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band
  
  
  • Supports Wi-Fi 7 160MHz bandwidth, with a transfer rate of up to 2.9Gbps.
  
  
  • Bluetooth® v5.4
  
  
  
  


• USB
  
  
  
  • Rear USB (Total 9 ports)
  
  
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 port (1 x USB Type-C®)
  
  
  • 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®)
  
  
  • 1 x USB 10Gbps port (1 x Type-A)
  
  
  • 6 x USB 5Gbps ports (6 x Type-A)
  
  
  • Front USB (Total 6 ports)
  
  
  • 1 x USB 10Gbps (1 x USB Type-C®)
  
  
  • 1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5Gbps ports
  
  
  • 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 3 additional USB 2.0 ports
  
  
  • ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080
    
    
    
    • Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
    
    
    • Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel MIC Jack-retasking
    
    
    • High-quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input
    
    
    • Supports up to 32-bit/384 kHz playback on the front panel
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Audio Features
    
    
    
    • SupremeFX Shielding Technology
    
    
    • Savitech SV3H712 AMP
    
    
    • Rear optical S/PDIF out port
    
    
    • Premium audio capacitors- Audio cover
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Back Panel I/O Ports
  
  
  
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 (1 x USB Type-C®)
  
  
  • 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®)
  
  
  • 1 x USB 10Gbps port (1 x Type-A)
  
  
  • 6 x USB 5Gbps ports (6 x Type-A)
  
  
  • 1 x DisplayPort
  
  
  • 1 x HDMI™ port
  
  
  • 1 x Wi-Fi module
  
  
  • 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port
  
  
  • 2 x audio jacks
  
  
  • 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
  
  
  • 1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button
  
  
  • 1 x Clear CMOS button
  
  
  
  


• Internal I/O Connectors
  
  
  
  • Fan and Cooling Related
  
  
  • 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
  
  
  • 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
  
  
  • 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header
  
  
  • 4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
  
  
  • Power Related
  
  
  • 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
  
  
  • 2 x 8-pin +12V CPU Power connectors
  
  
  • Storage Related
  
  
  • 4 x M.2 slots (Key M)
  
  
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
  
  
  • USB
  
  
  • 1 x USB 10Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)
  
  
  • 1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5Gbps ports
  
  
  • 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 3 additional USB 2.0 ports
  
  
  • Miscellaneous
  
  
  • 3 x Addressable Gen2 headers
  
  
  • 1 x Chassis Intrusion header
  
  
  • 1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO)
  
  
  • 1 x Start button
  
  
  • 1 x 10-1 pin Front System Panel header
  
  
  • 1 x Thermal Sensor header
  
  
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ (USB4®) header
  
  
  
  


• Special Features
  
  
  
  • Extreme Engine Digi+
    
    
    
    • - 5K Black metallic capacitors
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • ASUS Q-Design
    
    
    
    • - M.2 Q-Latch
    
    
    • - M.2 Q-Release
    
    
    • - M.2 Q-Slide
    
    
    • - PCIe Slot Q-Release Slim (with PCIe SafeSlot)
    
    
    • - Q-Antenna
    
    
    • - Q-Dashboard- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
    
    
    • - Q-Slot
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • ASUS Thermal Solution
    
    
    
    • - M.2 heatsink backplate
    
    
    • - M.2 heatsink
    
    
    • - VRM heatsink design
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • ASUS EZ DIY
    
    
    
    • - BIOS FlashBack™ button
    
    
    • - BIOS FlashBack™ LED
    
    
    • - Clear CMOS button
    
    
    • - CPU Socket lever protector
    
    
    • - ProCool
    
    
    • - Pre-mounted I/O shield
    
    
    • - SafeSlot
    
    
    • - SafeDIMM
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Aura Sync
    
    
    
    • - Addressable Gen2 headers
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Software Features
  
  
  
  • ROG Exclusive Software
    
    
    
    • - ROG CPU-Z
    
    
    • - Dolby Atmos
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • ASUS Exclusive Software
  
  
  • Armoury Crate
    
    
    
    • - Aura Creator
    
    
    • - Aura Sync
    
    
    • - Fan Xpert 4
    
    
    • - GameFirst
    
    
    • - Power Saving
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • ASUS Driver Hub
    
    AIDA64 Extreme (60-day free trial)
  
  
  • HWiNFO
  
  
  • ASUS GlideX
  
  
  • TurboV Core
  
  
  • Adobe Creative Cloud (Days Free Trial)
  
  
  • Norton 360 for Gamers (60 Days Free Trial)
  
  
  • WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)
  
  
  • UEFI BIOS
    
    NPU Boost
  
  
  • ASUS EZ DIY
    
    
    
    • - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
    
    
    • - ASUS EZ Flash
    
    
    • - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
    
    
    • - ASUS MyHotkey
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• BIOS: 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS


• Manageability: WOL by PME, PXE


• Operating System: Windows® 11 (22H2 & later)


• Form Factor:
  
  
  
  • ATX Form Factor
  
  
  • 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
  
  
  
  

WHAT'S IN THE BOX:

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


• SATA 6Gb/s cables x2


• ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna x2


• Cable ties package x1


• M.2 Q-Latch package x1


• M.2 Q-Slide package x1


• ROG key chain x1


• ROG Strix stickers x1


• M.2 rubbers x4


• Quick start guide x1

36 Months Warranty

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