ASUS TUF Gaming B660-Plus Wifi DDR4 Intel Motherboard

The ASUS TUF Gaming B660-Plus WiFi DDR4 is an ATX-form-factor motherboard built around the Intel B660 chipset, designed to support both 12th and 13th Generation Intel Core, Pentium Gold, and Celeron processors via the LGA1700 socket. It measures 12 x 9.6 inches (30.5 x 24.4 cm) and ships with a three-year manufacturer warranty. At the heart of its power delivery is a 10+1 DrMOS VRM arrangement — each power stage rated at 50 A — backed by a six-layer PCB, 8+4-pin ProCool power connectors, and ASUS DIGI+ VRM digital power control. An enlarged VRM heatsink, M.2 heatsinks, a PCH heatsink, and Stack Cool 3+ work together to keep thermals in check during extended workloads, while five fan/pump headers (CPU, CPU OPT, AIO Pump, and three chassis headers) can all be tuned through Fan Xpert 4 software. Memory support extends to four DDR4 DIMM slots accommodating up to 128 GB of non-ECC unbuffered memory in dual-channel configuration, with XMP profiles and ASUS OptiMem II support up to DDR4-5333 (OC). Storage is equally generous: three PCIe 4.0 M.2 Key-M slots — supporting sizes up to 22110 where noted — sit alongside four SATA 6 Gb/s ports, totalling seven potential storage devices. Connectivity is handled by Intel Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2x2, 2.4/5 GHz) paired with Bluetooth 5.2, plus a dedicated Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet port protected by TUF LANGuard surge protection. The rear I/O delivers 13 USB ports in total across both rear and internal headers — including a rear USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) Type-C port — along with DisplayPort, HDMI, and optical S/PDIF audio outputs. A Thunderbolt 4 header is present for compatible add-in cards. For builders, ASUS Q-Design features include Q-DIMM single-latch slots, M.2 Q-Latch screwless retention, Q-LED diagnostic indicators (CPU/DRAM/VGA/Boot), a pre-mounted I/O shield, and a CPU socket lever protector. Lighting is managed through AURA Sync via one AURA RGB header and three Addressable Gen 2 headers. The Armoury Crate software suite consolidates Fan Xpert 4, Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation, AURA lighting, and system monitoring in a single interface. Verified Specifications: - Socket: Intel LGA1700 (12th & 13th Gen Core, Pentium Gold, Celeron) - Chipset: Intel B660 - Form Factor: ATX, 305 x 244 mm - Memory: 4 x DDR4 DIMM, max 128 GB, DDR4-3200 native / up to DDR4-5333 (OC), Dual Channel, XMP - Expansion: 1 x PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 mode), 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 - Storage: 3 x M.2 PCIe 4.0 Key-M slots + 4 x SATA 6 Gb/s - Networking: Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet + Intel Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.2 - Rear USB: 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1x USB 2.0 Type-A - Audio: Realtek 7.1 HD, up to 24-bit/192 kHz, optical S/PDIF out - BIOS: 128 Mb ROM, UEFI AMI - Warranty: 3 Years