GIGABYTE B860M Aorus Elite ICE Wifi6 DDR5 Intel Motherboard

The GIGABYTE B860M Aorus Elite ICE is a Micro-ATX motherboard built on the Intel B860 Express Chipset and the LGA1851 socket, designed to support Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors. Its clean white ICE aesthetic pairs with a capable feature set that targets builders who want modern connectivity, fast storage, and reliable power delivery in a compact form factor. Power delivery is handled by a 12+1+2 phase VRM solution with a dedicated VRM Thermal Armor Advanced heatsink, helping maintain stable operation under sustained processor loads. Four DDR5 DIMM slots support up to 256 GB of system memory (64 GB per DIMM) and are rated for speeds from DDR5 5600 MT/s up to DDR5 9200 MT/s in overclocked profiles, with full XMP support enabled through GIGABYTE’s D5 Bionic Corsa and AI Perfdrive BIOS features. Storage options are generous for a Micro-ATX design: three M.2 slots are provided, with one CPU-direct PCIe 5.0 x4 slot (type 2280) for next-generation NVMe drives and two additional PCIe 4.0 x4 chipset-connected slots supporting longer form factors up to 25110. Four SATA 6 Gb/s ports with RAID 0/1/5/10 support round out storage flexibility. Graphics expansion uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (CPU-connected) and a secondary PCIe 4.0 x4 slot via the chipset. Display outputs include DisplayPort 2.1 (up to 3840×2160@144 Hz), HDMI 2.1 (up to 4096×2160@60 Hz), and a USB4 Type-C port with DisplayPort Alt Mode, enabling up to four simultaneous displays when using integrated graphics. Networking centres on a Realtek 2.5 GbE LAN chip and an Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 module (or Realtek RTL8852CE on PCB rev. 1.1), both supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz bands, 802.11ax at 160 MHz, and Bluetooth 5.3. Connectivity on the rear I/O includes a USB4 Type-C port, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, four USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, four USB 2.0 ports, and an optical S/PDIF output. Internally, the board exposes headers for USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1, and additional USB 2.0 ports, along with three addressable RGB Gen2 and one standard RGB header for lighting control. Fan and thermal management covers one CPU fan header, one CPU fan/pump header, three system fan headers, one system fan/pump header, plus voltage, temperature, and water-cooling flow rate monitoring via the iTE I/O controller. Verified Specifications: – Form Factor: Micro-ATX, 244 mm × 244 mm – Socket: LGA1851 – Chipset: Intel B860 Express – Memory: 4× DDR5 DIMM, up to 256 GB; DDR5 5600–9200 (O.C.) MT/s; XMP supported – M.2 Slots: 3× (1× PCIe 5.0 x4, 2× PCIe 4.0 x4) – SATA: 4× SATA 6 Gb/s with RAID 0/1/5/10 – PCIe Slots: 1× PCIe 5.0 x16 (CPU), 1× PCIe 4.0 x4 (chipset) – Wireless: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax, 160 MHz), Bluetooth 5.3 – LAN: Realtek 2.5 GbE – USB (rear): 1× USB4 Type-C, 2× USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 4× USB 3.2 Gen 1, 4× USB 2.0 – Display Outputs: 1× DisplayPort 2.1, 1× HDMI 2.1, 1× USB4 Type-C (DP Alt) – Audio: Realtek HD Audio, 7.1-channel, S/PDIF optical out – BIOS: AMI UEFI, 256 Mbit flash, Q-Flash / Q-Flash Plus – OS Support: Windows 11 64-bit