Asus ROG Strix B860-G Gaming WiFi: Micro ATX? Also an option

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Test setup

The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU
The Alphacool Eisbaer Aurora 360 liquid cooler w/ a metal backplate
G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo memory (2×16 GB, 6000 MHz/CL30). Motherboards with DDR4 memory support are tested with Patriot Blackout (4×8 GB, 3600 MHz/CL18) and Z690/B660 motherboards with DDR5 memory support are tested with Kingston Fury Beast (2×16 GB, 5200 MHz/CL40)
The MSI RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio graphics card
Patriot Viper VP4100 (1 TB) and Patriot Viper VPN100 (2 TB) SSDs
The BeQuiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1200W PSU

Note: Graphics drivers used at the time of testing: Nvidia GeForce 466.77 and OS Windows 10 build 19045.


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    1. That’s great information, thanks for sharing! 🙂

      It makes sense that prices of B860 motherboards are generally lower a year after the review was published. I’m not sure which Danish store you’re referring to, but if it’s some kind of “discount,” it likely has a time limit. And of course, it also depends on the services provided by that particular e-shop…

      Just thinking out loud—sometimes an attractive price for a motherboard might not carry as much value as it seems at first glance. On the other hand, I might be overthinking it, and the price listed in the review could simply be outdated because the market has shifted since then. 🙂

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