Review on 🎮 ASUS TUF Gaming B560M-PLUS WiFi LGA1200 (Intel 11th/10th Generation) Micro ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, Dual M.2 Slots, 8+1 Power Stages, 2.5 Gigabit LAN, WiFi 6, USB 3.2 Type-C, Thunderbolt 4 Support) by Paul Dye

Very happy with this board. I had a Gigabyte B560 that I ended up returning because it either booted or wouldn't boot when I tried to get my RAM to run at its rated speed/timing (Crucial DDR4-3600). This board (so far I have more tests) has been reliable and stable. I currently have 3800MHz in RAM and will now try to reduce my timings a bit. Paired with i5-11400 and Hyper 212. Removing TDP limits was very easy, mostly automatic. I have to say that I liked the Gigabyte BIOS a bit better. It's not that ASUS is bad, it's just a little different than what I'm used to (haven't used an ASUS board in years). So it could only be me. However, I didn't quite understand how to manually adjust the TDP settings, while with Gigabyte it was pretty easy (but then Gigabyte didn't even boot with my RAM's XMP profile loaded). Previously automatic TDP settings were fine. Loads of USB ports, 2.5Gbps Ethernet, USB-C, built-in WiFi 6, RAM overclocking - it's just an absolute heap of features and connectivity for the price. I've been an AMD fan since the Athlon XP era and I really wanted a Zen 3, but the i5 11400 and B560 are just killer values that I couldn't resist. Intel finally managed to rip me off with the 2500K from Team Red a few years ago and now they've got me back with the 11400. Sorry, this was supposed to be a motherboard test anyway. Nagging: typical Realtek 897 sound with weak codec sauce. If you care about audio, you'll need a sound card or an external DAC. Only two case fan headers (and the location isn't the best). The Gigabyte board I returned had three. That's it. Maybe the BIOS scheme, but I think that's pretty subjective.