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Gigabyte B660 Gaming X AX DDR4 Motherboard Review

by Chris010501

Features

  • Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Series Processors​​
  • Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs​​
  • 8+1+1 Hybrid Digital VRM Design with DrMOS*​​
  • Fully Covered Thermal Design with High Coverage VRM Heatsinks​
  • WIFI 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AERO Antenna​
  • Fast 2.5 GbE GAMING LAN with Bandwidth Management​​
  • Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guard
  • SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C® delivers up to 10Gb/s transfer speeds​
  • Pre-installed IO Shield for easy and quick installation​
  • High Quality Audio Capacitors and Audio Noise Guard​
  • RGB FUSION 2.0 supports Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips​​
  • Smart Fan 6 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP​​
  • Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card​​

Specifications

CPU

  • LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors*
  • L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset

  • Intel® B660 Express Chipset

Memory

  • Support for DDR4 4400(O.C.)/ 4300(O.C.)/4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) /3200/3000/2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
  • 4 x DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
  • Dual channel memory architecture
  • Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
  • Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
  • Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

 

 

Onboard Graphics

  • Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:
    • 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60 Hz
      * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3
    • 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@60 Hz
      * Support for HDMI 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3.
      ** Support native HDMI 2.1 TMDS compatible ports.

    (Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)

(Supported graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU or graphics card used.)

Audio

  • Realtek® Audio CODEC
  • High Definition Audio
  • 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
  • Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

  • Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

Expansion Slots

  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
    * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
    (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 4.0 standard.)
  • 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x1 (PCIEX1_1, PCIEX1_2)
    (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

Storage Interface

  • CPU:
    • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
  • Chipset:
    • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
    • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)
    • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    • Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
    • Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

* System acceleration with Intel® Optane™ Memory can only be enabled on the M.2 connectors supported by the Chipset.

USB

  • Chipset:
    • 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
    • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
    • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
    • 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 port on the back panel
  • Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:
    • 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

 

 

Internal I/O Connectors

  • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
  • 1 x CPU fan header
  • 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
  • 3 x system fan headers
  • 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header
  • 2 x addressable LED strip headers
  • 2 x RGB LED strip headers
  • 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • 1 x front panel header
  • 1 x front panel audio header
  • 1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  • 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
  • 1 x serial port header
  • 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
  • 1 x reset button
  • 1 x reset jumper
  • 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

＊All fan headers are subject to support AIO_Pump, Pump and high performance fan with the capability of delivering up to 2A/12V @ 24W.

Back Panel Connectors

  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
  • 5 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  • 1 x DisplayPort
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0 port
  • 1 x RJ-45 port
  • 6 x audio jacks

I/O Controller

  • iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

  • Voltage detection
  • Temperature detection
  • Fan speed detection
  • Water cooling flow rate detection
  • Fan fail warning
  • Fan speed control
    * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

 

 

BIOS

  • 1 x 256 Mbit flash
  • Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
  • PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

  • Support for APP Center
    * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
  • @BIOS
  • EasyTune
  • Fast Boot
  • Game Boost
  • ON/OFF Charge
  • RGB Fusion
  • Smart Backup
  • System Information Viewer
  • Support for Q-Flash Plus
  • Support for Q-Flash
  • Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software

  • Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
  • LAN bandwidth management software

Operating System

  • Support for Windows 11 64-bit
  • Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

  • ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

* The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice.
* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
* All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders.
* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.

 

Now lets move on to the next page and take a closer look at the Gigabyte B660 Gaming X AX DDR4!

 

Chris has been a long time enthusiasts of anything computer related. He is a 2010 Graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. His expertise ranges from simple coding to systems analysis. He has always enjoyed exploring the vast world of computer hardware and now gets to share that passion with all funky followers!

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