Asus B660M-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi D4 Mother Board

I bought this motherboard for my wife’s new gaming PC. I picked this particular board because:

It has an LGA 1700 socket and supports the Core i7 12700K Alder Lake CPU that I already picked out.
The price is good.
The quality is good.
It was available for quick pickup at MicroCenter.
It is rated well.

Check out the full build with parts list here: PC Build - Wifes New Alder Lake Gaming System.

What you get in the box:

Specs

CPU	Intel Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold, and Celeron Processors
Chipset	Intel B660 Chipset
BIOS	128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability	WOL by PME, PXE
Operating System	Windows 11 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit, Linux, BSD
Form Factor	microATX
Size	24.4cm x 24.4cm

Memory
Slots	4 x DIMM
Max	128GB
Type	DDR4
Speeds	5333(OC)/5066(OC)/5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4600(OC)/4400(OC) /4266(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC) /3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
Dual Channel Memory Architecture	Yes
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)	Yes
OptiMem II	Yes

Graphics
1 x DisplayPort 1.4. ( 4K@60Hz )
1 x HDMI 2.1 port ( 4K@60Hz )

Storage
2 x M.2 slots - M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 ( PCIe 4.0 x4 mode with 12th gen Intel )
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Network
Ethernet	1 x Realtek 2.5Gb
TUF LANGuard	Yes
Wifi	2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 2.4/5GHz frequency band
Bluetooth	v5.2

USB ( 15 Total USB Ports )
8 Rear USB Ports
	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (Type-C) ( SS20 )
	4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (Type-A) ( SS10 )
	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port (Type-A) ( SS )
	2 x USB 2.0 ports (Type-A)
7 Front USB ports ( internal connectors )
	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector (supports USB Type-C®)
	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
	2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Audio
Ports
	REAR
	C/SUB
	MIC IN
	LINE OUT
	LINE IN
	S/PDIF Rear optical out port
Other Features
	Realtek 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC
	Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
	Supports up to 24-Bit/192 kHz playback
	Audio Features
	Audio Shielding
	Power pre-regulator reduces power input noise to ensure consistent performance
	Premium audio capacitors
	Dedicated audio PCB layers

Internal I/O Connectors
Fan and Cooling
	1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
	1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
	1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header
	3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
Power
	1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
	1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
	1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector
Miscellaneous
	3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
	1 x AURA RGB header
	1 x Clear CMOS header
	1 x COM Port header
	1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
	1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
	1 x Thunderbolt header

Special Features
ASUS TUF PROTECTION
	DIGI+ VRM (- Digital power design with DrMOS)
	Enhanced DRAM Overcurrent Protection
	ESD Guards
	TUF LANGuard
	Overvoltage Protection
	SafeSlot
	Stainless-Steel Back I/O
ASUS Q-Design
	M.2 Q-Latch
	Q-DIMM
	Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
	Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
	Flexible M.2 heatsink
	VRM heatsink design
ASUS EZ DIY
	CPU Socket lever protector
	ProCool
	Pre-mounted I/O shield
	SafeDIMM
AURA Sync
	AURA RGB header
	Addressable Gen 2 headers

Ports on the back:

Front and Back:

Another nice picture:

Pictures of the box: