Question 1

will this ASUS PRIME B560-PLUS LGA 1200 Intel  work for windows 11?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the ASUS PRIME B560-PLUS motherboard supports Windows 11.

Question 2

Does this has an NVME Gen 4 slot?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the ASUS PRIME B560-PLUS motherboard has an NVME Gen 4 slot. It specifically supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode on the M.2_1 slot, but this is only supported by Intel 11th Gen Core processors.

Question 3

is it good for gaming?

Accepted Answer

The ASUS PRIME B560-PLUS motherboard is good for gaming as it supports memory overclocking, has XMP support for non-Z boards, and is compatible with 10th and 11th gen Intel CPUs, which are suitable for gaming. Additionally, it has sufficient fan headers and good value for the price, making it a solid choice for first-time PC builders.

Question 4

Hi tech guys. I'm upgrading from an ASUS M4A78LT-M board (AMD Phenom) that still rocks.  If I just do a Board/Memory/CPU upgrade to my existing ATA drives and power supply, will I run into problems on startup?  I got the free Win7 to Win10/64 upgrade back when and want to be sure my Win10 will be recognized as valid and the OS won't freak out. What say you pros?

Accepted Answer

I am not a pro but an experienced user sometimes building my own PCs. One of my PCs had  ASUS M5A97 motherboard. I'll advise you not to plan just Board/Memory/CPU upgrade and retaining the ATA drive ( ATA drive? must be very old and very slow, and prone to fail within a few years).

There are something to consider:

1) If you look closely at picture of this board you can see it needs 8-pin PCI power connector input. My M5A97 had 6-pin inputs , and the power supply for that PC had 6-pin PCI power connector, so it was fine for my old PC but I could not use that old power supply to this ASUS Prime B560 motherboard. I ended up buying an EVGA 400 N1 100-N1-0400-L1 400W Power Supply from Newegg  (WOW ! today's price just $20, I cannot believe it), and that was perfect.

2) Win 10 upgraded  to your ATA drive cannot be used with this new board, as there are just too many hardware changes happened and Microsoft will expect you to get a new license.

Anyway, getting a legitimate license from third party vendors can be relatively cheap. The cheapest Win 10 Pro license that I got from a vendor was just USD $5, as a promotion to existing customer, and I am serious. Without the promotion, a typical license will be  $15-$40, still rather affordable unlike the typical OEM retail price of $160. Download the latest Win 10 from Microsoft and then activate with the license and you are good to go.

On my new ASUS Prime B560  build , I used a 14 year old PC case, and that was still very good.

Good luck !

Question 5

I have the Western Digital WD BLACK SN750 NVMe M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 3.0 The PCI 4.0 express slot does not recognize the drive. Is there an option in the bios to get this to work or does it not make any difference in terms of performance?

Accepted Answer

This motherboard has one PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot and one PCIe 3.0 M.2 slot. To achieve gen 4 M.2 NVMe SSD performance (7,000 MB/s read) you must have 11th generation Intel CPU and using that PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot to get that.

Since the WD SN750 Black is a PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 NVMe SSD, it will not be recognized at the PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot. However, you can use it at the PCIe 3.0 M.2 slot  and still get something close to 3,400 MB/s read, that is the spec of the WD SN750 Black, you cannot achieve PCIe 4.0 speed anyway. Nothing in the BIOS can improve performance for  your gen 3 drive.

If you are using 11th generation Intel CPU with this board, I'll suggest getting a WD SN 850, a gen 4 drive, and use it at the PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot to achieve 7,000 MB/s read. I have a review about WD SN 850 here at Newegg on 7/14/21, maybe you can find some helpful info there.

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1200
CPU Type	Supports 11th / 10th Gen Intel Core Processors* Supports Intel Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors* * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
Supported CPU Technologies	Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0* * Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard	DDR4 4600(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3333(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133* * 11th Gen Intel Core processors support 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 natively. * 10th Gen Intel Core i9 / i7 processors support 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz natively, others will run at the maximum transfer rate of DDR4 2666MHz. * Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists), and memory frequency support depends on the CPU types.
Maximum Memory Supported	128GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 4.0 x16	1 x PCI Express 4.0 x16* * Actual support may vary by CPU. * Enable RST PCIe Storage Remapping for PCH attached PCIe slots to activate Intel Optane Memory.
PCI Express 3.0 x16	1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 * * Supports x4 mode. * Enable RST PCIe Storage Remapping for PCH attached PCIe slots to activate Intel Optane Memory.
PCI Express x1	2 x PCIe 3.0 x1

Serial ATA (SATA)	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2	Intel 11th Gen Processors: - M.2_1 slot (Key M) type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIE 4.0 x4 ) - Only Intel 11th Core processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode, this slot will be disabled for other CPUs Intel B560 Chipset: - M.2_2 slot (Key M) type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIE 3.0 x4 & SATA mode mode) * When a device in SATA mode is installed on the M.2_2 socket, SATA6G_2 port cannot be used. * When an Intel SSD is connected to a CPU-attached slot, only pass-through Single Volume mode in Intel Rapid Storage Technology will be available.

Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC897
Audio Channels	7.1 Channels* * A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 7.1-channel audio output.

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Onboard USB	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
Other Connectors	Fan and cooling-related 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header 3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers Miscellaneous 2 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 headers 2 x AURA RGB headers 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x COM Port header 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 1 x S/PDIF out header 1 x 20-3pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function 1 x SPI TPM header (14-1 pin) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 header

Form Factor	ATX
LED Lighting	RGB
Dimensions (W x L)	12.0" x 9.2"
Power Pin	1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Intel I219-V
Max LAN Speed	1Gbps

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