AESTHETIC

Cyber Outlook

The distinctive sleek cuts across the ROG Strix heatsink are now accented with a futuristic cyber-text pattern, fusing multiple gaming cultures to create a unique identity for this generation. But it’s not all about arresting looks: the all-new ROG Strix motherboards exude material excellence, with a high-quality metal heatsink that adds a premium touch.

Outshine the Competition

ROG Strix motherboards deliver sterling performance and superior aesthetics to Outshine the Competition. ASUS Aura offers full RGB lighting control with a variety of functional presets for the built-in RGB LEDs as well as strips connected to the onboard RGB header — and it can all be synced with an ever-growing portfolio of Aura-capable ASUS hardware.

Make It Your Own

ROG Strix motherboards are ideal for refining the details of your build. Dedicated 3D Mounts make fitting 3D-printed parts easy, using the same screws as M.2 drives and standard motherboard mounting holes. We even offer a free design file to help you keep your build’s identity aligned with the broader Strix style and colorways.

DIY FRIENDLY DESIGN

DIY-friendly design simplify your PC-building experience, so installation is easier, compatibility assured, and all-around protection to keep you and your rig safe.

Easy-To-Use UEFI BIOS

EZ MODE

Intuitive graphical fan control

Fine-tune individual fans simply by dragging a curve with the mouse.

SATA Information

Easily display SATA port details for device identification.

Fast and easy clock adjustment

Use mouse controls to quickly change time and date settings.

PERFORMANCE

Experience great performance through comprehensive cooling controls, fast storage, and exclusive technologies to enhance memory reliability and speed.

Cooler By Design

ROG Strix B360-F Gaming features the most comprehensive cooling controls ever, configurable via Fan Xpert 4 or the UEFI BIOS

Performance Level Up

With the exclusive AI Suite 3, you can push performance as far as possible for brilliant gaming thrills. Its dashboard-style control panel lets you fine-tune almost every aspect of your ROG Strix B360-F Gaming-based system. Get the best balance between performance, cooling, stability and efficiency — all via one simple and intuitive interface.

Dual PCIe 3.0 M.2

ROG Strix B360-F Gaming is equipped with an efficient M.2 heatsink that features a stylish brushed finish and eye-catching ROG logo. With a huge cooling surface, the M.2 heatsink perfectly chills an inserted M.2 SSD to help deliver consistent performance and reliability. The motherboard also has two PCIe 3.0 M.2 slots for maximum storage flexibility, plus support for NVMe SSD configurations — so it’s primed to deliver a serious performance boost.

Improved DDR4 Stability

ASUS OptiMem preserves memory signal integrity by routing traces and vias to the optimal PCB layer, and ASUS T-Topology trace layout ensures time-aligned signaling by balancing trace lengths between memory slots. These enhancements allow the ROG Strix B360-F Gaming to support a wide range of dual and quad-DIMM memory kits, while providing your rig with the stability it needs to deal with any type of workload.

Speed Your Game Loads

RAMCache II turns milliseconds into microseconds to boost game-load times. Fully compatible with the latest NVM Express storage options, its uniquely intelligent technology effectively caches an entire storage device so that favorite games and apps launch at breakneck speeds.

AUDIO

Proper gaming audio built in means you’re ready to play, chat or stream or kick back with videos right out of the gate, with smart routing to direct different audio streams to different devices.

Sonic Studio III

Intuitive Audio-Tuning Suite

Sonic Studio supports HRTF-based (head-related transfer function*) virtual surround for VR headsets, casting an immersive aural landscape that draws you deeper into the action. The intuitive Sonic Studio interface also offers a range of EQ options and one-click presets, allowing you to tailor acoustics to suit personal preferences or the characteristics of your headset.

Sonic Radar III

Scan and Detect to Dominate

The new Sonic Radar III has an evolved audio engine to process sounds more accurately than ever, ensuring you're always aware of what's going on around you. It now also includes an on-screen arrow — to help you instantly pinpoint the enemy's position! See the origin of key in-game sounds and hone your enemy-pinpointing skills. Plus the new Audio Boost feature provides filters that let you hear even the faintest sounds, so you can become the hunter, not the hunted!

SupremeFX

Shielded audio, superior sound

Immerse yourself in sound with ROG Strix's SupremeFX audio technology. Utilizing the S1220A codec, SupremeFX is the integrated-audio solution that’s engineered to provide a flat frequency response for a neutral, detailed sound signature. The addition of two op amps on the front-panel headphone output ensures adequate voltage and current to drive headphones to their full potential.

NETWORKING

Loaded with the latest technologies, you’ll benefit from connections as quick and simple to make as they are stable and speedy.

Intel Gigabit Ethernet

More Throughput and Less CPU Usage for Great Gaming Experiences

ROG Strix B360-F Gaming features the very latest Intel Ethernet (I219-V) for faster, smoother gaming. Intel's LAN reduces CPU overhead and increases TCP and UDP throughput, keeping more processing power available for gaming.

GameFirst IV

Team Up to Banish Lag

GameFirst IV optimizes network traffic for faster, lag-free online gaming. New Multi-Gate Teaming brings together all your networks to create gargantuan bandwidth and smoothest-ever gameplay. You'll also enjoy all-new Intelligent mode, which automatically compiles a database by parsing new app data to ensure that every game is optimized for best performance.

greater total bandwidth

LANGuard

Pumped-Up Throughput, Best Surge Protection

LANGuard means safer, more reliable connections for your battles! Advanced signal-coupling technology and premium surface-mounting processes join forces to protect your ROG Strix B360-F Gaming's connection and deliver pumped-up throughput, plus electrostatically guarded and surge-protected components (ESD Guards) for 1.9X-greater tolerance to static electricity and 2.5X-greater protection (up to 15KV) against surges!

Intel® B360 chipset

The Intel® B360 is a single-chipset design that supports 8th Generation Intel® Core™ LGA1151 processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. Additionally, the B360 chipset provides a maximum of four USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports, two USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, six SATA 6Gbps ports, and 32Gbps M.2 and PCIe 3.0 lane-speed support, for faster data retrieval. Intel B360 also supports integrated-graphics, so you'll enjoy the very latest in graphics performance.

Ready for 8th Generation Intel® LGA1151 Core processors

This motherboard supports 8th Generation Intel® Core™ processors in the LGA1151 package, with integrated graphics, memory and PCI Express® controllers to support onboard graphics output with dedicated chipsets, dual-channel (4-DIMM) DDR4 memory and 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes for great performance

Specification

CPU

Intel® Socket 11519th / 8th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors

Supports Intel® 14nm CPU

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

* The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Chipset

Intel® B360

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs.

** DDR4 2666MHz and higher memory modules will run at max. 2666MHz on Intel® 8th Gen. 6-core or higher processors.

Graphic

Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support

Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI-D/DisplayPort ports

• - Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24Hz
• - Supports DVI-D with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz
• - Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz *1

Multi-GPU Support

Supports AMD 2-Way CrossFireX Technology

Expansion Slots

8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor

4 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1 *3

1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 mode)

1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x4 mode) *2

Storage

Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready *5

Intel® B360 Chipset :

1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 2 mode)*4

1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports

LAN

Intel® I219V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s), Dual interconnect between the Integrated Media Access Controller (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)

Anti-surge LANGuard

ROG GameFirst Technology

Audio

ROG SupremeFX8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A

• - Dual Headphone Amplifiers
• - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
• - Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
• - High quality120dBSNR stereo playback outputand113dBSNR recording input
• - SupremeFX Shielding Technology
• - Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback *6

Audio Feature :

• - Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
• - Sonic Radar III
• - Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Link

USB Ports

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 port(s) (1 at back panel, black, USB Type-CTM, Support 3A power output)

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 port(s) (2 at back panel, red, Type-A, Support 3A power output)

Intel® B360 Chipset :

• 6 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 2 at mid-board)
• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (2 at mid-board)

ROG Exclusive Features

• ROG RAMCache II
• ROG CloneDrive
• GameFirst IV
• ROG CPU-Z
• Pre-mounted I/O Shield
• Overwolf
• ROG Aura

Back I/O Ports

• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (black)USB Type-CTM,
• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s)
• 1 x DVI-D
• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x HDMI
• 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (red)Type-A
• 4 x USB 2.0
• 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
• 5 x Audio jack(s)

Internal I/O Ports

• 2 x 3D Mount screw port(s)
• 1 x AAFP connector
• 1 x Aura RGB Strip Header(s)
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s)
• 1 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 2.0 port(s)
• 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 X2 mode)
• 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
• 1 x M.2_FAN connector
• 1 x CPU Fan connector(s)
• 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s)
• 2 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
• 1 x AIO_PUMP connector
• 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
• 1 x System panel(s)
• 1 x 5-pin EXT_FAN(Extension Fan) connector
• 1 x Thermal sensor connector(s)
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)
• 1 x 14-1 pin TPM connector
• 1 x COM port header

BIOS

1 x 128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, SM BIOS 3.1, ACPI 6.1, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 3, CrashFree BIOS 3, Secure Erase, User Profile, F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, , F4 AURA ON/OFF and F9 Search

Operating System

Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor

12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

Special Features

Fan Xpert4

• - Fan Xpert 4 featuring Fan Auto Tuning function and multiple thermistors selection for optimized system cooling control

Gamer´s Guardian:

• - ESD Guards on LAN, Audio, KBMS and USB3.1/3.0/2.0 ports
• - DRAM Overcurrent Protection
• - Stainless Steel Back I/O
• - Highly Durable components
• - SafeSlot

AURA :

• - Aura Lighting Control
• - Aura RGB Strip Headers
• - Aura Lighting Effects Synchronization with compatible ASUS ROG devices

ASUS Exclusive Features :

• - AI Suite 3
• - Ai Charger

ASUS EZ DIY :

• - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
• - ASUS EZ Flash 3
• ASUS Q-Design :
• - ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
• - ASUS Q-Slot
• - ASUS Q-DIMM

Gaming Aesthetics :

• - 3D printing friendly
• - AURA-RGB Lighting

Digi+VRM

Accessories

• 1 x 3D printing mount package
• 1 x ROG Door Hanger(s)
• User´s manual
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
• 1 x M.2 Screw Package
• 1 x Supporting DVD
• 1 x CABLE TIE BLACK
• 1 x ROG Strix stickers
• 1 x Extension Cable for RGB strips (80 cm)