Pros & Cons
Pros
Amazon shipping quick and on time. Msi boards are fantastic. Well layed out and superb quality. Overall very satisfied.
The b550 chipset allows you to upgrade the processor in the future when perhaps the price will be more favorable. Great compatibility with amd 5-3600. Worked with a (ryzen 5900x/corsair vengeance lpx 32 gb (4 x 8 gb) ddr4-3200 cl16 memory/crucial p5 1... Read More
Bios are very easy to update and can be done on the bench with only a psu. Cfm liquid cpu cooler/msi geforce rtx 3070 8 gb gaming x trio video card) all out of the box without bios update. Simple bios, simple colour scheme, m.
Cons
Reviews, troubleshooting, and customer service are all negative. Back panel of cpu falls off (-) the wifi and bluetooth are inop.
Highlights
Quality
Great motherboard, easy bios, speedy built in wifi
Sleek, goof heatsinc, wifi bt integrated, plenty of connectorno cons so far
Speaking of nvme slots, the top slot comes with an aluminum heatsink and decently large(r) screws to work with when inserted a ... Read More
If you buy this, the first thing you should do when you turn it on is flashing a new bios, though probably not the newest, coul... Read More
Price
Excellent option for builds on a budget.
2 heatsink, majority of the ports you’d need - all for a great price.
So all this for less money, sign me up (next time) but unfortunately since the asus did work in the end and i can't return it i... Read More
Probably the best value motherboard for ~$100
Competitiveness
Those little screens that display post codes used by other companies would be even better, but take what you can get, at least ... Read More
If you need wifi, get this, if you don't, there are probably other motherboards with better value.
Overview
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For a first time builder nothing about the board made it a struggle
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The only problem is that it came with bent jusb3 pins as shown in the picture
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My case doesnt have any usb 2
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I would recommend everyone to check if any header pins are bent before building
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
One bugbear was difficulty in registering the item with the company
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It requires a chk number which is hidden on the main power connector
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had to uninstall everything to find this number