What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
This motherboard has all of the features i could ever need. That's a blessing in itself not having to trouble shoot why the computer won't boot up. Make sure to use hdmi cable to go into bios settings.
Msi b660m mortar wi-fi is a solid choice and a very well made product. Comes with a whole ton of usb ports and built wifi + bluetooth too. Only thing i would have like to see changed is speed at which it takes for the ethernet port to detect a cord- a... Read More
B with the separately ordered lga1700 mounting bracket. Only the asus rog strix series is comparable.
Motherboard has enough fan headers for connecting additional fans for better airflow in a micro atx case. Heat sinks appear significant compared to competitors at same price. I appreciate that the board includes matching heat sinks for your m.
Cons
Spent 9 hours painstakingly diagnosing the issue and just could not find the problem. I'm sure we just got a faulty one. The worst part is that my bazooka refused to boot with 2 ram sticks.
Highlights
Quality
After making the right decision to return the asus board and purchasing this one, i am glad with the outcome.
I loved how it shipped and was overall really satisfied with the product.
No cpu overclocking with the b660 chipset, however this motherboard does allow you to adjust the turbo limits and voltages.
It is a great mobo, but i was unfortunate that this very specific board has a compatibility issue with the powercolor rx 6650 xt.
Packaging/appearance
Excellent value/price/quality only problem is that out of the box the ethernet/wifi wasn't working and i had to download the dr... Read More
Competitiveness
Heat sinks appear significant compared to competitors at same price.
Better vrm cooling & i can finally enable xmp without crashing.
I am on a wifi 6 router, but the speeds are at a abyssmal 100mb/s.
Skill ddr4 3200 memory, a 1tb crucial p5 nvme ssd, a corsair rm750 power supply all housed inside a fractal design meshify 2 compact case.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is a great mobo but i was unfortunate that this very specific board has a compatibility issue with the powercolor rx 6650 xt
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not allowing it to work on the x8 pcie gen 4 and only on the x4 gen 4
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Which means that i ended up leaving some performance on the doorstep to have the gpu work with this mobo
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Both msi and powercolor seem to blame eachother without any action taken to resolve this
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you are getting a powercolor gpu dont get this mobo or youll have the same issue
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The first thing i noticed about this motherboard is that it is hefty moreso than atx boards ive previously handled the stylized metal covers which initially appear decorative offer a secure handhold and a reassuring impression of structural integrity
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
That said i did find that in a few places components were positioned awkwardly when installing an nvme drive into the secondary m2 slot for example the position of a nearby pci slot necessitated some difficult maneuvering
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I also found that my case fan connector was unable to reach any of the sys fan headers which are unusually positioned
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