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Build Quality
Customers are highly satisfied with the build quality of the MSI Pro Solution Intel Z170A LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 ATX Motherboard (Z170-A Pro). They praise its solid construction, ease of setup and performance improvements. Some users have noted that it comes with only two SATA data cables as a minor drawback.
Led Debug Lights
Most customers are positive about the usefulness of the LED debug lights on the motherboard, which they find helpful during the building process to monitor various system components. However, one customer reported a defect in their unit.
Compatibility With Components
Customers have generally positive feedback regarding the compatibility of MSI Pro Solution Intel Z170A LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 ATX Motherboard (Z170-A Pro) with various components, including CPUs and GPUs. Some users encountered minor issues with case clearances and BIOS updates but overall expressed satisfaction with the motherboard's ease of use and performance.
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Quality
Works great, loved the simple but useful debugging leds during the building process!
Works fantastic for gaming and rendering, oc options are servicable.
Once i did an rma and got a new cpu, all stability issues with this board disappeared.
I have an absurdly big gpu in the same slot my 970 was in and the board's pci-e slot isn't sagging at all and shows absolutely ... Read More
Price
On a motherboard at this price !
Just look for a motherboard that has all the features that you need at a price you can afford.
Got this board when the price was $79.
- no hdmi :(verdict:honestly this motherboard is a steal for the price, don't listen to the other reviews about dead units and ... Read More
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- Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 192.
- Previous analysis of this listing was an C grade.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 66 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 6 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Got this at a great sale price 80 couldnt be beat for a z170
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I bought the cooler master hyper 212 installed and the fan almost overhangs the first ram dimm but not quite
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If i want to upgrade my 2x8gb to something with 4 sticks in the future i will have to go with something low profile or switch to another cooler
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
That said i have been having an issue with my nvidia driver
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Sometimes windows 10 loads with nvidia drivers and works okay for a time then usually when opening an application the screen goes wonky weird square and rectangle artifacts and locks up
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive been having to load the onboard intel graphics to avoid this
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I see some of the more premium msi boards have a later bios update stating further support for the nvme im thinking this may be the issue and am patiently waiting for that additional support to trickle down to this value board
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