MSI MPG B650I Edge Wifi AM5 Mini-ITX Motherboard

This seems like a great little motherboard, but it has issues. Probably still great value if you know what you're getting into and are willing to deal with some hassle.The CMOS reset button mentioned in another review is probably great, but it sticks out too much from the back. The shipping box does not have any cutout for this, and as a result the motherboard may arrive with a dead battery. Make sure to check it before assembling - I'm currently taking apart my SFF build to replace the battery. Otherwise the BIOS settings get reset every time the power is disconnected.The AM5 platform is still new and feels like beta quality. I just upgraded the BIOS to avoid the high SOC voltage issue, but the fix is only in the current beta version and it has known memory ... MoreThis seems like a great little motherboard, but it has issues. Probably still great value if you know what you're getting into and are willing to deal with some hassle.The CMOS reset button mentioned in another review is probably great, but it sticks out too much from the back. The shipping box does not have any cutout for this, and as a result the motherboard may arrive with a dead battery. Make sure to check it before assembling - I'm currently taking apart my SFF build to replace the battery. Otherwise the BIOS settings get reset every time the power is disconnected.The AM5 platform is still new and feels like beta quality. I just upgraded the BIOS to avoid the high SOC voltage issue, but the fix is only in the current beta version and it has known memory issues. In my case, the nice 6000MT/s CL30 memory won't work except with the default 4800 timings.I'm hoping the first issue is fixed after I take the whole thing apart, replace the battery (which doesn't have a proper holder but is instead in a plastic wrap, and the connector is hidden underneath the IO shield). Maybe with time I can also use my RAM at the advertised speed.

While there is nothing seriously wrong with this motherboard, I can't really suggest you buy it. It's a very basic motherboard with few bells and whistles, it simply doesn't have any real features that would make it's extremely high asking price worth it. Unfortunately all of the current crop of Mini-ITX motherboards for AM5 are similarly overpriced and under performing so this is not alone in it's class, something that really needs to be addressed if folks want to build a smaller form factor AM5 build. As it sits, I can't recommend this at it's current price.

this board has everything you can possibly ask for in an mITX motherboard. beefy VRM with large heatsink, dual M.2 slots, external BIOS reset button, BIOS flashback, good amount of fan headers, wifi, bluetooth, etc.check out the attached picture of my build. imagine trying to find the BIOS reset header in there if t a faulty OC causes you to be unable to boot? don't buy any board without AT LEAST an external BIOS reset switch. BIOS flashback is preferable.only possible downside is no PCI-E gen 5 support, but if you are using a riser cable/adapter to fit this into a case like the fractal ridge, it doesn't matter anyway because those risers can't do pci-e gen 5 anyway. and for at least 4 more years no GPU will be able to fully max out 16 lanes of gen 4. not even ... Morethis board has everything you can possibly ask for in an mITX motherboard. beefy VRM with large heatsink, dual M.2 slots, external BIOS reset button, BIOS flashback, good amount of fan headers, wifi, bluetooth, etc.check out the attached picture of my build. imagine trying to find the BIOS reset header in there if t a faulty OC causes you to be unable to boot? don't buy any board without AT LEAST an external BIOS reset switch. BIOS flashback is preferable.only possible downside is no PCI-E gen 5 support, but if you are using a riser cable/adapter to fit this into a case like the fractal ridge, it doesn't matter anyway because those risers can't do pci-e gen 5 anyway. and for at least 4 more years no GPU will be able to fully max out 16 lanes of gen 4. not even the next gen GPUs (nvidia 5000/amd 8000)don't let a certain 4 letter brand that starts with the letter A upsell you a $500 ITX board with gen 5 PCI-E that can't even use.