Pair with a Ryzen processor Compatible with any 2nd or 3rd gen Ryzen processors, the MSI GAMING PLUS Motherboard is the perfect foundation for an incredibly powerful PC. Impressive cooling options Stacking up those components? Cooling matters - which is why MSI has added a head duty heatsink and loads of fan connectors. Straightforward DIY Designed for easy assembly, the GAMING PLUS Motherboard has system tuning features and troubleshooting tools to make setup even easier.
Pair with a Ryzen processor Compatible with any 2nd or 3rd gen Ryzen processors, the MSI GAMING PLUS Motherboard is the perfect foundation for an incredibly powerful PC. Impressive cooling options Stacking up those components? Cooling matters - which is why MSI has added a head duty heatsink and loads of fan connectors. Straightforward DIY Designed for easy assembly, the GAMING PLUS Motherboard has system tuning features and troubleshooting tools to make setup even easier.
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MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus AMD AM4 RGB LED ATX Motherboard
Pair with a Ryzen processor Compatible with any 2nd or 3rd gen Ryzen processors, the MSI GAMING PLUS Motherboard is the perfect foundation for an incredibly powerful PC. Impressive cooling options Stacking up those components? Cooling matters - which is why MSI has added a head duty heatsink and loads of fan connectors. Straightforward DIY Designed for easy assembly, the GAMING PLUS Motherboard has system tuning features and troubleshooting tools to make setup even easier.
Pair with a Ryzen processor Compatible with any 2nd or 3rd gen Ryzen processors, the MSI GAMING PLUS Motherboard is the perfect foundation for an incredibly powerful PC. Impressive cooling options Stacking up those components? Cooling matters - which is why MSI has added a head duty heatsink and loads of fan connectors. Straightforward DIY Designed for easy assembly, the GAMING PLUS Motherboard has system tuning features and troubleshooting tools to make setup even easier.
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Ok so I want to build a great computer using the old processor parts of another. This motherboard is perfect! I took apart my old HP and used the old Raven Ridge, then I bought a Ryzen 9. Now I have two, so now I want to take out the X570 from my Gungnir Chassis and into a ThermalTake P3 chassis. Perfect! It doesn't have the USB 3.2 connection so its only so great inside the Gungnir. I can upgrade my main MB, and have a 4.1 ghz swinger on the side. Using about 1.36v and 3600Mhz rams.The limited 550w cap on it means I can downplay my 1000w psu and use a smaller one, and a smaller monitor and even gpu. You can turn this thing into a flawless coder! I love it. A little difficult getting the GPU configured but it works when you manually set your BIOS. I am using 4 ram ... MoreOk so I want to build a great computer using the old processor parts of another. This motherboard is perfect! I took apart my old HP and used the old Raven Ridge, then I bought a Ryzen 9. Now I have two, so now I want to take out the X570 from my Gungnir Chassis and into a ThermalTake P3 chassis. Perfect! It doesn't have the USB 3.2 connection so its only so great inside the Gungnir. I can upgrade my main MB, and have a 4.1 ghz swinger on the side. Using about 1.36v and 3600Mhz rams.The limited 550w cap on it means I can downplay my 1000w psu and use a smaller one, and a smaller monitor and even gpu. You can turn this thing into a flawless coder! I love it. A little difficult getting the GPU configured but it works when you manually set your BIOS. I am using 4 ram sticks and 4ghz at 1.37v always, and having few problems at 160f and 80W max avg. Read up on this thing!
originally posted on newegg.com
This product was a shining beacon to me when I was doing my first modern build in a while, paired it with a Ryzen 5 3600, 2060 Super and 2x8GB of 4266 ram. The board theming paired fantastic with my NZXT red/black case and I was a pretty happy camper, even if the 2 SATA ports didn't work out of the box. This was until some months later when, after turning my computer off and attempting to turn it back on, the fans went into 100% and EZDebug flashed CPU and RAM, all while the cpu fan twitched instead of spinning. If you look online at reviews of this and other MSI boards, you'll see that it's more common than you'd wish for. After troubleshooting for 6+ hours combined, breadboxing/re-configuring and switching out components, it was determined that the CPU issue was ... MoreThis product was a shining beacon to me when I was doing my first modern build in a while, paired it with a Ryzen 5 3600, 2060 Super and 2x8GB of 4266 ram. The board theming paired fantastic with my NZXT red/black case and I was a pretty happy camper, even if the 2 SATA ports didn't work out of the box. This was until some months later when, after turning my computer off and attempting to turn it back on, the fans went into 100% and EZDebug flashed CPU and RAM, all while the cpu fan twitched instead of spinning. If you look online at reviews of this and other MSI boards, you'll see that it's more common than you'd wish for. After troubleshooting for 6+ hours combined, breadboxing/re-configuring and switching out components, it was determined that the CPU issue was present regardless of what was in the socket/cooling it (used a brand new AMD 3 3200G + stock cooler). Because the fan header mentioned above failed to operate correctly, my CPU ran without a cooling solution, overheating it and thus killing it. So now not only do I have a dead motherboard that can't operate regardless of CPU, but I also have a CPU that's fried in a time where component availability and pricing is increasing substantially. I've been approved for an RMA so I have to go ship the motherboard to MSI to tinker with it for a month while I sit without a computer, however at this point with the already apparent flaws and the fact that I'm insanely sure that they're going to deny fault for the CPU since this has been a common theme for them, I'm not sure I want this board at all, much less anything to do with MSI anymore. I can only hope they either offer a credit so I can try a different board from them or, if they refuse to acknowledge killing my CPU, a refund so I can stop using them entirely. I'll update this rating if they actually take responsibility for the actions of this mobo (or if they proceed to deny it so I can lower it to 1 egg), otherwise I suggest steering clear of this specific motherboard and to go to either a higher grade one from MSI or something else entirely (since the price is already close to a lot of other brands).
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This is a really solid motherboard with an excellent price-to-performance ratio. The quality of the hardware is solid and there are plenty of nice features that I might have expected at a much higher pricepoint. There are several NVMe ports and the board is PCIe 4.0 ready. Installing my components into the motherboard and the mobo into my case was smooth. I had no issues getting to the BIOS with my Ryzen 7 3700x on the first go and the BIOS is very intuitive. I only have two minor gripes with the hardware. It might have been nice to have 1 or 2 more RGB and aRGB headers, and their placement was a little awkward relative to the locations of my fans I was plugging into them. Also, on top of the 24-pin power plug and the 8-pin CPU power plug, there is an additional ... MoreThis is a really solid motherboard with an excellent price-to-performance ratio. The quality of the hardware is solid and there are plenty of nice features that I might have expected at a much higher pricepoint. There are several NVMe ports and the board is PCIe 4.0 ready. Installing my components into the motherboard and the mobo into my case was smooth. I had no issues getting to the BIOS with my Ryzen 7 3700x on the first go and the BIOS is very intuitive. I only have two minor gripes with the hardware. It might have been nice to have 1 or 2 more RGB and aRGB headers, and their placement was a little awkward relative to the locations of my fans I was plugging into them. Also, on top of the 24-pin power plug and the 8-pin CPU power plug, there is an additional auxiliary 4-pin CPU power plug. I freaked out initially as my PSU only had a single 8-pin, but after some research I found that the extra 4-pin is totally unnecessary. My CPU has had to problem drawing all the power it needs from the single 8-pin. Don't feel the need to go out and buy a more expensive PSU just to get an extra CPU power cable. I won't waste too much time ripping on Dragon Center since it isn't unique to this particular board, but I will say that the benefits you get from any MSI motherboard is paid for in the pain of having to deal with their software. I also can't comment on some of the issues that other users have mentioned. Namely, after users took issue with the SATA 1 and 2 ports, I ignored them and plugged my SSD and HDD into SATA 3 and 4. I have had no issues. Supposedly the BIOS has been updated to fix the problems identified with SATA 1 and 2 but I haven't bothered to test it since I don't need that many SATA ports personally. Also, I have heard the chipset fan *can* be noisy. However, out of the box the software is set up such that the chipset fan won't start spinning until the chipset temp reaches 60 C. My chipset temps have hovered between 52-55 C under max load so the fan has been stationary since purchase. If I run into issues with it I will update my review.
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| Product Type | Motherboard - ATX |
| Chipset Type | AMD X570 |
| Processor Socket | Socket AM4 |
| Max Processors Qty | 1 |
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Ok so I want to build a great computer using the old processor parts of another. This motherboard is perfect! I took apart my old HP and used the old Raven Ridge, then I bought a Ryzen 9. Now I have two, so now I want to take out the X570 from my Gungnir Chassis and into a ThermalTake P3 chassis. Perfect! It doesn't have the USB 3.2 connection so its only so great inside the Gungnir. I can upgrade my main MB, and have a 4.1 ghz swinger on the side. Using about 1.36v and 3600Mhz rams.The limited 550w cap on it means I can downplay my 1000w psu and use a smaller one, and a smaller monitor and even gpu. You can turn this thing into a flawless coder! I love it. A little difficult getting the GPU configured but it works when you manually set your BIOS. I am using 4 ram ... MoreOk so I want to build a great computer using the old processor parts of another. This motherboard is perfect! I took apart my old HP and used the old Raven Ridge, then I bought a Ryzen 9. Now I have two, so now I want to take out the X570 from my Gungnir Chassis and into a ThermalTake P3 chassis. Perfect! It doesn't have the USB 3.2 connection so its only so great inside the Gungnir. I can upgrade my main MB, and have a 4.1 ghz swinger on the side. Using about 1.36v and 3600Mhz rams.The limited 550w cap on it means I can downplay my 1000w psu and use a smaller one, and a smaller monitor and even gpu. You can turn this thing into a flawless coder! I love it. A little difficult getting the GPU configured but it works when you manually set your BIOS. I am using 4 ram sticks and 4ghz at 1.37v always, and having few problems at 160f and 80W max avg. Read up on this thing!
This product was a shining beacon to me when I was doing my first modern build in a while, paired it with a Ryzen 5 3600, 2060 Super and 2x8GB of 4266 ram. The board theming paired fantastic with my NZXT red/black case and I was a pretty happy camper, even if the 2 SATA ports didn't work out of the box. This was until some months later when, after turning my computer off and attempting to turn it back on, the fans went into 100% and EZDebug flashed CPU and RAM, all while the cpu fan twitched instead of spinning. If you look online at reviews of this and other MSI boards, you'll see that it's more common than you'd wish for. After troubleshooting for 6+ hours combined, breadboxing/re-configuring and switching out components, it was determined that the CPU issue was ... MoreThis product was a shining beacon to me when I was doing my first modern build in a while, paired it with a Ryzen 5 3600, 2060 Super and 2x8GB of 4266 ram. The board theming paired fantastic with my NZXT red/black case and I was a pretty happy camper, even if the 2 SATA ports didn't work out of the box. This was until some months later when, after turning my computer off and attempting to turn it back on, the fans went into 100% and EZDebug flashed CPU and RAM, all while the cpu fan twitched instead of spinning. If you look online at reviews of this and other MSI boards, you'll see that it's more common than you'd wish for. After troubleshooting for 6+ hours combined, breadboxing/re-configuring and switching out components, it was determined that the CPU issue was present regardless of what was in the socket/cooling it (used a brand new AMD 3 3200G + stock cooler). Because the fan header mentioned above failed to operate correctly, my CPU ran without a cooling solution, overheating it and thus killing it. So now not only do I have a dead motherboard that can't operate regardless of CPU, but I also have a CPU that's fried in a time where component availability and pricing is increasing substantially. I've been approved for an RMA so I have to go ship the motherboard to MSI to tinker with it for a month while I sit without a computer, however at this point with the already apparent flaws and the fact that I'm insanely sure that they're going to deny fault for the CPU since this has been a common theme for them, I'm not sure I want this board at all, much less anything to do with MSI anymore. I can only hope they either offer a credit so I can try a different board from them or, if they refuse to acknowledge killing my CPU, a refund so I can stop using them entirely. I'll update this rating if they actually take responsibility for the actions of this mobo (or if they proceed to deny it so I can lower it to 1 egg), otherwise I suggest steering clear of this specific motherboard and to go to either a higher grade one from MSI or something else entirely (since the price is already close to a lot of other brands).
This is a really solid motherboard with an excellent price-to-performance ratio. The quality of the hardware is solid and there are plenty of nice features that I might have expected at a much higher pricepoint. There are several NVMe ports and the board is PCIe 4.0 ready. Installing my components into the motherboard and the mobo into my case was smooth. I had no issues getting to the BIOS with my Ryzen 7 3700x on the first go and the BIOS is very intuitive. I only have two minor gripes with the hardware. It might have been nice to have 1 or 2 more RGB and aRGB headers, and their placement was a little awkward relative to the locations of my fans I was plugging into them. Also, on top of the 24-pin power plug and the 8-pin CPU power plug, there is an additional ... MoreThis is a really solid motherboard with an excellent price-to-performance ratio. The quality of the hardware is solid and there are plenty of nice features that I might have expected at a much higher pricepoint. There are several NVMe ports and the board is PCIe 4.0 ready. Installing my components into the motherboard and the mobo into my case was smooth. I had no issues getting to the BIOS with my Ryzen 7 3700x on the first go and the BIOS is very intuitive. I only have two minor gripes with the hardware. It might have been nice to have 1 or 2 more RGB and aRGB headers, and their placement was a little awkward relative to the locations of my fans I was plugging into them. Also, on top of the 24-pin power plug and the 8-pin CPU power plug, there is an additional auxiliary 4-pin CPU power plug. I freaked out initially as my PSU only had a single 8-pin, but after some research I found that the extra 4-pin is totally unnecessary. My CPU has had to problem drawing all the power it needs from the single 8-pin. Don't feel the need to go out and buy a more expensive PSU just to get an extra CPU power cable. I won't waste too much time ripping on Dragon Center since it isn't unique to this particular board, but I will say that the benefits you get from any MSI motherboard is paid for in the pain of having to deal with their software. I also can't comment on some of the issues that other users have mentioned. Namely, after users took issue with the SATA 1 and 2 ports, I ignored them and plugged my SSD and HDD into SATA 3 and 4. I have had no issues. Supposedly the BIOS has been updated to fix the problems identified with SATA 1 and 2 but I haven't bothered to test it since I don't need that many SATA ports personally. Also, I have heard the chipset fan *can* be noisy. However, out of the box the software is set up such that the chipset fan won't start spinning until the chipset temp reaches 60 C. My chipset temps have hovered between 52-55 C under max load so the fan has been stationary since purchase. If I run into issues with it I will update my review.
First build. I chose this MB for my 5600x, and for its m.2 PCIe4 capability. I have a 2060 and a elgato 4k60 in the 16x slots. x2 8G 3200 RAM. Everything works great, no problems at all after two weeks. USB BIOS flash went smooth as butter. I personally have no issues with this MB, however I bought it knowing that it was a consistent issue for people that SATA ports 1 and 2 were causing them problems. It has 6 SATA ports, so I just considered it to have 4. Four is more than enough for me. I don't intend to even try using ports 1 and 2, since I trust other reviewers here. So with all that being said I have to rate 4 eggs. My personal experience, with my setup described above, has been a 5 egg experience so far. I bought this MB because it was a good price for what I ... MoreFirst build. I chose this MB for my 5600x, and for its m.2 PCIe4 capability. I have a 2060 and a elgato 4k60 in the 16x slots. x2 8G 3200 RAM. Everything works great, no problems at all after two weeks. USB BIOS flash went smooth as butter. I personally have no issues with this MB, however I bought it knowing that it was a consistent issue for people that SATA ports 1 and 2 were causing them problems. It has 6 SATA ports, so I just considered it to have 4. Four is more than enough for me. I don't intend to even try using ports 1 and 2, since I trust other reviewers here. So with all that being said I have to rate 4 eggs. My personal experience, with my setup described above, has been a 5 egg experience so far. I bought this MB because it was a good price for what I was looking for in features, and, I did not see any other consistent complaints. I would recommend this MB to someone who doesn't mind having to remember not to use certain ports.
This review is for the MSI Review Rebate Program. A review is not required to receive a rebate on the products listed above. But I hope this is helpful. I chose an X570 motherboard because of ongoing problems with BIOS support for the Ryzen 3000 with the B450 chipset. The MSI Gaming Plus seemed the best "budget" X570 board. The slightly cheaper X570-A Pro looks to be the same motherboard, but without the (minimal) "gaming aesthetics" and heat sink for one M.2 slot. I chose the Gaming Plus because its larger VRM heat sinks might improve reliability and durability. (That could matter more with a higher-power CPU or overclocking.) During installation, the I/O shield seemed thin and flimsy. It took a little fiddling to get the ports lined up, but it wasn't difficult to ... MoreThis review is for the MSI Review Rebate Program. A review is not required to receive a rebate on the products listed above. But I hope this is helpful. I chose an X570 motherboard because of ongoing problems with BIOS support for the Ryzen 3000 with the B450 chipset. The MSI Gaming Plus seemed the best "budget" X570 board. The slightly cheaper X570-A Pro looks to be the same motherboard, but without the (minimal) "gaming aesthetics" and heat sink for one M.2 slot. I chose the Gaming Plus because its larger VRM heat sinks might improve reliability and durability. (That could matter more with a higher-power CPU or overclocking.) During installation, the I/O shield seemed thin and flimsy. It took a little fiddling to get the ports lined up, but it wasn't difficult to get it right. The M.2 heat sink attaches to a standoff that goes through the mounting hole next to the drive connector and screws into the case standoff. But my case has a fixed pin in that position, preventing use of the heat sink. That wasn't a problem because my M.2 drive has its own heat sink. There is no heat sink for the second M.2 drive, and the slot supports only PCIe3 and SATA. Those compromises are surely necessary to keep the price reasonable, but they're something to be aware of. The board has a cutout in front of the SATA ports and one of the USB3 headers. That helps to keep connectors clear of drive bays. Inexplicably, SATA ports 1 and 2 run from an ASMedia ASM1061 controller rather than the X570 chipset-- a specification on MSI's Web site, but not in the manual. Some users report that attaching drives to those ports causes stability problems solved by moving the drives to a different port. I initially attached a Blu-Ray drive to port 1. I found that my Linux-based backup software would not boot; the manufacturer's tool for my hard drive would also crash Windows as it scanned for drives. Moving the Blu-Ray drive to port 2 fixed both problems. Unless MSI can fix the controller bugs in a BIOS update, this motherboard has only 4 usable SATA ports. Small complaints: The front-panel audio jack header (JAUD1) is at the back of the board. The cable barely stretches that far. The two USB2 headers (JUSB1 and 2) are near the front of the board, which was a stretch for the cables connecting it to a rear bracket. That's illogically backwards for modern configurations. The 8+4 CPU power connection caused me confusion. The extra 4-pin connector is really only necessary for overclocking, or for a high-power CPU. But the manual only says to make sure everything is connected. Because some forum users reported stability problems that were solved when they plugged in the extra connector, I bought a 750W power supply. That's overkill and strictly unnecessary, but lower-wattage units lack that second CPU connection. Fortunately I got a good price on it, and it runs silently fanless under the system load. Still, the documentation should clarify when the second CPU connection is necessary. Once I installed everything, the system POSTed and went into UEFI when I powered it up. The UEFI showed the 3600MHz RAM running at JEDC default speed. I easily enabled the XMP profile to run at the rated speed. Initially, the POST process took several minutes and restarted several times. Other reviewers have complained about the lengthy POST, but that only happens the first few times when the BIOS is adjusting itself to the memory and system configuration. After it has done that, booting into Windows is reasonably fast. Aside from problems I noted, I'm very happy with my new computer. If you're not willing to wait for the promised backward compatibility with the B450 chipset, the MSI X570 Gaming plus is probably your best choice for a "budget" Ryzen 3000 system.
I had backordered this, but couldn't wait for it to show up and ended up getting an ASUS Prime X570-PRO. Man... what a HUGE MISTAKE! You'd think a board that costs that much more would smoke this entry-level board from MSI. At least, I thought so. And from the get-go, that ASUS board was a major headache. When this finally arrived, setting it up was an absolute dream by comparison. This board had no trouble at all with both M.2 slots populated and a Windows 10 installation on the lone USB-C port. I was up and running in minutes, and the only thing I really needed to install outside of the Windows installation was the latest AMD chipset package. (Not a big surprise, since the X570 boards are so new right now.) There were a couple of "Hmm, that's interesting" moments. ... MoreI had backordered this, but couldn't wait for it to show up and ended up getting an ASUS Prime X570-PRO. Man... what a HUGE MISTAKE! You'd think a board that costs that much more would smoke this entry-level board from MSI. At least, I thought so. And from the get-go, that ASUS board was a major headache. When this finally arrived, setting it up was an absolute dream by comparison. This board had no trouble at all with both M.2 slots populated and a Windows 10 installation on the lone USB-C port. I was up and running in minutes, and the only thing I really needed to install outside of the Windows installation was the latest AMD chipset package. (Not a big surprise, since the X570 boards are so new right now.) There were a couple of "Hmm, that's interesting" moments. Mostly in enabling virtualization and TPM so that I can use Hyper-V and BitLocker. The TPM setting was where I expected it, but the virtualization setting was buried deep within the overclocking settings. Out of the box with absolute stock settings all around, I managed to beat that ASUS Prime X570 board in PCMark 10. Admittedly, it was only by 8 points, but when you compare the price difference between the two boards, that's awfully impressive. What really impressed me was that I was absolutely crushing it on my drive benchmarks. I have a 1TB Sabrent Rocket NVMe drive and a 1TB ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro drive, and I was getting 3474 / 3061 on the Rocket and 3233 / 2515 on the XPG. With the same drives in that ASUS board, I never approached those write speeds with both drives installed simultaneously. I keep comparing the two, and outside of overclocking (which I haven't tested on either board), it seems like the only thing you get for the extra Benjamin you'd lay down for the ASUS board is an extra PCI-E 16X slot, integrated I/O panel, and rainbow LED's on the heatsinks. Meanwhile, you'd sacrifice full throughput on the M.2 devices, and one front USB header. And when you compare the MSI Gaming Plus to other X570 boards in the same price range, there's really not much of a comparison at all. Until recently, I've been pretty devoted to ASUS and ASRock, having built systems since the mid 90's. But with this board, I really have to hand it to MSI. The value you get is just phenomenal. Setup: Ryzen 3900X 2X 8GB Ballistix Sport DDR-3200 2X 16GB Ballistix Sport DDR-3200 Sabrent Rocket 1TB NVMe ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB NVMe Sapphire Pulse RX580 / 8GB Antec HCG850 Extreme PSU
I got this to replace my X470 board and run a 3ed gen Ryzen 5 3600x. Testing I have made over 1000 pt jump in CB20 scores and other various tests like benchtests. The one biggest notable difference is being able to access and use the full bandwidth of my RAM. On the X470 the most I was able to get and stay stable was 2933 MHZ on a 3200 Tident Z RGB. The X570 handled that and more no problem and currently run 2x8 3600 Trdent Z Neo optimized for Ryzen 2. The side recess where the USB and SATA ports gives you a little extra room for those cables and the added LED trouble shooting light are a nice added feature.The only thing I was a little disappointed in was the mother board on board RGB lighting which is weak compared with the X470. I liked the lighted GAMING PLUS ... MoreI got this to replace my X470 board and run a 3ed gen Ryzen 5 3600x. Testing I have made over 1000 pt jump in CB20 scores and other various tests like benchtests. The one biggest notable difference is being able to access and use the full bandwidth of my RAM. On the X470 the most I was able to get and stay stable was 2933 MHZ on a 3200 Tident Z RGB. The X570 handled that and more no problem and currently run 2x8 3600 Trdent Z Neo optimized for Ryzen 2. The side recess where the USB and SATA ports gives you a little extra room for those cables and the added LED trouble shooting light are a nice added feature.The only thing I was a little disappointed in was the mother board on board RGB lighting which is weak compared with the X470. I liked the lighted GAMING PLUS in the board design but it is hardly noticeable. MSI could have done a better job with that.Otherwise it's a great entry into high end motherboard and it's done everything I wanted which was mainly full access to the RAM sticks being used and the Ryzen 3000 processor. I also like the idea of being 4.0 PCIe ready. I am however not sure it helped my 2 current M.2 MVME drive speed which were already ridiculously fast.There are a number of big technical jumps in this board over the X470 but won't bore you with all the details. There is a good video on YouTube by GameNexus that goes into voltage regulators and specific components of the board and what you can expect in terms of overclocking.At the end of the day at its price point it is a great value with lots of potential for future upgrades, overclocking and performance for a while. It is so go good I didn't see any reason to spend the extra 100 or 200 hundred on a mid level x570 board. It just doesn't make sense unless there is some reason such as wifi you need on you motherboard.Additionally, for what it is worth when I upgrade from my X470 I took everything from that board the Gen 2 Ryzen 5 2600 CPU the 3200 Trident Z the M.2 drives and GPU and other that basic BIOS reset back to boosted setting resetting fans and curves there was no issue with Win10 or any other software issues. It was really easy and quite fast switching boards and getting back to normal use.
So far this Motherboard keeps the CPU chipset cooler than any other MSI motherboard we have ever used, with it's built in Fan. We had to upgrade the Processor for it though. Because like all MSI Motherboards. Their latest updates have made the CPU you already have, outdated and worthless. By doing this these Motherboard makers keep all the CPU's and PC products hard to get and prices high. You will learn, If your using MSI Motherboards, this Chinese based company has more control of your PC system than you do. Best advice is; Don't ever update your Motherboard to the latest updates, or you might have to buy all new stuff. MSI can't even update for Windows 11, yet they can update your Motherboard to not use everything you got.
This motherboard is part of my first ever PC build, so I don't have much experience at all. I do a lot of software and web programming (Visual Studio), video and photo editing (Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, etc.), music production (Reason, Ableton, Logic, etc.), and wanted something that could handle an above average gaming experience. That being said, the build went smoothly as the packaging and manual were top notch. After a few months of use, I am very pleased with my experience. I installed an AMD 7 3700x, to two Samsung 970 EVO SSD drives, a RTX 2060 Super, and 32 MB (2 x 16) Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro ram. Performance has been great thus far. I've been able to run my games with max settings applied without any problems. Video editing is smooth as well as music ... MoreThis motherboard is part of my first ever PC build, so I don't have much experience at all. I do a lot of software and web programming (Visual Studio), video and photo editing (Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, etc.), music production (Reason, Ableton, Logic, etc.), and wanted something that could handle an above average gaming experience. That being said, the build went smoothly as the packaging and manual were top notch. After a few months of use, I am very pleased with my experience. I installed an AMD 7 3700x, to two Samsung 970 EVO SSD drives, a RTX 2060 Super, and 32 MB (2 x 16) Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro ram. Performance has been great thus far. I've been able to run my games with max settings applied without any problems. Video editing is smooth as well as music production. I do have one issue, but I am unsure if it is a MSI board/software issue or that of the Corsair RGB. I use MSI Mystic Light to run the RGB on both the AMD fan as well as the Corsair RAM. I have intermittent issues with one or both of the memory sticks not lighting correctly, or just not lighting at all for that matter. Sometimes when I reboot the system it works fine for an indefinite period, and sometimes it doesn't. I am not sure how you would go about testing this issue. Knowing what I know now, I probably would have saved up more money for a board that could handle more NVME slots as well as an internal USB Type C connection. Overall, I'm pleased and I would say that this is a great entry level, if not an above average board for someone to base a new build around, especially for strictly gaming. At the end of the day I may just upgrade my PC with a more advanced MSI board later and use this very capable board in a new PC build for my son. Very satisfied with MSI. I give it 5 eggs for the simple fact that I believe the hardware does what it is advertised to do, the packaging was professional as I sated before, and the manual was put together well, even for a novice such as myself.
When I went to purchase Microcenter had the best price at the time and I was excited with my choice however I had started to see some forum posts about BIOS issues. I kept the default that came with the board, 1.2.0 dated 1/25/2021, and so far no rampant usb issues that I had read about. I was worried the 5600x wouldn't be compatible without an update but I got lucky. The performance of the m.2 pcie x4 port using an inland 1tb drive has been great so far and my 3 drive raid, using MS storage software worked fine after I loaded the OS. I paired it with a retail boxed 5600x and kept the stock cooler however I had to remove the retention brackets from the board to get the stock cooler to connect which was annoying but so far thats been my only gripe. My graphics card ... MoreWhen I went to purchase Microcenter had the best price at the time and I was excited with my choice however I had started to see some forum posts about BIOS issues. I kept the default that came with the board, 1.2.0 dated 1/25/2021, and so far no rampant usb issues that I had read about. I was worried the 5600x wouldn't be compatible without an update but I got lucky. The performance of the m.2 pcie x4 port using an inland 1tb drive has been great so far and my 3 drive raid, using MS storage software worked fine after I loaded the OS. I paired it with a retail boxed 5600x and kept the stock cooler however I had to remove the retention brackets from the board to get the stock cooler to connect which was annoying but so far thats been my only gripe. My graphics card as of right now is rather old (amd r9 380) but performance has been good an no issues there. I installed 32gb ram in 2 sticks and haven't had any issues or incompatibilities.
| General | |
| Product Type | Motherboard - ATX |
| Chipset Type | AMD X570 |
| Processor Socket | Socket AM4 |
| Max Processors Qty | 1 |
