MSI MPG B550 Gaming Edge WiFi Gaming Motherboard (AMD AM4, DDR4, PCIe 4.0, SATA 6Gb/s, M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2, AX Wi-Fi 6, HDMI/DP, ATX, AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Processors)

Considering this asks about warmth, thickness, sheerness ill rate a 1 for warnth as its NOT WARM AT ALL! thickness is a 6 layer PCB which is EXACLTY what you want or more for ram overclocking PERIOD to have less interference that way, sheerness well, its a nice looking board so i give 5 stars there as for the board itself, easy to work with, has clear cmos jumper in the HARDEST PLACE ive ever had to get to (besides the b450I gaming plus ac which was in between the wifi module at the rear i.o.) to solve this issue i took out a reset button from an old case ill never use again and installed that onto the cmos jumper so i can clear the bios if i need to as i DONT want or wish to remove my vertical mounted gpu if that time comes! also has EZ debug leds which will easy help you figure out what the issue is rather its ram, cpu, video etc, (notes to consider when overclocking ram sometimes youll push Fclk to far and itll say its the cpu which is correct as your ram can do what your asking but the CPU cant keep up). has wifi 6, 2 m.2 slots 1 gen 4 1 gen3, (if your not using a gen 4 ssd you WILL NOT notice any differences whatsoever! Has more than enough fan headers to which i would have rather had 5 HYBRID headers (pwn,pump,dc headers) rather than 8 headers all together (1 cpu 4pin 1 pump 4pin, 6 system header) for some aio/water pumps it wont matter what header you use but for some it does as some are PWM only OR DC ONLY, so this will sometimes matter but its not to big of a deal. the VRM on this board for what this board is shooting towards (audience) is EXTREMELY WELL DONE! has more than enough to run even a 16 core chip (if overclocking this chip id run a fan on the vrm as i would ANY board for that matter) but for most getting this board a 3600, 5600x even OVERCLOCKING these chips wont be a problem for this board its VERY WELL BUILT! ram support on this thing is by far better than its bigger brother or should i say WIMPY SISTER? the x570 gaming edge wifi (vrm GARBAGE, ram overclocking (i got the same results on this board as i did with my others but was easier done on the b550 and less prone to overheating issues on the VRM) on the x570 version running the EXACT same EVERYTHING i am now i hit 80c on the VRM alone to where as this board hasnt seen over 38c. need i say more on that matter? if your looking for a used board from amazon to which your unsure because it states used-good in my experiences if it has the original box included (most the time not always) its going to have all the extra goodies that comes with it and ive never had scratche on anything ive bought used good condition as well as ive been able to register for a warranty on the manufactures website. conclusion as you can see in the pics this board is running fine with no thermal issues, no hiccups, even the bios it shipped with works for a 5600x out the box, i will say that i would only update to PATCH C bios and not use the beta version on MSI website as its not stable at all and locks out FCLK 2000 all together! LOOKING for a great board? THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT!!!!

Motherboard was easy to install and worked out of the box easily. One thing to note is that despite the fact that I have been told that the motherboard would not post with a 5000 series Ryzen CPU without a bios update, it did in fact successfully boot into Windows without a bios update although the RAM light on the board was lit up the entire time and the bios GUI was really sluggish. Once I updated the bios through the bios interface (not the bios flash button), both issues were resolved and my system runs perfectly. The built in Bluetooth works great, and I get about a 25 foot range with my earbuds before the signal starts cutting out. This is much better than the Bluetooth on the PCIe Wi-Fi card that I had before, which had a much less reliable signal. The Wi-Fi also works without any issues. The sound card on the board is also good quality, and using the Realtek Audio Console, you can make further adjustments with the equalizer to fine tune the sound depending on your headphones/earbuds. Also, the built in IO shield made installing the board much easier than my prior board which came with a stencil IO shield that was a bit frustrating to get lined up properly. Overall, this is probably best value B550 board you can get from MSI, especially if you can snag it during a sale or with a promotion from MSI.

The motherboard came with a, book! A real book to thumb thru. Very detailed instructions. The MB was easy to install. Very gorgeous board. The LED's are perfect luminosity. I does lack on USB ports but for the price point it worked well. I installed my Ryzen 7 5800X3D and it recognized it without having to upgrade my bios. It gave me extra room for my evga Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 ftw3 than my last motherboard. It has enough inputs for all my 6 fans. I am extremely happy with this motherboard.

I bought this motherboard for my new build to house a Ryzen 7 5800x and RTX 3080. Looking at what I wanted in my build, this motherboard marked everything off my checklist. It supports PCIe 4.0, supports nvme 4.0, has an additional nvme 3.0 slot, has a front usb-c header, and has high tier VRMs. The directions were very easy to understand and get everything installed. The bios are extremely easy to work with and it already came with updated bios that supports the new Ryzen 5000. It does have a bios flashback which can update bios without a cpu installed. One of the things I noticed and appreciated was the on-board debugging led. This lets you know if your motherboard sees an issue with any of your components. This was especially useful when I was overclocking my RAM and saw that it was detecting a problem, which updating the bios fixed. All said and done, I am really glad I chose this motherboard since it comes with some many features at a good price.

I would like to let you know about some issues I've had with this board. I will change the review if there's any update. The board was okay while it worked, but then the troubles started. First I bought a 3000 memory from the list of compatible memories. It would only run at 2400. Maybe it was a problem with the memory, and anyway it worked so too much trouble to switch memory modules. Then, after 4 months, the WiFi quit. Update: WiFi problem solved after own research - it was a driver configuration problem, a known bug. A full Windows restore solved it. Still, customer service was not very helpful, and besides repeating some generic scripts, did not offer any meaningful help. I bumped the rating to 4 stars, but I am still not happy with the difficulty in integrating and debugging the system, and with it not being fully compatible with "approved" memory. I have built many computers and this was my first PC4 build. They seem much more sensitive than PC3 computers. My final conclusion remains the same: do not use this product where reliability and dependability are important.

Great motherboard! Wifi 6 works alright, although I don’t exactly have a good router anyway. Motherboard does NOT come with mounting or standoff screws, but that was fine for me since it came with the case, make sure it comes with yours. Placement inside the case was a bit finicky, as I constantly was unsure about the pre-installed IO, but it might be more of a case problem. Everything else was mostly straightforward, so far no problems with it and I don’t expect there to be any. Overall the software is great, BIOS is easy to navigate with an advanced mode if you wanna overclock. Awesome fan curve changer. Only complaint is the startup icon is a bit ugly, I would’ve preferred just the MSI logo or brand name instead of a weird thumbnail of what I assume is the Gaming Edge branding. MSI’s mystic light works well. As usual, MSI does not disappoint.

Great value, works perfectly fine. Zen 3 BIOS flash through USB went absolutely smoothly and I got a respectable OC on my air cooled 5600X. WiFi is also a very nice touch to the MB (the MAG series not having WiFi was a deal breaker for me unfortunately). Everything about this motherboard is juuuuuuuust right, especially if you got a great deal on it because other more featured boards (e.g low end X570 boards) can compete with this "do everything for less" board. $150 on Black Friday? Hell yeah! A word of caution on my shipping experience, Amazon shipped my board in a box that's twice as wide without extra packaging or padding halfway around the world. Count me very lucky that the board still works.

una placa madre muy completa. antenas bluetoo y wifi incluidas, bios lista para serie 5000 de amd y altas velocidades

Excellent motherboard for gaming and high-performance builds! The MSI MPG B550 is reliable, sturdy, and packed with features. It supports fast RAM, multiple GPUs, and has great cooling options. BIOS is user-friendly, and installation was straightforward. Perfect for gamers and PC enthusiasts who want performance and stability.

Simple instructions for the CPU i used