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Juan C.

Juan C.

Joined on 09/26/18

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Most Favorable Review

Great Motheboard and amazing price.

MSI PERFORMANCE GAMING B450 GAMING PLUS AM4 AMD B450 USB 3.1 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI PERFORMANCE GAMING B450 GAMING PLUS AM4 AMD B450 USB 3.1 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: If you're looking for a decent gaming (or non-gaming) motherboard, this is it. -I've had no issues with the board itself so far. -Extremely easy to set up. -Decent BIOS. Has both basic, and advanced options. Easy to overclock. -Lots of SATA options and the m2 is a nice plus. -Looks nice. Not too edgy for those who aren't into gaming. -The RAM slots color makes it even easier to not make a mistake when putting the RAM in the right slots. (2 red, 2 black).

Cons: THIS IS NOT A CON -I had an issue where the board was being short circuited. When turned on for the first time, I got a message saying a USB device over current which made my PC not turn on (it would turn on for half a second, then turn off). At first I thought it was a damaged motherboard, but the problem was that either the i/o shield or some pins behind the MOBO was touching the case. I removed the i/o shield, and only put screws on the top of the motherboard, and it worked perfectly.

Overall Review: I definitely recommend this product. Price is nice for those looking to have a mid-high gaming PC. My rig is: Ryzen 5 2600, 16gb 3200mhz RAM, GTX 1060. I've had no issues with the CPU in terms of compatibility, and it overclocks the Ryzen nicely. I'm not a crazy overclocker, so I have it at 3.8ghz and will not go higher. Temps are nice. About 40-50 degrees in Battlefield 5 (not AMD stock cooler. I have a deepcool gammax 400).

Most Critical Review

Good board, bad luck

MSI B450-A PRO AM4 AMD B450 USB 3.1 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI B450-A PRO AM4 AMD B450 USB 3.1 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: This motherboard is GOOD. Does what it offers. -Ran my RAM in 3200mhz -USB 3.0 is a plus -Easy to install

Cons: My motherboard died after 2 weeks of normal use. One day, it randomly re-booted my PC and got stuck in the CPU debug light, and would not get display after that. I had to force a shutdown by turning off the PSU. After that, my PC would turn on for a second, then shuts off right away. And then, it would not turn on again. I did the paperclip test in my power supply, was working fine. Called MSI for help. Cleared the CMOS, removed GPU, and every single hardware from motherboard, still didn't turn on. So it looks like the motherboard just died randomly. This is not to say the motherboard sucks because it was running just fine before. It just committed suicide I suppose. I'm giving it 2 stars for the faulty motherboard I received. As soon as I get my replacement, and doesn't die like this one, I will give it 5 stars.

Overall Review: Would I recommend it? Mmmm... It's only human that I say no right now. But if you are really interested in buying it, go for it. However, this is not a bad product

12/10/2018