Pros: One of the cheaper X870 motherboards. Tool-less M.2 slots. Works on the 9800X3D out of the box. Includes the PCIe release mechanism for GPUs. 5GB LAN and WIFI7 Error code display

Cons: Suffers from the long post times of other boards No printed manual

Overall Review: Perfect "budget" board for the 9800X3D, still with tons of features. Works out of the box with 9800X3D so no bios flash needed if that's a concern. This review is for the MSI Review Rebate program.

Pros: Excellent performance out of the box. Bios M-flash quick and easy. Bios is easy to navigate with overclocking made easy. USB ports for days. Lots of M.2 slots with easy release/install mechanism. Quick release mechanism for GPUs.

Cons: Premium board comes with premium price. Long post times as RAM training kept taking place with each restart. RAM listed timing didn't work out of the box even though it was on the QVL.

Overall Review: Excellent board for my first foray into the AMD platform (I've been using Intel for years). Paired well with the 9800X3D, working out of the box. The long post times (POST code 15) seems to be the system RAM training every restart. Enabling Memory Context Restore seems to have fixed the issue. I had to dial back RAM timing a bit as the profile did not work out of the box. Besides these issues, a great experience building on this motherboard. This review is for the MSI Review Rebate Program.