Pros: Very powerful board, usb 3.0, sata 6gigs why (8x,8x,8x,8x) when you could just go (16x/16x) ? hmm AM3+ support? M-Flash! Nice little option in the bios that helps backup and update the bios in 1-2 minutes! Very impressive MSI but...

Cons: Small USB Bios bug. Default settings set the PCIe slot at 8x set your bios to optimized for PCIe16x Bios ver. 18.0 will give you problems. if you cant boot from disc or into windows at all with your usb controllers enabled... it means you need a bios update or you wont get anywhere. Download the latest bios update here - Problem solved http://www.msi.com/product/mb/890FXA-GD65.html#/?div=BIOS Make sure you have the file named A7640AMS.I10 extracted from the zip onto the flash drive. then select that file with M Flash in the bios then update. tadaa easy. Issue resolved

Overall Review: Do not RMA this motherboard. there is nothing physically wrong with it....(after a bit of research) i regret RMAing mine when i found out it was just a little software bug. I hate waiting for RMAs... anyway Known issue with bios 18.0 there is an updated version at MSI's website. follow the link! THIS BOARD IS TOTALLY WORTH IT!

Pros: Latest MSI motherboard. i was looking forward to using it. i WAS very excited when i got the board. usb3.0, sata6gigs, am3 crossfirex 16x oh yeah.... Love MSI they've always been good with me and their boards... until now.

Cons: Defective USB ports I had high hopes for until i couldn't figure out what was wrong with the board. took me a few days to figure out that the USB PORTS were the culprit. they were defective and prevented the system from booting. getting into bios was fine and ok... just wouldn't load windows because the usb ports were enabled. I used a USB keyboard and it worked in bios except when you start booting into windows... everything just stops

Overall Review: If you disable the USB controllers in the bios it works and boots into windows just fine... but without usb ports it makes this msi product just an expensive paper weight. completely useless. MAYBE I will give MSI another chance and hope i get a good board from newegg this time or i will NEVER buy another MSI product again....

Pros: - Comparable to the 3080Ti, an equal match in most areas - Cheaper than Nvidia - Stays cool under 74c at full load (with good air flow) - Performs great in 4k on most games - It's so... BIG and thicc your gf will be impressed. - I can play RDR2 at 4k ULTRA settings at 65max FPS 59min without a hiccup - Plays GTA 5 at 2k ultra settings no sweat! - Super Smooth gameplay - Liquid cooling not necessary - Boosts up to 2.4ghz (stock) - A TON of memory 16 whole gigs!

Cons: - It Doesn't pay my bills - No LED lights on it at all anywhere - it does generate a lot of heat - Power hungry at 275 Watts load - It's still expensive - Limited supply

Overall Review: Overall it's definitely worth the 1,275 bucks I got it for. Worth every penny. I highly recommend. GET ONE! NZXT H510 case MSI MPG X570 Gaming edge Ryzen 7 3800X Corsair DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Samsung SSD Evo 860 1T WD BLACK Sata III 6T Sapphire Pulse RX 6800XT 16gig Corsair RM850 PSU (Gold) Cooler Master AIO dual 140mm

Pros: It works! Flash card reader is Fast USB 3.1

Cons: You can only have one sd card inserted at a time. I ordered the black one, i got the pink one instead -1 egg. Not really a con but it's reaches fast usb 3.1 speeds ONLY if the SD flash card itself that you've inserted also has those speeds. otherwise it only goes as fast as the sd flash card itself. The reader itself is fine.

Overall Review: yes i would recommend.

Pros: - Fast - Good DDR3 1866 - Works at 1866 speeds as advertised - Nice looking heat spreaders

Cons: None

Overall Review: Great brand! I recommend!

Pros: -Big Bang for buck -intel can't beat this price -worthy performance -4.0Ghz -8 cores I upgraded from my older 3.3ghz FX-6100 zambezi (6 core) to this FX-8350 Vishera (8 core) and the performance increase was very significant. very noticeable and definitely worth the price. i mean it's only 70 bucks, that's just pocket change!

Cons: -Not a Ryzen. -Turbo runs pretty warm, so if you're going to enable turbo on this i recommend getting an aftermarket cooler or liquid cooling for super cool operation. -if you're installing this into an older MB like mine (MSI 890FXA-GD65 AM3) make sure you have the latest Bios installed and that it's compatible, otherwise it won't work. -It doesn't do the dishes.

Overall Review: -If you're not ready to ditch your old AM3 MB for an AM4 just yet, get this CPU. definitely worth it. -I can still play the latest games hitting a solid 60-100FPS or more on division 2, devil may cry 5, fallout 4, skyrim, rise of tomb raider, plague tale innocence and dishonored 2 at 1080p NO PROBLEM! Setup: MSI-890FXA-GD65 FX 8350 4.0 DDR3 1600 XFX RX 570 8gig