Question 1

How reliable are the wifi and bluetooth connections on this motherboard?

Accepted Answer

The WiFi and Bluetooth connections on this motherboard are generally perceived as reliable.

Question 2

Can I install the operating system via USB on this motherboard?

Accepted Answer

I just installed Win11 on this board with no glitches.  Followed the NewEgg and MS instructions for download and installing clean install to flashdrive on a new computer.

Question 3

I'm getting the ryzen 5 9600x to go with this motherboard. Do I have to flash the bios for it in order to run properly?

Accepted Answer

A BIOS update may be required when used with 9000 Series processors.

Question 4

what ram speed is compatible? ddr5 6400 ?

Accepted Answer

I am using 2 Muskin 32 gigabyte ddr 6400 modules in mine--no problem

Question 5

Does this board support igpu?

Accepted Answer

The board does support enabling either an internal or external GPU in BIOS.  It also supports "hybrid mode" which will switch from internal to external GPUs depending on workload, presumably to save energy.

Question 6

Product images show a "ryzen 9000 ready" sticker.  Does this mean a 9800x3d will boot before the bios update, i.e. a second AM5 processor won't be needed?

Accepted Answer

The product description mentions that a BIOS update may be required when using Ryzen 9000 Series processors. This implies that the motherboard may not boot with a Ryzen 9800x3d processor without a BIOS update. A second AM5 processor might be needed for the update.

Question 7

Are the boot problems worth the risk of buying this board? or should i look for an alternative?

Accepted Answer

I only boot from the SSD but have seen no boot problems with my motherboard.

Question 8

Does the MB support boot from NVMe?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the motherboard supports booting from NVMe. It has 2x M.2 slots that support PCIe 4.0 x4 devices.

Question 9

Does the MB support boot from NVMe?

Accepted Answer

The product specifications indicate support for M.2 NVMe storage devices. Therefore, it can boot from NVMe.

Brand	MSI
Model	PRO B650-S WIFI

CPU Socket Type	AM5
CPU Type	Ryzen 7000 Series / Ryzen 8000 Series / Ryzen 9000 Series

Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR5)
Memory Standard	Memory Support DDR5 7200+(OC)/ 7000(OC)/ 6800(OC)/ 6600(OC)/ 6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800(JEDEC) MHz Max. overclocking frequency: - 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 7200+ MHz - 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 6000+ MHz - 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 6000+ MHz - 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 5400+ MHz
Maximum Memory Supported	192GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel
ECC Supported	Non-ECC
Buffer Supported	Un-buffered
Memory Feature	Supports AMD EXPO

PCI Express 4.0 x16	2x PCI-E x16 slot PCI_E1 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x16 (From CPU) PCI_E3 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset)
PCI Express x1	1x PCI-E x1 slot PCI_E2 Gen PCIe 3.0 supports up to x1 (From Chipset)

Serial ATA (SATA)	4 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2	2x M.2 M.2_1 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 22110/2280 devices M.2_2 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices
SATA RAID	Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for SATA storage devices* Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

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Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC897 Codec 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Audio Channels	7.1 Channels

LAN Chipset	Realtek 8125BG 2.5G LAN
Max LAN Speed	2.5Gbps
Wireless LAN	AMD Wi-Fi 6E The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slot Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX Supports 20MHz, 40MHz, 80MHz bandwidth in 2.4GHz/ 5GHz or 6GHz* bands Supports 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax * Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz may depend on every country’s regulations and will be ready in Windows 11.
Bluetooth	Supports Bluetooth 5.3 Bluetooth 5.3 will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 and Windows 11.

Onboard USB	4x USB 2.0 ports 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A ports 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C ports
Other Connectors	1x CPU Fan 1x Pump Fan 4x System Fan 2x Front Panel (JFP) 1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI) 1x Front Audio (JAUD) 1x Com Port (JCOM) 1x Tuning Controller connector (JDASH) 2x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2) 2x RGB LED connector(JRGB) 1x TPM pin header(Support TPM 2.0)

Form Factor	ATX
Dimensions (W x L)	12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin	1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR) 2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR)

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