MSI MPG B550I GAMING EDGE WIFI AM4 AMD B550 SATA 6Gb/s Mini ITX AMD Motherboard

Pros: - Monochrome colors fits with most builds, also no annoying RGB - NVMe fan, some may not like it due to added noise - Type C front Header, perfect for Lian Li TU150

Cons: - CPU backplate has chipsets too tall for some of the custom SFF air coolers (like the Noctua LH-9a, you must contact Noctua to get the proper mounts for free). - Only 1 case fan header, remember to buy splitters! - CMOS reset button covered by the heatsink

Overall Review: The only major issue people have with this is the backplate chipset sticking up too high which makes it incompatible with many SFF coolers. My NH-D15S cooler do fit this motherboard perfectly. Everything else is what you should expect with an ITX motherboard.

Pros: -USB-C front panel and rear panel connector -Cheapest B550 itx board with USB-C board at time of purchase -MSI is known to have good agesa support, staying up to date on bios updates -Asrock is also a viable alternative but that board was atleast 50.00 more at time of purchase and the other asus board did not have good reviews in terms of AGESA updates. -Debugging LED's on the top of the board are a nice touch -2.5 GBps network jack is also welcomed but I doubt I will be using it within the next few years unless 2.5GHz internet becomes widely available. -WIFI 6 and Blutooth are also nice to be baked into a motherboard Rear USB includes USB 2, 3.2 gen 1 (5GBPS), and 3.2 gen 2 (10GBPS) -Bios is pretty intuitive and straightforward to use but I came form an MSI board so I may be biased.

Cons: -USB-C and USB-A onboard connectors are both USB 3.2 gen 1 (5GBPS) not USB 3.2 gen 2 (10gbps) where as rear panel USB-C is USB 3.2 gen 2. -From what I have seen it works best with AIO coolers or slim air coolers. Using large and clunky cpu coolers like the Dark rock pro 4 or NH-D15 will give many problems the build is not planned properly or if you are an inexperienced builder (like myslef). -In using the NH-D15 I learnt that it must be mounted last as it will overshadow the whole motherboard width and stop by the X16 slot. So everything from motherboard scews, fans, front panel connections, NVME SSD, CPU power, 24pin power connector and RAM must be put in first before a big cpu cooler. If you want to adjust anything later the NH-D15 must be disassembled to some extent. -Have read about problems with CPU coolers which do not use the provided AM4 backplate but I did not use a cooler of that sort thus did not have the problem, but I thought i'd add it to the list -only 3 fan headers (1 CPU, 1 case, 1 PUMP). The PUMP has the most voltage provided so if you will be using more than a Y fan splitter or a something like a 4port fan hub, use this plug. -Fans are not detected in HWmonitor on Windows 10 but they appear fine in the BIOS.

Overall Review: -When shopping for an ITX board, the only expansion slot is the X16 slot, so you want as many features you can get in the motherboard. This motherboard does just that providing cutting edge features such as WIFI 6, 2.5GBps network jack, and USB-C (front panel and rear I/O). I do however have my gripes with the board but with a budget and wanting to go ITX there are some compromises that must be made. I doubt I will ever use the 10GBps speed of USB 3.2 Gen 2, but it would be nice if the internal USB-C header was that instead of 5GBps usb 3.2 gen 1. One more case fan connector would also be nice, but that is likely a what comes with going ITX.

Pros: Did my research and was exactly how I thought. Everything works so far, no problems.

Cons: None so far. It is a mini ITX Mobo so do your research on it and you won’t be surprised on what it does and doesn’t have.

Overall Review: Perfect for mITX builds!

Pros: -Good quality overall -color scheme is not bad. black and grey.

Cons: -the backplate of the AM4 socket is specially design and made to avoid some chips planted to the back of the board. . So if your CPU cooler uses its own backplate for mounting (instead of the AM4 Backplate provided with the board) then chances are you cannot mount your CPU cooler properly. You will need to find some third party coolers support a mounting kit based on the original AM4 bankplate. (for example, Noctua and be quite! )

Overall Review: Good quality board but you need to watch out for your CPU cooler purchase; excited to try it on my new ITX build!

Pros: - High end looking and quality. - Low profile Bluetooth and WIFI antenna with great signal strength. - M.2 fan that can be completely turned off.

Overall Review: Just buy this one. You won't regret.

Pros: Needed BIOS update for 5000 series. Easy to do via BIOS flash usb bottom without needing a CPU. huge huge huge plus. 5v RGB had broad compatibility, even is Dragon Center/Mystic Light gets bad reviews. No complains with onboard WIFI Does what you expect.

Cons: CMOS reset needs a jumper. If this was included I lost it. Would rather not try and short it with a screwdriver or something so I disconnected the CMOS battery instead (huge pain to reconnect, do not recommend). This process for me involved removing the IO shield. Please just engineer a button.

Overall Review: Does what you expect. Please just engineer a CMOS reset button.

Pros: Reasonnable price, 2 m.2 slots and the clear cmos pins were now labeled an behind a little tab that you break to have access to the pins (they were covered by the IO shield in the sample that many reviewers got)

Cons: The chipset/m.2 PCIe4.0x4 fan is a bit loud for me but i don't use it and I don't have any issues. also with my NR200P, the front audio and front panel connectors' wires are a bit short for the placement of the pins and while they reach the correponding pins on the motherboard, it doesnt give you a lot of options for cable management (it pretty much only goes one way which is sort of behind/on top of the horizontal gpu backplate,it'll still reach no matter your configuration in the nr200, just not the cleanest cable run).

Overall Review: Can't tell you if the rgb control is good or not, not much rgb in my build. Clearance of the rysen 3000 stock coolers is tight because of the io cover/vrm heatsink that extends a bit towards the cpu socket but it's honestly fine, I was just a bit suprised when building, It should fit pretty much any cooler. Itx form factor makes my NR200p look big and gives it empty microwave vibes with the glass panel, unless you have a relatively big GPU/ a taller CPU cooler than the Wraith Spire

Pros: -JRAINBOW Port -Cooling Fan for SSD -Good Port Placement

Cons: -None

Overall Review: It's a great motherboard with a lot of great features. Happy with the BIOS and the SFF is awesome. Dragon Center is also great with it. Love it so far!