MSI MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI Motherboard mATX - Supports AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Processors, AM4, DDR4 Boost (4400MHz/OC), 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 x M.2 Gen4, 1 x M.2 Gen3, HDMI, 2.5G LAN

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Starting with an APU isn't a bad choice and knowing that this motherboard can handle any CPU present and future is important because swapping motherboards without reinstalling Windows is absolutely a game of "will this work? Should you have more technical questions about the product, please contact our OCSS system for inquiries. Total Fan Control allows you check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. The addition of the BIOS Flash feature on these boards is the main thing that drew me to it but also the 2 M. MSI motherboards are crammed with features to fuel your system’s memory with more speed, higher overclockability and increased stability.

PCIe Steel Armor helps by protecting VGA cards against bending and EMI for better performance, stability and strength. Though this is trivial as AMD CPUs perform best with the FCLK matching the Memory Frequency essentially making 1900 (DDR4-3800)/1900 the best configuration possible for most users.Unleash and sustain maximum performance with an aggressive VRM design built with a total of 8 digital CPU power phases.

I built my first pc back on Thanksgiving of 2020 and I chose this board because it had about everything I was looking for - a nice set of usb 3. The documentation provided is clear and concise, making it simple to connect all of my components and get up and running in no time. INTEGRATED COOLING - VRM cooling features 7W/mK MOSFET thermal pads and an extended heatsink; Includes chipset heatsink, M. While this part is completely subjective, I think the micro ATX form-factor for this motherboard made the B550 worse.This allows for the user to auto-enable Precision Boost Overdrive for the CPU and the XMP memory profile.

AFAIK it's incompatible with older Ryzen processors (eg 2000-series or 3200G/3400G), however my Zen 2 CPU (3100) installed and functioned straight off. Another feature that is found in higher-end motherboards, but it will never be used on this one because of Clear CMOS placement, among other things previously discussed.

When a digital signal is converted to an analog one (for example when playing audio through speakers or headphones), a certain amount of noise is carried in the signal.