Renewed MSI B450 Tomahawk AM4 Motherboard for Gaming, AMD Ryzen 1st and 2nd Gen, M.2, USB 3, DDR4, DVI, HDMI, Crossfire Support Review

Advantages: 1. Cost2. Screen printing is clearly visible (check out Asus and you'll see what I mean) 3. Reliable power supply supporting Ryzen 9 Gen 2-3 processors with sufficient airflow.4. RGB12V headers top and bottom plus RGB RAM and GPU support for Mystic Link control (no MSI products required). High speed RAM support (especially for Zen+). I'm running a 32GB Single Rank x2 Crucial Ballistix 3200MHz MAX RGB overclocked to 3600MHz with no instability. Plus Zen supports ECC RAM (if you need…

I haven't been able to use this board properly yet because it wasn't compatible with my Ryzen 3 3200G. The board at least turned on and lit up, so I can tell. My more tech savvy (and way smarter than me) friend suggested that I need to update the BIOS with an older processor, so I'm waiting for another processor to come in the mail so I can try that. Very disappointed as I was hoping that a "Revain Renewed" motherboard would come with an updated BIOS. Assuming this is indeed the solution to my…

The fee was very DOA on arrival. As the refurb is DOA this is too bad as someone RMAed the board, ran tests on it and repackaged it. The board behaved as if it had no bios. The only thing I could get them to do after testing 5 known good graphics cards and 2 known good Ryzen processors was to get a memory bug by removing all RAM. Then I found two exactly the same complaints on New-Egg. Soooo, it looks like MSI just decided not to actually test the boards and sent them back fully bricked. Good…

Good: The board has an LED that says "CPU cannot be detected". because the board could not recognize the Ryzen 7 I bought. So I put my existing Ryzen 5 in there, no. Couldn't find the CPU. Put both processors (one by one) in my old board, they work fine. Yes I cleared the CMOS and other necessary stuff but this board was just useless. All I wanted was a big board with lots of PCIex16 slots. I go back to Asus.

This board was recently selected for a new build and paired with a Ryzen 5 2600x, 16GB Corsair 3000MHz RAM and a GTX 1070. To my dismay I had problems as soon as I started the build. I received LED error codes, but they did not appear on the display. Fast forward four hours, I've gone through pretty much every single item in the setup, tried everything in the world to get this board working, including the BIOS flashback. . Nothing worked. Obviously I didn't do my research properly because after

1. Product did not work at all; no force could reach it even to run diagnostics on the board.2. When the seller approved my return, they took a 10% discount because I didn't return the screws/cables. The product did not originally come with screws or cables. It annoys me, but oh well. At least I get a partial refund.

Would not risk buying this item again from this seller. Waste of time and money taking it to a repair shop to find out if all components are ok for my custom PC except for this motherboard. Luckily the return was quick and easy. This article will be expanded. For those who may have scrolled through this warning on the product page. Buying a product at full price from a store or MSI direct reseller costs money, not the hassle of trying to figure out why your computer won't boot after reassembly.

I rarely buy refurbished or refurbished products, especially electronics. I tried this motherboard and reminded myself why I don't buy refurbished ones. the motherboard was DOA, will not be released, no video. Checked all troubleshooting methods with another graphics card in case the new one I bought was bad but not good. And since it's not the real Prime Minister; Since Revain does not sell or fulfill, just being a top notch but self-actualizing seller, I have to wait to get my money back. I…

Many reviewers say that the motherboard they received was outdated, but if you are considering purchasing a refurbished product your purchasing decision should already have that factored in. Revain's return policy for refurbished products is pretty good anyway. The motherboard itself works very well as if it was bought brand new. All accessories that come with the board are brand new and came with it. No problem, but then again, your mileage may vary.