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MSI Gaming Motherboard Intel Socket Review

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Very good

Revainrating 4.5 out of 5  
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4.3
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Details

BrandMSI
CPU SocketLGA 1700
RAM Memory TechnologyDDR5
Compatible ProcessorsIntel Celeron, Intel Pentium
Graphics Card InterfacePCI Express
Memory Slots Available4
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Description of MSI Gaming Motherboard Intel Socket

Supports 12th Gen Intel Core Pentium Celeron processors for LGA 1700 socket. Supports DDR5 Memory. Premium Thermal Solution: Aluminum cover with heatsink, heat-pipe, MOSFET thermal pads rated for 7W/mk, additional choke thermal pads and M.2 Shield Frozr are built for high performance system and non-stop gaming experience. MYSTIC LIGHT: 16.8 million colors / fancy lighting effects controlled in one click. MYSTIC LIGHT SYNC supports RGB and RAINBOW(ARGB) LED strips and Ambient devices. High Quality PCB: 6-layer PCB made by 2oz thickened copper and server grade level material.

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

I really like the product, it fully meets my expectations.

Bought at a time when there was not much choice. I wanted to take a smaller forum factor, but a microATX with the same characteristics then cost 60-80k, so this motherboard saved my pocket and satisfied my demand.

Pros
  • Good motherboard for the money
Cons
  • Glowing dragon color cannot be customized

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The quality exceeds all expectations, I recommend to buy.

*ATTENTION TO MSI MOTHERBOARD CUSTOMERS* After the purchase, before installing the motherboard into the case, be sure to stretch the bolts of the VRM and chipset heatsinks - they can be said not to be tightened, they are easily unscrewed with your finger without effort, the main thing is to tighten without fanaticism, otherwise you will break the thread. There was a problem with the radiators pulling on MSI Z390 motherboards, on MSI Z390 Ace, after pulling the radiator screws, the VRM…

Pros
  • Excellent quality, the VRM zone is made to last, 16 real phases for CPU power with Renesas mosfets rated at 75A, 1 power phase for SA and 1 phase for iGPU power, no doublers, at a load of 270 watts, MOS sensor shows values ​​​​45-46 degrees C. A huge heatsink on the VRM, no plastic casings, only harsh aluminum heatsinks connected by a copper heat pipe. Convenient UEFI, yes, this is not ASUS Strix, which has parameters for all occasions for the finest settings for each phase of the moon, but even here it’s not a motherboard for overclocking under nitrogen, all the parameters present in UEFI are more than enough for overclocking and tuning. Good overclocking of RAM, 4 SR DDR4 strips, from Patriot on Samsung B-Die, took 4000 MHz with half a kick with voltages SA 1.28 and VDDQ 1.28
Cons
  • iGPU on current UEFI does not work well, at the declared Turbo frequency for Intel UHD 770, the built-in works only at 940 MHz, during overclocking, the frequency does not rise above 1300 MHz, and only if Adaptive voltage is set, i. E. when the frequency multiplier is set above 1300 MHz, it is simply ignored, while the iGPU consumption is limited to 3W, this limitation is not removed in any way, there is no PowerLimit setting parameter for iGPU in UEFI.

Revainrating 1 out of 5

The worst product for your money, I do not recommend it to anyone.

Sold defective goods to the CSN. At first they said that it was a socket malfunction (mechanical damage, bent legs). But after asking for an answer from an authorized service center, they returned the money, because. The ASC considered this product to be defective (malfunction of the Z690 chip) When contacting the SC again, after receiving the money in the store, with a request to sort it out, a refusal was received. They cannot admit their guilt and somehow apologize for the lost time.

Pros
  • There is none of them.
Cons
  • Won't start, completely non-working motherboard