Review on 🔥 MSI X470 GAMING PLUS Max Motherboard for AMD Ryzen 2ND and 3rd Gen Processors with DDR4, DVI, HDMI, Onboard Graphics, and Crossfire Support - Ideal for Gaming Performance by James Lapa

I use this with a Ryzen 2700 and 32 GB RAM. This is a great motherboard. Definitely better than what I would call a budget motherboard. The BIOS is very clear and easy to use, which I like. Installation was easy enough. Only two very minor complaints, both due to ease of installation: 1. There is room for an 8-pin ATX power input for the processor, as well as one for a 4-pin (the latter being very close to the heatsink). ). This has caused confusion as many/most power supplies do not have both. It was very unclear that you only have to use the 8-pin connector and the 4-pin can be left empty. It's not in the manual and has caused some confusion and googling to see what's going on. These power inputs are confusing enough (they look too much like PCIe power inputs) to have an unnecessary input that isn't marked as unnecessary in the documentation.2. The front panel pins are not labeled on the motherboard, which means you'll have to search the manual to find out which pins need to be connected to the power button, reset button, etc. If you're not building much, remember their location. , it means an unnecessary and time-consuming step during the build, and it means a bunch of google searches if you ever change the cases.