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Review on MSI B450 GAMING PLUS Max ATX Motherboard: AMD Ryzen 2ND and 3rd Gen AM4 Support with M.2, USB 3.0, DDR4, DVI, HDMI, Crossfire by Boyan Chakarov ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I didnt expect the quality to be so high.

Even before all the dollar spikes in the Computer Universe store, I paid $5,000 for the motherboard, which is practically nothing. The motherboard is extremely attractive, and it even has a backlight, but I don't like options like that. With the exception of the Asus Honar D1 sound card, I connected practically everything I needed (4 hard drives and M.2); sadly, the motherboard lacks a PCI-E connection interface. The Ryzen 2700 processor promptly booted up on the motherboard without the need for any bios settings, and it operates steadily. My two bars operated at a minimum frequency of 2400 GHz, however the RAM can be overclocked to a maximum speed of 3200 GHz., Everything operates steadily and may be overclocked to the factory settings without any issues. After the Gigabyte motherboard, the bios is quite practical. The motherboard is really chilly; it is only 41 degrees with the browser open, the video player playing, and the game running. which is awesome! In the same mode, the CPU temperature never rises above 46 degrees. I'll say it again: I was annoyed by the lack of a port for a sound card, but this built-in card's sound killed me even more. After Asusa Honar d1, which is more than ten years old, there are a number of differences. Realtek's audio is very unattractive; it is synthetic, lacks highs and lows, and when it does, it is highly artificial. It only has midrange frequencies, which must be unscrewed with the aid of an equalizer. In other words, the quality of the integrated audio makes you consider investing in a new sound card or an external DAC. This is a mocking of my ears after Honar D1. In all other regards, the motherboard is deserving of praise and admiration for its designers.

Pros
  • price, build quality, great cooling system, lots of USB ports, USB 3.2 reinforced video card slots, appearance, practical Bios; M.2 slot; good potential for RAM overclocking;
Cons
  • Poor sound quality from the Realtek built-in sound card and no PCI-E slot