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Review on MSI B450 Gaming PRO Carbon MAX WiFi: Ultimate Performance Gaming Motherboard with AMD Ryzen Support, M.2, USB 3.2, HDMI, and Wi-Fi by Sam Bhushan

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Works with my Ryzen 5 3600

I bought it to use with my Ryzen 5 3600 as a tomahawk). I had no problems at all with the setup. I flashed the BIOS with Flashback before installing the CPU and once the CPU and memory were added it booted straight away. The main reason I didn't give this 5 stars is that MSI will be ending support for these older mobos in 2020. They basically said today that if you want continued Zen 2 support after this year, you should buy one of their new MAX B450/X470 or X570 motherboards. The BIOS screenshots you see for this mobo do not apply if you are using a Zen 2 processor, they had to crop it to fit. Hopefully the stability/voltage/game compatibility issues will be resolved in the next 5-6 months. I can't comment on too many features other than a general "it works"; I'm not using wifi or onboard audio, but RGB works. In fact, I'm very happy with it because it has 3 zones and offers a good mix. Too bad the MSI software isn't that great.

Pros
  • Very good price
Cons
  • Price piggy bank