MSI B450M MORTAR MAX mATX Motherboard For AMD Ryzen 2nd/3rd Gen, Socket AM4, 4XDDR4 DIMM, 2XM.2, 2XPCIE X16, 1XPCIEX1, 7XUSB, 1XType C, HDMI/DP, Lan, Internal I/O: 2XUSB2.0, 1XUSB3.2, 2X12V RGB Header

Recently built my pc and it ran good for five or so days then it wouldn’t power up and display anything tested ram, ram was good, tested psu, they were fine tested cpu it was also fine, it was just the motherboard playing up and getting stuck on dram led ezdebug. But before that the five days were amazing nice sized motherboard. Recently built my pc and it ran good for five or so days then it wouldn’t power up and display anything tested ram, ram was good, tested psu, they were fine tested cpu it was also fine, it was just the motherboard playing up and getting stuck on dram led ezdebug. But before that the five days were amazing nice sized motherboard.

this was my first hoe build and this board was easy to work with, it has enough USB ports but would be nicer to have more. As I use a 2 slot graphics card I do lose a PCI slot. this was my first hoe build and this board was easy to work with, it has enough USB ports but would be nicer to have more. As I use a 2 slot graphics card I do lose a PCI slot.

Enough USB ports, Motherboard LED lights are pretty cool and they are controllable (not the RGB fans though), unlike previous comments. Perhaps the motherboard LEDs started working with later updates. So now I have the LEDs synced with the CPU temperature which mimics the color, so blue for cold and red for hot, increments in between of course.

The only downfall is it does not have ARGB, only JRGB which is for 5v 5050 LED Lightsrips. My new Halo fans have to be operated from the controller included; not a big problem but just ensure if you need addressable RGB then ensure your MB has ARGB. The two M.2 slots and four DIMMS were the take-hom...view more Enough USB ports, Motherboard LED lights are pretty cool and they are controllable (not the RGB fans though), unlike previous comments. Perhaps the motherboard LEDs started working with later updates. So now I have the LEDs synced with the CPU temperature which mimics the color, so blue for cold and red for hot, increments in between of course.

The only downfall is it does not have ARGB, only JRGB which is for 5v 5050 LED Lightsrips. My new Halo fans have to be operated from the controller included; not a big problem but just ensure if you need addressable RGB then ensure your MB has ARGB. The two M.2 slots and four DIMMS were the take-home for me.

Runs well with Ryzen 5 3600XT and I've got 2 x 16Gb RAM @ 3200mhz. There are way too many overclocking features and options for my understanding, but good overclockers would love this.

Its a fantastic starting level motherbored only thing is that the PCI x8 socket is in a strange spot as if you put a GPU into the faster top PCI x16 slot then you cant put anything into it. then if you put the GPU into the lower PCI X16 socket witch runs way slower then the top one, then your GPU will do worse.

but even with that i think its still fantastic Its a fantastic starting level motherbored only thing is that the PCI x8 socket is in a strange spot as if you put a GPU into the faster top PCI x16 slot then you cant put anything into it. then if you put the GPU into the lower PCI X16 socket witch runs way slower then the top one, then your GPU will do worse.

but even with that i think its still fantastic

Can't complain for the price. VRMs good enough to handle a 3700x without any crazy air flow setup.
Would recommend turning off the board's RGB lighting though.
2 x m.2 slots is also a nice bonus at this price range. Can't complain for the price. VRMs good enough to handle a 3700x without any crazy air flow setup.
Would recommend turning off the board's RGB lighting though.
2 x m.2 slots is also a nice bonus at this price range.

got it for the dual M.2 had to wait a long time for it but over all a good MB got it for the dual M.2 had to wait a long time for it but over all a good MB

Has two m2 slots, everything else is good enough. Has two m2 slots, everything else is good enough.

Bought this last month with Ryzen 3600. No problem at all.
Default ram speed comes to 26xx something, go to bios to set that up one time if you are using high speed rams. (Works nicely with g skill flare 3200 16gb kit) Bought this last month with Ryzen 3600. No problem at all.
Default ram speed comes to 26xx something, go to bios to set that up one time if you are using high speed rams. (Works nicely with g skill flare 3200 16gb kit)

I switch to this from an X470-F Strix which is a full ATX motherboard and I haven't looked back. My case is now small enough to carry easily and I am not missing any features. I'd be willing to bet that most people don't actually need a full ATX board especially since SLI and crossfire are essentially dead. If you're building a PC and havent got a case yet, definitely consider this motherboard and a small case such as the Cooler Master NR400. I switch to this from an X470-F Strix which is a full ATX motherboard and I haven't looked back. My case is now small enough to carry easily and I am not missing any features. I'd be willing to bet that most people don't actually need a full ATX board especially since SLI and crossfire are essentially dead. If you're building a PC and havent got a case yet, definitely consider this motherboard and a small case such as the Cooler Master NR400.