MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX
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2019 AMD AM4 processor socket high performance motherboard with guaranteed support for 3rd generation Ryzen 3/5/7/9 CPUs based on Matisse and Picasso cores with Zen 2 microarchitecture. In addition, it is fully compatible with 2/4 /6/8-core 2nd Gen Ryzen 3/5/7 (Summit Ridge/Pinnacle Ridge cores), Radeon Vega APUs with integrated graphics (Raven Ridge), and affordable Athlon Zen (Raven Ridge).
The hardware platform of this model is based on the mid-range AMD B450 chipset with a six-phase processor power subsystem and VRM heatsinks. The motherboard can be an excellent platform for building a high-performance gaming system, an inexpensive workstation, or a versatile home PC. Equipped with four DIMM slots for installing DDR4 memory modules. In total, it supports up to 64 GB of RAM in a 4x16 GB configuration with a frequency of up to 2667 MHz (4133 MHz overclocked), which is enough for all home needs (including gaming and streaming) and professional tasks. Compatible with any models of high-performance discrete video cards, equipped with a set of digital interface ports for displaying images from the Radeon Vega video core (DVI-D, HDMI 1.4) built into processors. Fast processing of network traffic with minimal delays is provided by the Realtek RTL8111H network controller.
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Semi-flagship
In mid-2018, AMD introduced the new AMD B450 chipset for the Socket AM4 platform, which replaced the popular AMD B350 and brought with it a number of new technologies, more stable overclocking, and the ability to work with 2nd generation AMD Ryzen processors without the need to flash the BIOS. Interestingly, this chipset has produced a lot of both frankly low-cost motherboards and almost overclocker options, which are not much inferior to motherboards based on the flagship X470 chipset. MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX can be safely attributed to the second class: it is a powerful, well-made, stylish and functional “mother”, which, according to all the laws of the genre, should cost significantly more.
High-quality circuitry, all the necessary ports and system auto-overclocking
We begin to bend our fingers. Firstly, there is a complete set of all necessary ports, including 4 slots for RAM with a maximum frequency of 4133 MHz, a pair of reinforced PCI-E for installing two video cards in Crossfire mode, one Turbo M.2 interface and a gigabit port. For complete happiness, only USB-C is missing. Secondly, it uses really high-quality circuitry with massive heatsinks and high-quality capacitors. Thirdly, it supports very useful game modes (Game Boost and Memory Boost), which bypass all the limitations of the B450 chipset, automatically selecting the optimal frequency and multiplier of processor cores, as well as variations in RAM timings. That is, I just turned it on and without having to blink, I got the optimal overclocking of the entire system.
Friendly with new Ryzen
Also a big plus of the SI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX is compatibility. The B450 chipset was created with the expectation of the second generation of Ryzen, but MSI released the motherboard a little later, having managed to catch the release of the new Ryzen Matisse processors. Therefore, it works with them right out of the box, without the need to update the BIOS. But further more, AMD gave up on a mile of users and after numerous requests added support for the B450 chipset with completely new Ryzen Vermeer processors on the Zen 3 core. If money is running out, but you don’t want to save on the motherboard, then you can just take this option from MSI pair it with some Ryzen 3 1200, and in a couple of years upgrade it to some Ryzen 5 3600 or even Ryzen 7 5800X, whose power is enough for three hundred years.
