PRO B550M-VC WiFi ProSeries Motherboard (AMD AM4, DDR4, PCIe 4.0, SATA 6Gb/s, M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI/DP, Wi-Fi, mATX)

I have a love/hate relationship with this mobo. Once it’s set up, it works like a dream! It comes with a very basic BIOS which doesn’t allow it to operate much at all. To get it up and running, you need to install the latest version of BIOS from a flash-drive. That means that you have to have access to a working computer that you can use to download the latest BIOS onto a flash-drive before you can upload it onto the mobo. It was a complicated process for this novice, but now that I’ve done it, not so very difficult after all! The next problem was that the mobo won’t access my old HDD’s because it operates UEFI protocol. According to the manual, which I had to download onto my phone (!), the protocol can be switched to accept other versions, but my initial attempts have been unsuccessful. I therefore had to download Windows onto a flash-drive, via another computer, and upload it onto the mobo. Because the mobo is cutting-edge, it has 2 iSSD ports. I had bought a 1TB iSSD as part of the build and the installation was fairly straightforward, but fiddley. And now the ‘love’ bit!!! The build powers up in 15 seconds and powers down in 5 seconds. The in-built WiFi works well, even though one of the antennae is loose - I’d have to take the mobo out of the case to tighten the nut! Although I’ve not given it a stern test, it performs all the ordinary tasks effortlessly and shows every sign that it could allow my R5 CPU to fly!!! One last thing; the BIOS for this board isn’t on the MSI UK list - you have to get it from the MSI US list!!! As I said at the start - a love/hate relationship!!!

Cheap AM4 motherboard for a cheap mid-range build with 5800XT. Easy to install and good performance. Can't complain.

For the first time, I embarked on the quest of rebuilding our nine year old gaming desktop. I do a lot of IT stuff but I've never done a full rebuild before, so I was a little nervous. I picked up this mobo paired with a Ryzen 5 5600G so that I could hold off on a graphics card for now. When I first booted uo my worst nightmare was realized- it was a black screen witj no display, just fans. As it turns out, they have these lovely little debug lights on the board that tell you what the problem is. As it turns out, the problem was the RAM I had read that Corsair memory doesn't like Ryzen, so I returned it and got a pair of G. Skill sticks. When I booted up I still had the light. When I realized the problem later it was pretty funny. The RAM ports on this mobo are different in that there is only a clip on one side. Its easy for the RAM to be slightly ajar. I pushed it in harder on the other side and it made a sound as it clipped into place! I then booted up and the machine was alive! This is a really great board which I highly recommend. It has an easy to use BIOS with lots of guides laying around online, and everything you need is spaced out nicely throughout the case. I couldn't be happier with it and it is highly recommended!

I love my new MSI motherboard. It’s super fast and has the best & easiest Bios interface I’ve seen. It includes (2) NVMe slots, Bios update button and mATX size is perfect for smaller cases. I also like the MSI driver installation utility which popped up automatically right after boot. This board looks unassuming and avoids unnecessary bright paint or component covers.

I have been using this for quite a while now and I have to say, I am not disappointed in my choice. This has been one of my greatest purchases so far, and I am glad I put my trust in MSI rather than ASUS. The quality is amazing, the BIOS is easy to navigate even as a beginner, and it has all the connections I need. It was also really affordable and provided so many benefits that other motherboards for the same price could not provide.

The board came new (anti-static bag was taped) and no noticable defects, first boot-up was pretty slow. The led indicator lights flickered a little when booting, something not noticed before on other MSI boards. Initial boot using CSM (instead of default UEFI setting) into sata SSD (for testing) took some time as well, subsequent boot-up into windows were fast after the board cycled through it's boot cycle. Yet to try M.2 and WiFi. 4600G and direct HDMI to MOBO were used for testing. Everything else worked well, wireless kb and wired mouse worked normally out of the box. Overall board was new and worked as it should out of the box. All items in the box were unopened and accounted for. Remember to switch to CSM instead of UEFI in Bios to boot up legacy drives.