MSI Mpg B760i Edge Hauptplatine

When I first got this board, the POST times were insane (like... 50-120 seconds insane). MSI released a substantial BIOS update and the board has been amazing ever since. POST times have long since been corrected. Furthermore, it is in a SFF build with a Fractal terra, and it absolutely carrys this little system. The tiny fan is a nice addition in my opinion as it is easily able to keep my main Gen5 nvme cool under any condition. All in all a solid board for a small build.

No complaints. Bought for my R7 7700x CPU and it works perfectly. Updated the bios with the flashback options before seating the cpu and everything wen't smooth. Runs my DDR5 FlareX5 6000MHz like a champ as well.

Paired this with a Ryzen 7600 (non X) , and Gskill Flare X5 6000 CAS 32 memory. Booted up first try. Updated to the latest non-beta bios, enabled EXPO memory profile, PBO, and high efficiency mode, and have been stability testing for 3 days nonstop - all good. It's a physically small board with cable headers scattered all over. All of the cable headers converging in one place makes cable management harder. Negatives - I chose this board because early DDR 5 really seemed to suffer in 4 DIMM config. The fact it has only 2 slots and has 12 layer PCB should be good for memory overclocking, yet the memory QVL tops out 200mhz lower than some boards. Actually Hard Overclocking channel said the topology looks "wierd" and cramped meaning it doesn't have as good a memory topology as most 2 slot mini itx boards. We won't know for sure till new Ryzens appear with better memory controller. However I doubt anything does better at the price.

Some products may be a little more expensive, but this is compensated for by their reliability in terms of responsiveness and availability of items. It's obviously been my main supplier for my computer renewals for several years.

First time making a PC, this MOBO has pretty much everything needed to make a good gaming rig.