MSI Pro Z890-a Wifi Hauptplatine

MY first MSI board. I was a loyal ASUS fan and after the bad customer service reports. I tried MSI. Very pleased/

We purchased this as part of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K, MSI Z890-A PRO WiFi 1851, G.Skill Ripjaws S5 Series 32GB DDR5-6000 Kit, Computer Build Bundle. We also purchased an Asus NVIDIA 5060 Ti 8GB with a Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE CPU Air Cooler, Corsair RM850x. All of the products worked out of the box together, very stable. We use the Intel Boost 200s Profile.

Was happy with this board for a couple of weeks until it no longer POSTs (turns on for a few seconds before turning off). Tried all sorts of RAM configurations, going between different UEFI firmware revisions, power supplies, common troubleshooting techniques (i.e. CMOS clear). I sent the motherboard to MSI per their RMA instructions and the statuses showed 24 minutes before Repairing and Shipped. I received it back in the same condition as I sent it in, exhibiting the same issue when I ran it through testing. No notes on what was repaired from what was provided in the packaging as well as on the RMA status page/emails. Needless to say, that was my first and last time purchasing an MSI motherboard. I'm sure they're great when they work, just don't be stuck with a board that will fail outside of Micro Center's 15-day return window.