MSi B450 Tomahawk Max

Great Motherboard – I built this PC with the MSi B450 Tomahawk Max and Ryzen 3600XT. Although it's not the cheapest, it is overall a very good product for it's price. I don't usually overclock, but I undervolted the cpu by offset -0.05 for slightly better temps and it was very easy to do. Has Super Speed and VR USB ports at the back in case you want to delve into VR in the future. Show details

Yep. this is what we are looking for – It is my first build and i am satisfied. no regrets. very affordable and very good mobo. I really recomend it for everyone. Try this and you wont regret it. :) Show details

Really Good Motheboard – This motherboard is very easy to install and also very good quality for its price. The only problem that i ran into was a vga error which was easily fixed by factory resetting the bios. Show details

This Motherboard is Awesome – This motherboard has been a great use to me and I have been using it for 2 and a half years, I definitely recommend this motherboard to anyone looking for a decent beginner setup. This motherboard is perfect with plenty of USB ports and 4 ram slots, which allows you to upgrade your PC without needing to change the motherboard. This product has… Read more

been great to me and I have had no issues. I 100% suggest this to anyone looking for a good PC setup and I can say that MSI produces plenty of high-quality products.

Solid motherboard for 3rd generation Ryzen CPUs – Has a solid cost-to-features ratio with out of the box compatibility for 3rd generation Ryzen CPUs (I installed an R5 3600), an M.2 slot for SSDs, sufficient PCIE slots / SATA headers / DIMM slots for most general purposes, and even a nice red LED strip if you're interested in that sort of thing. The board is well-suited to anyone who just wants a… Read more

motherboard that is easy to build with and works without any hassle. Plugging in the relevant wires / components was straight-forward and intuitive and I had no issues constructing my new build and getting a post on the first try once I'd put it all together. The BIOS is easy to navigate and while I was having some issues with booting from time-to-time, I flashed the BIOS to the latest beta version and I've had no issues so far. Overall, a decent board that's good if you just need something that works and is decently priced.

Great features and easy setup – Has a good amount of fan headers and great fan control software. There is also software for overclocking CPU and ram instead of having to enter bios. Looks great in a build especially if going for a more stealthy build. Show details

Best B450 Mobo on the market – This board was recommended to me by friends and folks on the internet, I'm glad I picked it up! I'm no expert PC builder but this was extremely easy to work with, it was ready for my R5 3600 straight out of the box and has a reinforced PCIe slot so no accidents happen. There is an integrated RGB strip which, along with the heatsinks, adds to the… Read more

premium feel of the board. I've heard this board is capable of overclocking which is a bonus if you're into that. All in all, a great ATX board, certainly the best at its price point.

Great Motherboard for a great price! – Great Motherboard. Supports Ryzen 3rd Gen out of the box! Great overclocker, great ram compatibility and a great price! Good points- Supports Ryzen 3rd Gen out of the box Memory compatibility Price! Good Overclocker Bad points- Could use more USB ports. Show details

Best motherboard for it's price – At a bit under $200, this has everything a regular PC needs. The BIOS is very useful and is simple to navigate. It has an m.2 slot for an SSD, it has 4 slots for RAM and can have up to 64gb, which you will never need for regular use and gaming. It's a sleek black and looks great in the PC. Has lots of ports as well for all the cables you need, and… Read more

is compatible with lots of programs that connect parts together. Great motherboard, and nice RGB lighting.

Quality motherboard for an amazing price – Quality unmatched price. It has all the necessary connectors to mount a great equipment at a very economical price, in addition it is not loaded in excess of RGB, I love it. Show details

Amazing product – What can I say about this board. I can't fault it. Right out the box, it worked with 3rd gen Ryzen. Just installed CPU, turned on the pc, entered Bios and punched in XMP values. Haven't had any dramas since. Everything is working seamlessly. Only downside I wish it had an addressable rgb fan header. Not a deal breaker though as I'm able to control… Read more

all my lights through Mystic Light. I would highly recommend this product if anyone is looking for a compatible 3rd gen Ryzen board, and who doesn't need to deal with updating bios concerns.

Beautiful classic black design with red highlights, but not without flaws – Straight from the packaging and online reviews, I could tell that this was a quality motherboard which is why I continued to reject suggestions from the retailer to swap to an "similar" motherboard by the competition when the pre-order kept being delayed. But it was worth the wait! Documentation/Installation: The user guides were for the most… Read more

part very detailed and straight to the point. However, I found that the "Quick Installation Guide" was not very helpful for the newer Ryzen 3000 series CPUs. I had bought a AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU with this motherboard specifically to go well with supporting future upgrades and it was unclear about whether thermal paste had to be added (all other diagrams had this step) or if the stock cooling would be enough; as I read that the new generation CPU stock cooling is pretty decent. Also, just a warning that the documentation that came with my CPU shows to insert the CPU a certain way on the motherboard which blocks one of the RAM slots because of the small part on the CPU with the AMD logo! I assume if you aren't using stock cooling and have a CPU cooler with a supported stand (in my case the stand didn't support the new CPU), this may not be an issue. Everything else was pretty clear to me, considering I upgrade once every 3-5 years or so.

Design/Looks: Again, the motherboard and placements of its components for the most part feels really intuitive and great which is why it's a disappointment, that even though it's marketed favorably to the new Ryzen processors, integrating them was a slight disappointment. The red highlights on the USE 3.x ports is pretty nice and confused me for a second as I'm used to seeing the blue ;).

General Performance: Overall, after installing Windows haven't noticed anything wrong. CPU runs quietly on stock cooling and temperatures remain quite low although, have only benchmarked in Rainbow Six Siege with a GTX 970. Did notice that the USB 3.2 ports at the back seemed to be transferring at 2.0 speeds by default compared to my front USB 3.0 slots though it could have been the USB I was using.

BIOS/firmware: This feels a bit clunky and needs getting use to, when booting up there were a few screens where there was just a blank blinking cursor and rare times when it just didn't load windows or wouldn't display the logon screen and had to force restart the machine. Not enough that there is a real problem yet though. I also had to flash the BIOS with the newest update at the time (3.3) from (3.1) because of the CPU came out after the motherboard and the drivers downloaded from MSI website wouldn't do anything after installed. The BIOS screen itself I have mixed feelings about, I appreciate the interface and use of a cursor to navigate around the menus but it's really laggy and slow and I hope gets fixed at some point.

Summary: Looks great, feels great but could use some improvements in BIOS and design for integrating with Ryzen CPUs 4/5.