🚀 Elevate Your Build with MSI's B550M-VC Motherboard!
The MSIPRO B550M-VC WiFi ProSeries Motherboard is designed for high-performance computing, supporting AMD Ryzen 5000 & 3000 Series processors. With DDR4 memory support up to 4400 MHz, PCIe 4.0, and advanced thermal solutions, this micro ATX motherboard is perfect for gamers and professionals seeking speed and reliability in a compact form factor.
| Brand | MSI |
| Product Dimensions | 24.38 x 24.38 x 6.35 cm; 907.18 g |
| Item model number | 9B13-144-548 |
| Manufacturer | MSI |
| Series | 9B13-144-548 |
| Form Factor | Micro ATX |
| Processor Socket | Socket AM4 |
| Memory Technology | DDR4 |
| Maximum Memory Supported | 128 GB |
| Memory Clock Speed | 4400 MHz |
| Graphics Card Interface | PCI Express |
| Connectivity Type | Wi-Fi |
| Wireless Type | Bluetooth |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 6 |
| Number of HDMI Ports | 1 |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 907 g |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
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Cutting-edge features; difficult to set up.
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!!!
