MSI X470 GAMING PLUS Motherboard ATX, AM4, DDR4, LAN, USB 3.1 Gen2, M.2, MYSTIC Light Sync, HDMI, DVI-D, AMD RYZEN 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen

For the money I paid for this motherboard it was good value for money. It does a good job for what I wanted it. Be warned though if you are buying this motherboard for Ryzen 3000 as of 25th July 2019 the latest bios for Ryzen 3000 cpu's is the click bios which looks like the old non uefi bios and its a bit buggy. They changed the user interface because the bios chips storage is too small to be able to support the new Ryzens and all older CPU's.Also they removed some features and the M-Flash utility is broken in the bios so you will not be able to upgrade the bios. On their forum a moderator posted a flash utility which will allow you to flash back to an older bios. I would suggest you stick with the bios from January this year if you are not going to use a Ryzen 3000 series CPU because the newer bioses read the CPU temperatures as higher than it actually is.I haven't had any major problems with this motherboard though. At first boot up it took a few power cycles for the motherboard to go into the POST and Bios screen though and after that it worked perfectly so when you get this board take that into into account. If it doesn't boot the first , second or third time then try a fourth time. But make sure you turn off the power to the computer after each attempt and press the power button for a few seconds to discharge any power left in the power supply and motherboard. If after a few attempts to get a P.O.S.T. (Power On Self Test) screen and bios screen then look online for solutions before doing an RMA. It could just be something very simple thats gone wrong and it may be fixable.

This + Ryzen 1700 (super cheap £136) + up rated BeQuiet cooler + 3200 memory = nearly silent machine 8 cores 16 threads all at 3.9Ghz overclock that stay solid while I do video renders for hours on end. The memory speed does make a difference on Ryzen so go 3000 and overclock it or just get 3200 and watch cine bench with a big smile on your face. This boards bios is so easy to use its made it easy for anyone who can watch youtube and hold a screwdriver to build and overclock a very powerful machine. And when the Ryzen 3000 get to a decent price you can just drop it in.

Honestly it's a great motherboard, been using for few years, and it does the job very well, how ever If I had to build another PC, I wouldn't choose the same motherboard, the motherboard software is constantly conflicting with other softwares and resetting RGB on every restart, there were no updates on Mystic Light ever since I have bought it, so I guess they give no crap about the issues, some of the RGB colors don't change even if it shows in the Mystic Light Software that they should, first time installing I had to buy super old mouse the round plug from windows 98+ times... because default windows drivers were not working and you had to download the special drivers from their website, which made me buy this antique mouse to make it work (cuz these mouse don't need any drivers to function), but anyway, it's good when you go past these annoying issues, honestly never had any of this issues with any other motherboard even if it's first time installing windows.

I have just today installed this motherboard into a new Gaming rig and it is working perfectly. The onboard BIOS is good and hasn't needed updating for the new Ryzen processors. I am running with AMD RYZEN 2700 and an RTX 2060.I am running with 16gb of DDR4 3200 MHz Corsair memory, and unlike the other review I am having no issues using Corsair memory at all.The motherboard came well packaged and as expected fit perfectly into my ATX case (this is a full ATX motherboard so make sure your case can take it). The back-plate has some nice graphics on too.Installation was easy, although make sure you use the instruction manual for all the front panel connections, as they are quite tricky to see with the writing on the case. Also worth noting the red RAM slots are to be used first (this is clear on both the board and the manual)This seems to be a great buy for the price and can support some high end kit. Only time will tell for sure but I have no worries with this gear.

I really like this motherboard. X470 so you have all the extra usb slots and features ,at 107 pounds ,offering decent overclocking performance (for the price range) with very stable voltage at 4.00Ghz ( Ryzen 7 2700 ).Overall very good experience! Thank you MSI, i thought only ASUS had stable motherboards,but this one is very stable as well.Worth buying.

Good.motherboard but to fit the ryzen processor you have to have £40 older processor to update the BIOS if I had known I would have bought the X 570 save myself a lot of agro

I bought this board based on my requirement for needing an AM4 slot for my Ryzen 5 2600 and haven’t been disappointed.The price is in-line if not slightly cheaper than other manufacturers.The board looks great and the Mystic Light syncs well making choosing a windowed case a good idea.The accompanying documentation including quick start and user guide definitely helped speed up installation and getting to grips with the BIOS features.So far I have not had any issues and would recommend this MoBo. Just waiting for my MSI GTX 1080 to arrive tomorrow.

Bought this and it was described as. All parts but damage to the box. Arrived and the I/o shield is missing. Wouldn't normally be an issue as I have spares but this board has a chunkier design and doesnt fit regular ones. No screws for the board either. Otherwise board was nice and clean, some reason the manual was bubble wrapped where as the motherboard wasn't which was quite odd anti static bag was there. Haven't had chance to test the board yet as waiting on screws and a new panel.