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The motherboard failed twice.
Twice the computer won't boot, it launches, but nothing happens, it looks like a capacitor problem.
Maybe not lucky, or is it common?
The motherboard failed twice.
Twice the computer won't boot, it launches, but nothing happens, it looks like a capacitor problem.
Maybe not lucky, or is it common?
Motherboard mounted in a mini Antec VSK2000-U3 case bought here to stick an old Ryzen 2700, 32GB of ram and an RX 6400 to make an HTCP, it's perfect. Bios update OK. Very complete and easy to mount for a compact size. Started up very quickly.
Chosen to update a very old desktop Linux configuration.
A bit hard to set up because you have to modify the BIOS on the MMU accesses by tapping.
I also had to dismantle the processor support because it was not adapted to my AMD RYZEN 3 4300GE.
Now with the installation of an NVME disk it boots up almost instantly!
I'm very happy with the advice of LDLC and my purchase as it was well priced.
A little too powerful for a desktop PC but the price/performance ratio is good enough to be worth it
The CPU fan mount is very effective but needs to be fitted before inserting it into the case
All ports are useful and numerous
For a Linux use, it is ABSOLUTELY necessary to update the Bios. Not that the Proc. is not recognized (AMD 3200g), but there are big problems of instability as soon as one uses external USB storages.
After 3 weeks of trouble and hours spent on the internet, it turns out that the culprit is AMD who took a long time to provide a viable driver (for Linux) to the MC manufacturers. Once the update was done, everything was fine...
Good card overall but incomplete packaging if you are mounting your first PC or if you don't have a way to consult the online manual.
Indeed, without an installation manual, we don't know the location of the connectors for the leds, power and reset buttons and the buzzer connector (less important but still useful).
For this, I give it an 8/10.
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Very good for the performance provided. The compatibility of the components under linux is bluffing, and the bios update by usb in fat32 (are we in 2020?) seems rather easy, a shadow bios
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Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: B450M PRO-M2 MAX (MS-7B84) v: 2.0 serial:
UEFI: American Megatrends v: A.60 date: 04/20/2020
CPU: Topology: Quad Core model: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G with Radeon Vega Graphics bits: 64 type: MCP L2 cache: 2048 KiB
Speed: 1259 MHz min/max: 1400/3600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1259 2: 1259 3: 1260 4: 1260
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However, MSI does not provide any support for linux fwupd (which allows to update the bios very easily)
The default BIOS sets an external graphics card as primary, not the IGP
BIOS menus are incomprehensible, the option to enable virtualization is by default disabled (yes yes, in 2020)
To activate the card on the MSI site, it is necessary to reopen the cover to give a number written in lower case
Only 3 power supplies for sata, I had to remove a disk
I have given a score of 10 because I feel it is deserved
I got my computer at a very competitive price with advice on configuration that was top notch
The motherboard is well finished, the connectors are complete, no shortcomings. Does what it is asked to do.
Good connector layout / good signal identification / no frills but all the connectors you need: better perceived quality than my old asrock B450.