MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi Gaming Motherboard (AMD Ryzen 9000/8000/7000 Series Processors, AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, M.2, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI/DP, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, 2.5Gbps LAN, ATX)

Update July 2025: MSI responded to my 2nd RMA and they sent me a brand new, better MoBo, and it is working great since. This is the motherboard to get; it is relatively affordable, easy to install, good quality overall, and it fits several sizes of cases. Old review: I bought this in December 2024, and it was working okay, but it didn't recognize the 4 TB M.2 SSD in its second M.2 bay. I contacted MSI, and after several tests and emails, they asked me to ship the MoBo to them. I disassembled the PC, sent it to them ($50 UPS!), and it came back. Guess what, it is worse than it was!!! Now, not only does the M.2 not work, but the MoBo chipset is overheating, USB connections keep dropping off, and many, many issues! This is a horrible experience that I didn't anticipate or expect from a respectable seller/manufacturer like MSI; what a waste.

Normally I would just go with the cheapest components I could find, but this is now the 4th pc I've built with an MSI motherboard, and I am now a loyal customer. Every mobo I've purchased from MSI is still going strong and is faster booting and more reliable than others I've used. Flashing bios is easy and I like the bios menu features and ease of use. So far, I've only built pcs for gaming, and MSI has not let me down with what I need. This new one has wifi built in, which is very nice. Also, the look of the board is nicer than I though at first, just seeing the pictures. Whoever designed it, designed a sleek stylish board that I'm happy to own and use. At the end of the day, I don't see myself switching brands when I upgrade or build a new setup. MSI has not let me down, no matter what product I buy from them.

Both this for my girlfriend’s PC I just built for her. First time I’ve used an MSI board in a while and it was great. Really easy to install, and it has a Clear CMOS and Flash BIOS button built in which is convenient. Integrated well with all her components and is very fast. Would buy again.

For the price it is. it has plenty of features and it works pretty good

Pros, 1. A decent priced B650 full ATX motherboard. 2. For it's price it has some good features like the newest WIFI 6.0, Bluetooth 5.3, plenty of USB Type A 3.2 ports. front headers for a USB Type A and C, 2 M.2 ports, a USB Type C GEN 3.2 2x2 20 Gbit speed and plenty of space to add your GPU and two other smaller PCI-E devices. 3. Has a decent VRM, power stages are 12, 2 and 1. The mosfets are well cooled with onboard heatsinks. 4. The BIOS is pretty decent with an EZ or advanced mode for tuning and programming. 5. Has a BIOS flashback switch. 6. Unlike some people I didn't have memory issues. I'm using BIOS version V1.3 that came with the motherboard and I was able to run a set of T-Force Z DDR5 6000 CL30 on EXPO without any issues. 7. If I wanted to upgrade to a better CPU this motherboard could handle it and AMD has a reputation of holding it's platforms longer than Intel. Cons to be fair, 1. Like many others have stated the boot time is horrible. I've read a lot of people complain about the MSI B650 motherboards having long boot times and I've experienced the same. I'm on BIOS V1.3, maybe a BIOS update may fix this. 2. When I went to tune my CPU in BIOS they had two different way to use PBO which is confusing. One is labeled Overclock and other is under advanced setting for overclocking. The odd thing is when you use the advanced setting they work better that the labeled Overclock setting yet don't show up as a BIOS change when you go to save and reset. Maybe a BIOS update might fix this. 3. This a minor con, but you get what you pay for. There's no PCI-E GEN 5 nor NVME x5. 4. Compared to Intel's B660 motherboards the AMD B650 motherboards are expensive and you have to use DDR5, you don't have the option for DDR4 motherboards. All in all I'm happy with my purchase because I wanted to move to a new platform, but I didn't have a lot of money of spend. I paired this with a Ryzen 5 7600, DDR5 6000 CL60, RX 6800(non-XT) and this motherboard for a total cost of under 550 after tax. With everything in my PC I can websurf, run light productivity apps, watch multimedia and play the newest games at 1440p or sometimes above. Sure I could of cut corners, got a cheaper motherboard and memory kit, but if I did I'd have to upgrade those two things much sooner and I really needed the extra PCI-E slots. Update, I recently upgraded to a Ryzen 7 7800X3D and this motherboard handles it with no problem. A little advise. If you run the 7800X3D I'd go into BIOS, set the maximum temperature to 80c under PBO and do a CPU offset of anywhere from 20 to 30 negative because this CPU in my system was running hot even using a EVGA 280mm AIO liquid cooler. Also using good thermal grease will help as well. After doing what I did my idle temperatures went from the high 40s and low 50s to the range of 42 to 45c idle so I dropped at least 7c lower on average. I chose to use Artic MX-6 which I find to be the best non-conductive thermal paste for the money.

MSI has released 33 bios updates for this motherboard for a reason. Unfortunately that's not where the problem lies initially, as the issue with the no boot on installation of RAM is caused by Memory Context Restore not being enabled by default. Do so and you'll get consistent boots.

Not God tier but very solidly Jesus tier. Wished I had known 7.1 sound before I bought my 5.1 system but thats my fault. I use Nvidia so no idea about video. Audio, realtek and on point all day long, Bluetooth skullcandy and you are there in person. WiFi, flawless for me, and actually way faster than my older system. Zero drops. Running 64 GB high speed ram and system is flawless coupled with Ryzen 9 7950. Not overclocked. Upgraded firmware, zero issues. Love my rig and yes this board handles LED cases with or without microcontrollers as well as multiple fan/cooler setups.

The MSI B650 is a great gaming motherboard and I’ve had a very good time with it so far. It has a great feature set supporting a chipset (AM5) that supports the best gaming CPUs on the market, working great with both my ryzen 7900X3D and RX 7900 GRE, has good and stable voltage and temperatures, feels and looks high quality and was very durable. As well, their BIOS is easy to navigate, boot times are quick, and it’s easy to install divers.

Excellent product this makes my PC future proof as I am ameture Gamer. It has all the ports for old and new peripherals Also 5.1 ch on-board speaker option was a big plus for me.

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I built my 1st PC back in April and was on a tight budget. I saw this one had great reviews, so I took the chance because I wanted an AM5 Motherboard to pair with my 7600x3d. I can safely say this has been an amazing purchase for me. Instructions were clear and the thing runs great. I have 2 M.2 SSD's and a HDD and it was a breeze to setup. Having USB-C,A and whatever other plugins I need is great. I highly suggest this for anyone looking to get into PC gaming and with the new gen of AMD Chips.

Good gaming product