Question Confusion ?

[hasib22]

Why are there not many reviews of the MSI B550M A Pro motherboard ?
I bought one of them second-hand. Was it a mistake? Should I resell it?

 

[VizzieTheViz]

Probably because all board partners make like 100 mainboard variants of each chipset and nobody really cares to review them all.

Why would it be a mistake? Is it not working well or missing features you need or is something else not to your liking? Just the fact that it’s not reviewed much doesn’t make it a bad purchase.

How are we supposed to know it you should resell it? Why did you buy it in the first place?

 

[hasib22]

Probably because all board partners make like 100 mainboard variants of each chipset and nobody really cares to review them all.

Why would it be a mistake? Is it not working well or missing features you need or is something else not to your liking? Just the fact that it’s not reviewed much doesn’t make it a bad purchase.

How are we supposed to know it you should resell it? Why did you buy it in the first place?

I feel confused. Thats why. Recently I have faced problem with using XMP.

 

[geofelt]

Newegg has reviews of users who purchased that motherboard:
https://www.newegg.com/msi-b550-a-p...MIlPu5-sfDjAMVyS7UAR2eYipYEAYYASABEgLcHPD_BwE

I look at the zero egg reviews and exclude those who complain of delivery errors or other user caused problems.

On this board 64% were 5 eggs but the 0 egg were 10% that would give me pause.

 

[punkncat]

MSI's "Pro" motherboard is pretty much a lowest cost solution. They don't have particularly good power delivery but as mentioned are a budget choice for consideration anyway. The power delivery alone may well be the issue with XMP. You might consider trying some manual settings for the timings and voltage but wouldn't expect much.

I have used the "Pro" series boards more than a few times for budget builds and have not been disappointed in their lasting ability when the shortcomings of the design are considered in the build process. You know, don't put a Ryzen 9 on there and wonder why it isn't performing optimally.

I actually have one in use with an 11600K and get better stock (unaltered) performance from it than I did a Z board that chip was previously in. No idea why, not going to look a gift horse in the mouth.

 

[hasib22]

MSI's "Pro" motherboard is pretty much a lowest cost solution. They don't have particularly good power delivery but as mentioned are a budget choice for consideration anyway. The power delivery alone may well be the issue with XMP. You might consider trying some manual settings for the timings and voltage but wouldn't expect much.

I have used the "Pro" series boards more than a few times for budget builds and have not been disappointed in their lasting ability when the shortcomings of the design are considered in the build process. You know, don't put a Ryzen 9 on there and wonder why it isn't performing optimally.

I actually have one in use with an 11600K and get better stock (unaltered) performance from it than I did a Z board that chip was previously in. No idea why, not going to look a gift horse in the mouth.

Is it better to resell it and take a gigabyte b550m ds3h or gigabyte b550m k motherboard?

 

[geofelt]

Try to use the MSI. If it fails return to seller and then buy a replacement.

 

[hasib22]

Try to use the MSI. If it fails return to seller and then buy a replacement.

As it is a 2nd hand product and i m not sure if the xmp on problem is for the ram or for the board, I think the seller wont take it back.
Apart the xmp, the board is in oc mode. So the clock speer rises high and the temp reaches to 90 during playing games with stock cooler.
I am frustrated for all that prblm

 

[punkncat]

Are you unable to reset CMOS on this board?

You haven't mentioned other relevant details so any troubleshooting would require far more information, if such is the case in reference to the undesirable temps you mention.

 

[Misgar]

Recently I have faced problem with using XMP.

My guess is the default XMP speed of your RAM is too fast for your CPU. For example, if your RAM is capable of 4000MT/s but your CPU is only guaranteed to run up to 2933MT/s, you can expect problems. You need to learn how to manually tweak memory timings and raise the speed slowly in steps of 200MT/s. There's probably nothing wrong with the board, the CPU or the RAM, just the automatic BIOS settings you've tried so far.

So the clock speer rises high and the temp reaches to 90 during playing games with stock cooler.

All perfectly normal. Many people ditch the stock cooler and fit something much bigger. Check out the Thermalright Peerless Assassin and Phantom Spirit ranges. Modern AMD CPUs will boost up to 89/90/95C. Intel CPUs will boost up to 100C, even with a big heatsink or AIO. They're designed that way and can run hot quite safely.
https://www.amazon.com/thermalright-cpu-cooler/s?k=thermalright+cpu+cooler

I am frustrated for all that prblm

I don't see any problem. It's just you expecting the CPU will run at significantly faster XMP speeds than the manufacturer intended. A few manual tweaks and things should work fine. Read a few guides. Good luck.

 

[hasib22]

Try to use the MSI. If it fails return to seller and then buy a replacement.

As it is a 2nd hand product and i m not sure if the xmp on problem is for the ram or for the board, I think the seller wont take it back.
Apart the xmp, the board is in oc mode. So the clock speer rises high and the temp reaches to 90 during playing games with stock cooler.
I am frustrated for all

My guess is the default XMP speed of your RAM is too fast for your CPU. For example, if your RAM is capable of 4000MT/s but your CPU is only guaranteed to run up to 2933MT/s, you can expect problems. You need to learn how to manually tweak memory timings and raise the speed slowly in steps of 200MT/s. There's probably nothing wrong with the board, the CPU or the RAM, just the automatic BIOS settings you've tried so far.


All perfectly normal. Many people ditch the stock cooler and fit something much bigger. Check out the Thermalright Peerless Assassin and Phantom Spirit ranges. Modern AMD CPUs will boost up to 89/90/95C. Intel CPUs will boost up to 100C, even with a big heatsink or AIO. They're designed that way and can run hot quite safely.
https://www.amazon.com/thermalright-cpu-cooler/s?k=thermalright+cpu+cooler


I don't see any problem. It's just you expecting the CPU will run at significantly faster XMP speeds than the manufacturer intended. A few manual tweaks and things should work fine. Read a few guides. Good luck.

Should I look for ag400/ag400 plus/ag500/ag620 or this ak versions?