Question MSI PRO B650-P WiFi ProSeries Motherboard and CMOS Battery

[Koemas]

I was recommended this motherboard on here for my new build.

Reading the reviews on amazon, however, it seems like there's an issue where the CMOS battery is DOA. From what I understand, it will reset my overclock settings if I ever disconnect my pc from a power source. However, I have no intention of overclocking so is this still something to be concerned about?

I don't want to deal with replacing the battery either so if its an issue could someone recommend a different motherboard.

Thanks!

 

[rgd1101]

buy a cmos battery

 

[Koemas]

buy a cmos battery

I also read its a bit of a pain to replace so I'm just wondering if I should just pick a different motherboard

 

[drea.drechsler]

... From what I understand, it will reset my overclock settings if I ever disconnect my pc from a power source. However, I have no intention of overclocking so is this still something to be concerned about?
...

All modern boards I've had exposure to allow saving settings to a CMOS profile. Once you replace the battery, just load the CMOS settings from that profile and it's back where it was, no problems.

 

[Koemas]

All modern boards I've had exposure to allow saving settings to a CMOS profile. Once you replace the battery, just load the CMOS settings from that profile and it's back where it was, no problems.

I don't really want to get into the hassle of replacing the battery though. Rather just get a different motherboard if its necessary.

If I'm not overclocking does it matter though?

 

[drea.drechsler]

I don't really want to get into the hassle of replacing the battery though. Rather just get a different motherboard if its necessary.

If I'm not overclocking does it matter though?

It matters if you make any BIOS settings changes, the more involved and easy to forget the more it matters. Some changes that can be pretty complicated include custom fan curves and memory sub-timing changes for stability and latency improvement. If you've never made any changes to BIOS settings it doesn't matter at all and may actually improve things in ways you didn't realize.

The hassle of replacing the motherboard is way more than that of replacing the battery so your reasoning is illogical. The honest question is: why do you really want to change the motherboard?

 

[Koemas]

It matters if you make any BIOS settings changes, the more involved and easy to forget the more it matters. Some changes that can be pretty complicated include custom fan curves and memory sub-timing changes for stability and latency improvement. If you've never made any changes to BIOS settings it doesn't matter at all and may actually improve things in ways you didn't realize.

The hassle of replacing the motherboard is way more than that of replacing the battery so your reasoning is illogical. The honest question is: why do you really want to change the motherboard?

It doesnt seem so simple though.

From an amazon review:
Unfortunately the one I got came with a dead CMOS battery (CR2023) and from what I gathered, there are other people with the same issue. Replacing the CMOS battery is cumbersome, as the wires are solder onto the battery. It will take some effort to pull the battery off and replace it.

Another review said they had to use heat shrink to keep the new battery in place

I'm unfamiliar with this so maybe it really is a non-issue

 

[sarcophagus_macabre]

Be careful of Amazon reviews, because they include all reviews for all versions of the board, which for this board include ATX, mATX, and mini ITX. The CMOS battery is visible in the picture of the ATX board, which you identify as yours. Bright, silver in a battery holder.

Get a new battery, pop the battery out of the holder and replace the f'n battery.

shouldn't take more than 5 minutes...

 

[drea.drechsler]

It doesnt seem so simple though.

From an amazon review:
Unfortunately the one I got came with a dead CMOS battery (CR2023) and from what I gathered, there are other people with the same issue. Replacing the CMOS battery is cumbersome, as the wires are solder onto the battery. It will take some effort to pull the battery off and replace it.

Another review said they had to use heat shrink to keep the new battery in place

I'm unfamiliar with this so maybe it really is a non-issue

It's never been a problem for me...but I also know there are exceptionally clumsy people who shouldn't be allowed to change underwear unassisted. They are usually the ones with horror stories about doing simple things inside their computers, and totally mucking it up. Come to think on it... I should include myself in that category considering I just recently buggered an otherwise perfectly good motheboard by clumsily removing a PCIe slot cover.

But further... you are completely mistaken about what the battery is. It's a coin cell...CR2023 as you mentioned. It simply clips into a socket on the motherboard. The socket with a coin-sized silver disk in it is located just below the PCIe slot for the GPU in this picture. Yes, you'll have to remove the GPU to replace it but that's not all you'll have to remove to replace the motherboard.

If you got something with a battery soldered on with wires attached you got a defective motherboard. I'd return it for replacement.

 

[Koemas]

It's never been a problem for me...but I also know there are exceptionally clumsy people who shouldn't be allowed to change underwear unassisted. They are usually the ones with horror stories about doing simple things inside their computers, and totally mucking it up. I should include myself in that category considering I just recently buggered an otherwise perfectly good motheboard by clumsily removing a PCIe slot cover.

But further... you are completely mistaken about what the battery is. It's a coin cell...CR2023 as you mentioned. It simply clips into a socket on the motherboard. The socket is located just below the PCIe slot for the GPU in this picture. Yes, you'll have to remove the GPU to replace it but that's not all you'll have to remove to replace the motherboard.

If you got something with a battery soldered on with wires attached you got a defective motherboard. I'd return it for replacement.

Yeah I looked up a video and it seems simple enough, I guess the reviewer might not have known what he was doing. I also looked at images of the MB and didn't see the "wires" he was referring to. Thanks for confirming that its a simple replacement.