msiPRO B650M-A WiFi ProSeries 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, mATX)

I recently built my new gaming and content creation rig using the MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk motherboard, and I couldn't be happier with my choice. The motherboard offers excellent build quality with a robust power delivery system, ensuring stable performance even during demanding tasks. Installation was straightforward, thanks to well-organized headers and clear documentation.The MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk features comprehensive I/O options, including multiple USB ports, M.2 slots, and PCIe slots, which provide plenty of expandability. The BIOS interface is user-friendly and packed with features, making tweaking and optimizing my system a breeze. Additionally, the motherboard's thermal design keeps temperatures in check, contributing to overall stability and longevity.Networking options like 2.5G LAN and Wi-Fi 6E ensure fast, reliable connectivity, perfect for gaming and streaming. Design-wise, it has a sleek, modern look that complements any build aesthetic.Overall, the MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk offers exceptional value with its durability, features, and performance. It's an excellent choice for gamers, enthusiasts, and content creators looking to get the most out of their Ryzen processors and high-speed components. Highly recommended!

The board thus far has been very easy to work with. The 4 "EZ Debug LEDs" are a great addition and saved me a lot of time. ... Because the board (Pro B650M-P) came with a BIOS revision > 1.5 years old, and my processor (Ryzen 7 9700X) was not supported. Both the CPU and Memory LEDs will stay on, (and the board will not display anything on the video out). Some googling quickly turned up the typical "reseat", "make sure it's connected properly" advice, as well as reports that this board often needs a BIOS update.This leads me to the second feature that is really nice: the ability to update the BIOS with NO components installed on the board -- no memory, and not even a CPU. Simply insert a USB drive with the properly named firmware file on it and hold the "Flash BIOS button" and you're off to the reflashing races. (search on-line for full details, there's plenty of youtube videos) The board level indicators (LEDs) were helpful to know that the flashing process was progressing and when it had finished -- takes some number of minutes.So, despite the need for a firmware update, I found this board very easy to work with and install. I will certainly look for both early boot status LEDs and a "flash button" on motherboards I purchase in the future - good job MSI.

This review is only with people getting this mobo for the 7800x3d .Though it don't support the 7800x3d without flashing first . Despite that this motherboard works great. I at first put a 1 star review. See When the 5000 series came out and i had to flash the mobo I installed every part cpu.. nvme.. gpu.. and I was able to flash right away. With the 7000 series to install you need everything off your mobo. I went through 4 usbs trying to get it to flash when i noticed i had the power leds from the tower case on. So if anyone installs the 7800x3d and other parts into their case before flashing the bios. The flashing won't work I confirmed this by testing 4 different usb flash drives... everything from the case and everything from the mobo.. even the ram.To flash this product you are going to need a 4gb-32gb flash drive formatted to fat32 now go to msi website. in the msi website find the support option in the website and click downloads. Now you are going to want to find your product for the first two rows click on mother board. Now you are going to want to click mag series. You should then beable to find the B650 Tomahawk wifi option.Now proceed and you will find the bios files download either one of last 3 files I personslly would go for the choose the most recent download that came out. Once you have the file downloaded transfer that to your flash drive ( don't include the notepad) again make sure the flash drive has been formatted to fat32.Once the bios update file is in your usb you are going to have to rename that file to (MSI.ROM) do not inclide the () in the renaming.Now that you have your file downloaded you are going to want to connect your power supply to your motherboard it is okay if the motherboard and power supply is in the case as long as there is nothing else connected to the motherboard.You are going to want to look at the usbs on the outer side of the case and there should be a usb slot that has a square line around it stating bios flash back with a little button on top that states bios ect.. insert usb hold button for a few seconds and release your finger a green and yellow light shows on the motherboard.Do not take out the usb do not disconnect the power supply either just let it be it may appear frozen but it is not . It should take about 5-10 minutes for it to flash once your motherboard either restarts or shuts off after 5-10 minutes your flashing is complete now install your 7800x3d now when installing you don't have to worry about your pins being flat;)Now for the rest of the review the motherboard is just like any other motherboard except for the cpu area. I upgraded from a 5800x so it was alien to me. For some reason the am5 board has a black plastic over the cpu slot that you have to remove... watch a tutorial for this part or you might mess up anything. I am using amd expo at 6000mhz by default. Do not use expo if you don't know what you are doing. Watch a lot of guides before changing voltages and timings. My 3080ti connected and the slot is nice and sturdy. The wifi is great and the bluetooth. This perfected my non rgb build ;)