MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX Socket AM4 Motherboard

The MSI motherboard is distinguished by its friendly DIY design, offering a pin exclusion zone, convenient locations for SATA and USB. Prioritizes cooling with a robust MOSFET heatsink and full fan speed control. Eases installation with troubleshooting features and satisfies physical and device compatibility. With support for AMD Ryzen processors, MSI Core Boost ensures optimal performance. It stands out for its extensive memory testing, overclocking optimization and the advanced Re-Size BAR feature. Offers performance enhancement software such as Dragon Center and MSI APP Player. With premium audio and advanced LAN features, it provides an immersive gaming experience.
 
Friendly to Do It Yourself (DIY)
MSI motherboards feature smart and convenient design, such as exclusion zone for pin headers, friendly locations for SATA and USB, among others. This way, DIY users can choose and build the gaming platform they want.

STAY FRESH AND MAINTAIN PERFORMANCE
Cooling is essential for a high-performance PC to withstand intense workloads. MSI motherboards incorporate a robust heatsink on the MOSFETs to ensure reliable power delivery to the processor. Numerous fan headers with full speed control allow builders to adjust system cooling to their preference.

FRIENDLY DESIGN FOR PROBLEM SOLVING
MSI motherboards have been designed to make the system assembly process as convenient as possible. A variety of system tuning functions and troubleshooting tools are available to facilitate installation and configuration.

FRIENDLY DESIGN FOR PROBLEM SOLVING
MSI motherboards are designed with both physical and device compatibility in mind. The pin headers, SATA and USB connectors are positioned away from other components and devices. A comprehensive DDR memory Qualified Vendor List (QVL), the result of extensive memory testing and tuning, makes it easy to choose compatible products.

SUPPORT FOR RYZEN PROCESSORS
MSI AM4 motherboards are compatible with AMD Ryzen processors. By combining MSI Core Boost, you can unleash maximum performance no matter which CPU you use.

COMPATIBILITY AND MEMORY TEST
Get stability through MSI's extensive and aggressive memory testing and optimizations. Working in collaboration with partner brands such as Corsair, Crucial, Kingston, G.SKILL, and many more, MSI strives to get the most performance out of as many memory configurations as possible.

RESIZEABLE BAR (RE-SIZE BAR)
Re-Size BAR is an advanced feature of PCI Express that allows the CPU to access the entire GPU buffer at once, improving performance.

APPLICATIONS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
Complete your high-performance experience with a variety of performance-enhancing software from MSI. From a loaded yet easy-to-use BIOS to powerful real-time system tools, get the most out of your motherboard at any time.

DRAGON CENTER
MSI Dragon Center unifies a set of MSI software utilities into a single centralized application. Take control of the motherboard's advanced features and unleash endless possibilities.

MSI APP PLAYER
Developed in exclusive collaboration with BlueStacks, MSI APP Player provides smooth mobile gaming experiences on PC. Take advantage of mouse and keyboard controls, better graphics and multitasking to achieve mobile gaming supremacy.

CLICK BIOS 5
Get more than a complete BIOS designed for ease of use. Tune your motherboard for optimized gaming performance, efficiency, or overclocking records.

IMPROVED PERFORMANCE
MSI motherboards feature the latest solutions for enthusiast gamers and prosumers. Improved CPU and memory, as well as fast USB storage and transfer speeds, are ready to go into action.

CORE BOOST
Core Boost is the latest advancement in the CPU power delivery system of MSI motherboards. A reserved zone of premium components for power delivery in an optimized circuit design results in a highly efficient power system capable of generating precise current output to the CPU.

OVERCLOCKING IN 1 SECOND
Do you need more power from your CPU and memory to get more FPS? MSI Game Boost enables overclocking in one second, giving you the performance boost you need. Simply turn the dial or use the Gaming App, and your PC gets another dose of adrenaline!

UNMATCHED MEMORY PERFORMANCE
Optimized layout design and fully isolated memory circuitry ensure perfect stability and performance. You'll never have to worry about your system crashing during gaming with MSI DDR4 BOOST.

A GREAT ADVANCE IN DDR PERFORMANCE
MSI OC LAB doesn't just work hard on extreme overclocking. With 3rd generation AMD Ryzen processors, the X470 and B450 motherboards have seen a huge improvement in performance and memory support.

Specifications

- Model name Compatibility with B450 GAMING PLUS MAX
- CPU Compatible with AMD Ryzen™ / Ryzen™ 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and AMD Ryzen™ 2nd Gen with Radeon™ Graphics / Athlon™ with Radeon™ VegaGraphics desktop processors for Socket AM4
- CPU Socket Socket AM4
- AMD® B450 Chipset
- Graphics B450 Interface 1 x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot + 1 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot Supports CrossFire interface
- 2-way HDMI, DVI-D display - Requires processor graphics
- Memory support 4 DIMM, dual channel DDR4-4133 + (OC)
- Expansion slots 4 x PCI-E x1 slots
- Storage 1 x M.2 slot, 6 x SATA 6Gb/sUSB ports 2 x USB 3.2 (Gen2) + 4 x USB 3.2 (Gen1) + 6 x USB 2.0
- Realtek® 8111H Gigabit LAN
- 8 Channel Audio (7.1) HD Audio with Audio Boost