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MSI B350 Gaming Plus Motherboard: One Heck of a Bargain

2017-06-13
I remember the first motherboard I ever purchased was an MSI board I bought it because it looked awesome I loved the black and red color scheme I bought it with an unlocked chipset for an i3 processor that tells you anything about how experienced I was at the time I just thought the motherboard looked awesome that was really all I cared about the feature sets and what I'd be able to use and what I wouldn't be able to use really didn't matter other than how good it looked in my case and your motherboard should look good in your case especially if you have a side panel it's probably the biggest piece of hardware in your entire build but what if I told you that you can have both the looks and feature support on the best bargain platform out there all for under a hundred US dollars do I have your attention yet this is the MSI be 350 gaming plus built specifically for rising 5 CPUs though any a m4 chip would work fine including the upcoming Athlon and a series AMD processors just a quick glance and you're bound to fall in love even if you hate the overused overdone read aesthetic which I get it it is overdone you've got to admit MSI nailed it in the looks department here you likely won't even notice the absent rear i/o shield on the contrary your eyes are drawn elsewhere on the board to the quiescent but stated red streaks across the PCB painted PCIe slots one of which is still reinforced and the understated MOSFET heat sinks up top even the chipset spreader usually covered by the graphics card mind you looks phenomenal it doesn't need any fancy LEDs or something crazy to overstate its presence on the contrary this is a board built for both connoisseurs and amateurs alike not only with price and performance taken into consideration but also those darn good looks if we could fit this motherboard into a Venn diagram it sit comfortably here rock-solid and I'm not being paid to say these things by the way I have never and will never ever recommend a crap product period no matter how much you try to pay me I know I lose the trust of all of you it may take five years to build integrity but it takes five seconds to lose it now in a sports case the positives do not just stop with the looks in the performance Department you get what you pay for and then some let's start with overclock ability boasting the Rison 5 1600 CPU which mind you is only a 65 watt TDP chip I was able to hit 3.9 gigahertz comfortably I strived for 4 but I blame this 65 watt TDP not the motherboard if you want four or above with a six or higher core processor on a rise inside then your best bet is probably the better than 1600 X nonetheless this frequency is what I'd expect with a be 350 motherboard also with Rison tuned to ddr4 this board will support well above 3000 megahertz for slight framerate bumps and games now on from that let's talk about those feature sets first up beautiful red LED accents spending across the red streaks to the left of the board also a little bit on the right nothing too flashy though and instead of dr. debug and a cost-saving measure MSI has chosen dedicated LED notifications for diagnosing problems with your CPU graphics card and RAM you also get a single MDOT two slot with this board as well as solid 7.1 surround sound support you'll find six fan headers plenty for a board of this caliber two USB 2.0 hubs and two 3.0 s one of these which i think is super cool is actually oriented sideways inline with the board in other words you don't have to worry about an ugly black USB 3.0 cable sprouting from the motherboard next to your 24 pin to keep this short and sweet I really have no choice it's a motherboard review video after all you can find additional information via the link below it's also tied to my Amazon affiliate account so any purchase made via that link does give me a small kickback helps me make more videos like this one right here if you have any additional questions don't be afraid to hit that comment box down below I make no secret of the fact that I am a huge fan of this board both from a price perspective as well as a performance perspective you have a Reisen v CPU don't to spend as much on maybe an X 370 board but you still want to be able to overclock you can still do that with a be 350 board you keep that in mind if it arrives in seven CPU not really interested in some severe overclocking this would still be a great candidate for you with that if you liked the video be sure to give it a thumbs up thumbs down for the opposite e subscribe if you haven't already and I'll catch you in the next video something very cool and it works this is science studio thanks for learning I
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