MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk MAX WiFi Gaming Motherboard (AMD AM4, DDR4, PCIe 4.0

I needed to upgrade my old CPU in a secondary computer. But of course, as is normally the way with upgrading a pc, it's not so easy as that... it required a new motherboard to do the trick. I did a little research and came up with the tomahawk because it could fully support the CPU I was buying, as well as being a big quality of life upgrade. I also wanted a reliable brand, and so I used MSI as I've used their products before and have always been satisfied. A nice touch is the included Wi-Fi antenna and capability. And it has a very modern, sleek black appearance that goes well in any case, especially for those using LED inside. Installation was standard for a motherboard. You're just removing your old one completely and then replacing this one. Of course, you have to have the right size case, but that's not a problem for me as I always get a full tower. The ports on the back have their own protecting plate so you don't have to deal with maneuvering a little silver faceplate before you get the motherboard in place. The layout of the board itself is pretty standard, although in my case I had to go online and look at the manual because a few things were labeled differently, including the LED header. Connecting the case controls, which is an irritating procedure at best with all the little plugs, took a few moments to figure out. Additionally, I had to remove the existing CPU fan mount and use my old one, but again this was seamless and easy. Upgrading my CPU solved the bottlenecking problems that I had with a couple of games on this system. I'm super happy about the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, it's essentially that convenience that you don't normally get on the desktop but you always get on a laptop. In the past week, the motherboard and CPU have been extremely reliable and consistent, and the decision to buy a higher tier motherboard for a not so large increase in price was the best decision I could make. Highly recommend it.

Spongebob · 2026-04-29 · via amazon

Item was as expected. Packaging could be improved. Works just fine.

Greg C Napier · 2026-01-21 · via amazon

Great mobo. i bought this as my replacement motherboard and I love it. great value for only 110 dollars and looks super sleak in my build. it has a lot of memory capacity and a lot of argb and rgb mounts. overall a very intuitive and reliable part.

Blessed Wife and Mama · 2026-03-22 · via amazon

Nicely featured board at a great price. My only complaint is for some reason it did not recognize my Ethernet cable nor did the wifi show up until I downloaded the network drivers from another pc and manually moved it over to this board with a thumb drive. I’ve messed with a lot of boards and most of them don’t have this issue so I had to knock a star off. So if you know your way around a pc and have the means to get the drivers moved over via usb, then buy this board at a good price and don’t look back, I’m just worried newbies would struggle with this.

Brandon B. · 2026-02-04 · via amazon

Ultra Parts Renewed is trash XMP is on but showing 1.220 volts for a 3200mt Ram you need about 1.35 or so also won’t let me set voltage manually to 1.35v , bad/vaulty motherboard. they don’t renew they just want to roll the dice. I will be returning this motherboard and taking my business elsewhere , and also… how do you not state there’s no back plate on the motherboard, now I got to order one immediately which I just did. Buyers beware, it’s like a mystery box is what you’re getting. I would avoid 100% and thermal paste in the socket really ?!?! Y’all are some piece of work

Breanne Cichy · 2026-03-10 · via amazon

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Socket

AM5

Chipset

B850

Form

ATX

WiFi

WiFi 6E

Socket

AM5

Chipset

B850

Form

ATX

WiFi

WiFi 6E