MSI B550 Gaming Gen3 AM4 ATX Motherboard, PCIe 3.0

About this deal

This used MSI B550 Gaming Gen3 is a full ATX motherboard built on the AMD B550 chipset with an AM4 socket. It is compatible with AMD Ryzen 5000 Series, 5000 G-Series, 4000 G-Series, and 3000 Series processors, and features four DDR4 memory slots supporting up to 128 GB. An M.2 PCIe 3.0 slot and six SATA III ports cover storage needs, while two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots with AMD CrossFireX support allow for multi-GPU configurations. The primary graphics card slot features MSI's reinforced Steel Armor, and rear connectivity includes Gigabit LAN, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, and 7.1-channel HD audio. Video output is handled via HDMI and DVI-D. A solid used option for anyone building or upgrading an AMD Ryzen system on a budget, though it is worth noting that PCIe 3.0 is the platform limit rather than the newer PCIe 4.0 found on higher-end B550 boards.