Question about MSI Mpg B550 Gaming Edge Wifi

moritz.vonburg

4 years ago

Is this also usable for Ryzen 5 generation?

foulancer

4 years ago

Helpful answer

The board supports Zen3 (5000 series), but...:

Had to flash the BIOS for compatibility with Zen3. (Out of the box only Zen2 is supported (maybe Zen1 too).
None of my USB sticks worked worked in conjunction with the automatic USB flash function.
I had to send one of the boards in because of this.

In the end: Had to put in a Zen2 CPU before, then flash for Zen3 compatibility in the BIOS, and then put in the Zen3 CPU.

I don't know that Galaxus offers "pre-flashing to Zen3".

gschwinds

4 years ago

Ryzen 5 does not mean 5th generation. The generation is read from the four-digit CPU designation, e.g. 5800X.

Every mainboard manufacturer has a list of supported CPUs and the necessary BIOS versions for each mainboard. For this one, the https://de.msi.com/Motherboar... would be

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