{"product_id":"msi-b650m-gaming-wifi-am5-micro-atx-motherboard","title":"MSI B650M Gaming WiFi AM5 Micro-ATX Motherboard","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe affordable way onto AM5, with DDR5 and wireless already sorted\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuick Specs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAMD B650 chipset on Socket AM5 for Ryzen 7000, 8000 and 9000 series processors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour DDR5 DIMM slots with dual-channel support and AMD EXPO profiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePCIe 4.0 x16 graphics slot with steel reinforcement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe slots plus SATA 6Gb\/s ports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth with 2.5G LAN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAn honest entry point to the current AMD platform\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAM5 is the socket AMD will be supporting for years, and this is one of the cheapest sensible ways onto it. The B650M Gaming WiFi pairs well with a Ryzen 5 7600 or Ryzen 7 7700 and leaves budget for the graphics card, which is usually the right call. DDR5 support means you are buying memory that will still be relevant through a CPU upgrade or two. For South African buyers wary of spending big on a platform that dead-ends, the long AM5 roadmap makes this board a genuinely low-risk foundation for a mid-range gaming machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you give up at this price\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe VRM here is built for six and eight core Ryzen chips. It will run a Ryzen 9, but under sustained all-core rendering loads you are closer to the limit than you would be on a B850 or X670 board. There is no PCIe 5.0 graphics slot and no PCIe 5.0 storage, so if you are buying for a Gen5 NVMe drive this is the wrong board. Micro-ATX also means fewer expansion slots and less rear I\/O. Heavy multitaskers, content creators and anyone planning multiple add-in cards should look at a full ATX B650 or B850 instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtended VRM heatsink design for stable power delivery under gaming loads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteel Armor reinforcement on the primary PCIe x16 slot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM.2 Shield Frozr heatsink on the primary NVMe slot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.5G LAN plus integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEZ DEBUG LED for quick fault diagnosis during a build\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSPECIFICATIONS:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel: MSI B650M Gaming WiFi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChipset: AMD B650\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocket: AMD Socket AM5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm Factor: Micro-ATX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemory: 4 x DDR5 DIMM, dual channel, up to 256GB, AMD EXPO overclocking profiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpansion Slots: 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 reinforced slot plus additional PCIe expansion slots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStorage: 2 x M.2 slots for PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs, 4 x SATA 6Gb\/s ports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNetworking: 2.5G LAN with integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio: 7.1-channel HD audio codec\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear I\/O: HDMI, DisplayPort, 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi antenna connectors, audio jacks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB: USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C and Type-A ports on the rear panel, plus front-panel USB headers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: 3 Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWHAT'S IN THE BOX:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMSI B650M Gaming WiFi motherboard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSATA data cables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWi-Fi antenna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM.2 mounting screws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuick start guide and driver media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy MSI?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMSI builds its Gaming series around the parts that actually affect a build finishing successfully: clean power delivery, sane BIOS defaults and useful diagnostics. Every MSI motherboard from AZonline is genuine stock carrying a 3 Year warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MSI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48765215670466,"sku":"B650MGAMINGWIFI","price":3099.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/9055\/5074\/files\/B650MGAMINGWIFI_wr_01.jpg?v=1788938232","url":"https:\/\/azonline.co.za\/products\/msi-b650m-gaming-wifi-am5-micro-atx-motherboard","provider":"AZOnline ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}