MSI PRO-VDH B550M AM4 Motherboard

I’ve been a fan of MSI hardware for years, and given my budget I’m very satisfied with this motherboard in terms of value for money. Paired with my RYZEN 5 5500 and my 16G TEXTORME RAM stick, Windows 11 works properly and my games run smoothly, so I’m very happy with my choices and the advice I received. Thank you, LDLC.

Nothing to say about this motherboard itself, which matches its specifications. BUT... Secure Boot UEFI is enabled by default... so if you want to use it with an old graphics card (which does not have a GOP driver in its firmware, but only has a VBIOS, yes I copied that from a website, it’s not from me!), the screen will stay black, and it will be impossible to access the Bios to disable Secure Boot/UEFI! :/ So it is not the ideal motherboard for upgrading an old PC. In short, I had to buy a new graphics card. It also has a great feature, which allows you to upgrade/downgrade the BIOS with a USB key by pressing a button, without needing any component (neither CPU, nor ram... just a power supply), but with the two USB keys I tried, it did not work. Too bad.

I called on LDLC to repair my 10-year-old desktop PC. After diagnostics, the problem was coming from the motherboard (MSI A32M Bazooka), which therefore had to be replaced (+ change the processor and install an SSD hard drive). Today my computer works perfectly (under Linux Mint), I can play games via proton on Steam and do photo retouching and light video editing without any issues.

Great motherboard, does its job well and easy to understand the connections and card placement. Just lacks a bit of RGB, but that's normal given the advertised price. It's really good.

Excellent value for money, suits my needs and more, very happy, would recommend to all my friends.