MSI PRO B860M-A WiFi Motherboard, mATX - Supports Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2), LGA 1851-12 DRPS, DDR5 Memory Boost (8600+ MT/s OC), PCIe 5.0 x16 & 4.0 x16, M.2 Gen5, Wi-Fi 7, 5G LAN

Solid performer, 2 weeks into my 265KF build.Still find it fascinating you can update the BIOS without a CPU or graphics card installed.Updated to latest BIOS, installed components, plugged in my Windows 11 USB stick and in under a minute after firing her up, she was installing Windows. After all the updates, installed their software and let it update and install the rest of the needed files and utilities, and I was back up and running, within hours I was able to install everything I had on my previous i5-9600k build, and then I pulled my 2nd M.2 drive and installed with its heatsink into this unit.Like that there is even a space on the back for a 3rd M.2I chose that Samsung 9100 Pro 2T unit with the fastest speeds I have ever seen on a drive, some G.Skill Flare X5 2x32G @ 6000 and a Thermaltake GF1 850w PSU, then tossed in my old RTX6650XT X2 Mech card, she runs cool and quiet, like intended, great MOBO.

Monté esta placa en una nueva build con un Intel Core Ultra 7 de 2da generación y todo ha ido perfecto. La instalación fue sencilla, y viene con lo necesario para sacarle provecho desde el primer arranque. El soporte para DDR5 hasta 8600 MT/s OC es una locura —le puse RAM de 6400 MHz y la reconoce sin problema.Algo que me encantó fue que trae Wi-Fi 7 y LAN 5G, lo cual es ideal si no puedes usar cable de red todo el tiempo o quieres aprovechar conexiones más rápidas. También tiene soporte para M.2 Gen5, así que estoy listo para cuando quiera actualizar mi SSD más adelante.En cuanto a estética, el diseño es sobrio pero elegante, muy pro. Y en cuanto a puertos, está bien equipada para ser mATX: suficiente USB, buen VRM para el rango, y hasta PCIe 5.0 x16 para futuras GPU.En resumen: si buscas una placa madre confiable, actualizada y preparada para lo que viene, esta MSI es una gran elección. Estoy muy satisfecho con el rendimiento general y la estabilidad. 100% recomendada.

This MATX MSI board has many of the features included in high end boards but at a reasonable price. PCIe 5, Thunderbolt port, etc. If the feature you want isn't on this board you will have to pay more but is it really needed? MSI has been a very reliable brand for me.

Board seems okay. But damn, the GUI in the BIOS is clunky and undone. Not very intuitive either. For example, the "Save Changes and Reboot" prompt shown my picture, I actually pressed the arrow on my keyboard to the Cancel option. All it did was put a square box around the Cancel option while leaving the "Ok" option still highlighted as blue! Really?The other picture is my keyboard highlight going to "Advanced" while I'm still on the "Save & Exit" tab. IDK, it just seem weird to make menus like this. Check out my photo of the main BIOS page. Bland, boring, everything blends into everything else. I included a MemTest pic too, so far so good.I like Gigabyte BIOS menus way better. Oh well, you only have to suffer though this garbage during initial setup.

So far no problem with intel Ultra 7 265K. Trying to figure out how to reach 6000MHz for my RAM (it is 4800MHz by default). Might test it a little bit more and see if any compatibility issues exist.