MSI - MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI (Socket AM5) AMD X870 ATX DDR5 Wi-Fi 7 Motherboard - Black

Purchased this board for my 9800 X3D build, and I couldn't be happier! This has got to be the best motherboard for the money in 2026. It has the features and build quality of something that costs 2-3 times more. The bios is very simple and intuitive. This board was VERY user friendly to build on, and the tool-less m.2 drive slots are the icing on the cake!

Needed a high end motherboard that had more USB’s than my previous ones and this one has been the perfect match! I connect quite a bit to my PC from cameras, accessories, gaming equipment and this motherboard handles it all with ease. 11/10

I purchased this board to work with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D. It currently has a few bugs. The BIOS is still in beta, there are no stable versions out yet. As of 11/15/24, the latest version is A17. This version brings X3D Game mode to the BIOS. If you enable this, Wi-Fi crashes when booted into Windows. The only way to get it working again is to disable X3D game mode. I also failed to do my research, any more than 2 RAM modules will cause instability when EXPO is enabled. Make sure you only run dual-channel in slots A2 and B2. When testing A1 and b1, no combination (EXPO/RAM pairings) would allow the board to POST. I am currently limited in features I can use in the BIOS as well as what RAM is supported. I expect them to fix these issues and release a stable build within the next couple of months.

Decided to use this one for my first Built. Had zero issues great experience. I love the design and the quality. The slot for GPU and SSD are easy to remove by pressing a button. The only issue I had was when adding the windows 11 key so I decided to continue without entering the code and after the BIOS update the code worked.

These are my very early impressions of this board, but it might help others. I was split between this board, and some of the Gigabyte x870/x870e boards having come from a Gigabyte x570 board. I ultimately went with this because of some of the reviews for this are pretty glowing, and I think it has everything I would ever need. It also has a 5G ethernet port and full bandwith WIFI 7, which are not on the Gigabyte boards I looked at. Whether it's true or not, I also considered that the x870 series seems like it corrected some of the issues of the x670/650 boards. Installation was very easy, and it has some very nice quality of life features like the debug screen, dedicated GPU release button that's easily accessed, and M.2 slots that are easier to work with. MSI also released a completely new BIOS for this release, which I'm still getting adjusted to, but I was able to get what I need out of it. The only issue I ran into during my installation is some the front panel connectors for your case are side facing, and they were more difficult to access with my case (Fractal North). Overall, I'm very happy with this board, and I haven't run into a single real problem. No troubles with my CPU (9800x3d), RAM (Teamgroup CL30 6000Hz), and air cooler (Thermalright Phantom Spirit Evo). If you just want something that works and has many of the features of the more expensive x870e boards for quite a bit less, then look no further.