MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX AMD AM4 ATX Gaming Motherboard

Description

PREMIUM HARDWARE DESIGN

With years of experience, MSI is no stranger to building high-performance motherboards. Our R&D and engineering teams have reviewed countless designs, evaluated a wide selection of high-quality components, and developed products for reliability even under extreme conditions.

 

THERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORES AND HIGHER PERFORMANCE

With more cores’ processors, thermal and power design is more important to make sure the temperature keeps lower. MSI extended PWM heatsink and enhanced circuit design ensures even high-end CPU to run in full speed with MSI motherboards.

 

FULLY CONTROLLABLE IN BIOS AND SOFTWARE

MSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans. Total Fan Control allows you check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.

 

OPTIMIZED FOR WATER COOLING

Designed to support the most popular All-In-One & customized water cooling solutions on the market. A dedicated water pump PIN header supports up to 3 amp, giving you full control of the water pump speed. A clearly marked ‘keep-out-zone’ allows for easy and safe installation and a perfect fit.

 

CORE BOOST

Core Boost technology combines MSI’s premium layout and digital power design which allows for faster and undistorted current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision. This creates the perfect conditions for multi-core CPU while high-loading operation.

 

1-SECOND OVERCLOCKING!

MSI Game Boost enables one-second overclocking, giving you the performance boost you need to get more FPS

 

MORE FOR PERFORMANCE

LOAD-LINE CALIBRATION: What you set, is what you get. LLC makes sure your CPU voltage remains 100% stable under any load. This greatly improves stability when demanding more CPU performance.

OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION: Prevents potential short-circuit damage to the CPU and other critical components.

DIGITALL POWER DESIGN: A fully digital power design allows for faster and undistorted current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision. Creating the perfect conditions for CPU overclocking.

 

EASY BIOS RECOVERY WITH FLASH BIOS BUTTON

Run into trouble when updating your BIOS? Simply flash the old BIOS version back and continue gaming within minutes with Flash BIOS Button. Flash BIOS Button even works without a CPU, memory or graphics card installed!

MORE USER FRIENDLY ENHANCEMENTS

XL CLIP: The enlarged PCI-E clip helps you swap or remove your devices easier. Keep the PCI-E slot stronger and safer.

EZ DEBUG LED: Run into trouble? Onboard LEDs for key components will indicate the source of the problem so you know exactly where to look to get up and running again.

 

FORTIFY YOUR SYSTEM WITH PCI-E STEEL ARMOR

MSI PCI Express Steel Armor slots are secured to the motherboard with extra solder points and support the weight of heavy graphics cards. When every advantage in games counts, Steel Armor shields the point of contact from electromagnetic interference.

 

ULTIMATE MOTHERBOARD PROTECTION

Double ESD protection doubles up the grounding layer around the mounting holes, preventing static discharge surges from damaging the motherboard.

 

CERTIFIED FOR GAMING

MSI motherboards has been built and tweaked for hardcore gaming. Feedback from the world’s best esports players and rigorous testing sessions with demanding PC games has resulted in a motherboard that’s both powerful and reliable.

 

ENHANCED PERFORMANCE

High-performance MSI motherboards are loaded with advanced features and the latest technology to overwhelm any challenge at hand no matter whether you’re a gamer, prosumer, or PC enthusiast.

 

FAST AND FUTURE-READY STORAGE

MSI series motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Higher efficiency makes your work easier.

EXTREME STABILITY & COMPATIBILITY TESTING

MSI conducts thorough memory testing with the most popular memory brands under extreme conditions to ensure your system runs stable no matter what. Our memory partners include brands like Corsair, Crucial, Kingston, G.Skill and many more to optimize memory modules, configurations and even improve overclocking.

 

EASY OVERCLOCKING WITH A-XMP PROFILE

The A-XMP in MSI BIOS are tested and certified by MSI OC LAB. It is easy to enable with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability.

 

DRAGON CENTER

MSI brand new Dragon Center unifies a suite of MSI software utilities into a single centralized application. Take control of advanced motherboards features and unleash endless possibilities.

 

CLICK BIOS 5

Get more from a loaded BIOS designed for ease of use. Fine-tune the motherboard for gaming performance, efficiency, or overclocking world records!

• GAME BOOST

  Quickly overclock your CPU with a single button for more performance.

• A-XMP

  Choose from a preset A-XMP profile and automatically overclock compatible DDR memory.

• M-FLASH

  Conveniently flash or upgrade the BIOS in a few minutes from the CMOS Setup Utility.

• HARDWARE MONITOR

  Get immediate access to your critical hardware information in real-time including temperature, memory capacity, clock speed, and voltage.

• MEMORY TRY IT

  Get extreme speed out of your system memory and get more performance.

• SEARCH & FAVORITES

  A permanent search & favorite option in the top right corner moves you through the BIOS menus quickly.

 

CONNECTIVITY

Msi motherboards are built with a variety of connections to satisfy gamers. Enhanced audio, Advanced LAN networking capabilities, USB, and Mystic Light turn any gaming experience into a immerse one.

 

AUDIO BOOST

DEDICATED HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO PROCESSOR: Make sure you enjoy the purest sound quality in both stereo and surround sound.

HIGH QUALITY AUDIO CAPACITORS: A high fidelity sound experience with exceptional acoustics and realism for studio level headphones is ensured.

 

ISOLATED AUDIO SIGNAL

ISOLATED AUDIO DESIGN: Like a dedicated sound card, audio components and circuits have been laid on a reserved motherboard section and electrically isolated.

SEPARATED AUDIO LAYERS FOR CLEAN LEFT & RIGHT CHANNELS: Using separated layers in the PCB ensures equally pristine sound quality for both left and right audio channels.

 

DE-POP PROTECTION

Audio Boost protects your ears by eliminating those annoying loud popping sounds when you plug/unplug devices or turn your PC on/off.

 

BOOST YOUR GAME EXPERIENCE WITH USB 3.2 GEN 2

Read and write your files over USB faster than ever. MSI motherboards offer a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB devices, delivering 10Gbps transferring speed by both USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C.

 

TRUE COLOR MYSTIC LIGHT ON MOTHERBOARD

Splash on some color and vibrant RGB lighting effects using MSI Mystic Light with 16.8 million colors and 10 LED effects.

 

FEATURES:

• Supports 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ / Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics / Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Desktop Processors for Socket AM4
• Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 4133(OC) MHz
• Extended Heatsink Design: MSI extended PWM heatsink and enhanced circuit design ensures even high-end processors to run in full speed.
• Lightning Fast Game experience: 1x TURBO M.2, AMD Turbo USB 3.2 GEN2, Store MI technology
• Core Boost: With premium layout and fully digital power design to support more cores and provide better performance.
• DDR4 Boost:Advanced technology to deliver pure data signals for the best gaming performance and stability.
• MULTI-GPU: With STEEL ARMOR PCI-E slots. Supports 2-Way AMD Crossfire™
• Audio Boost: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality for the most immersive audio experience.
• Flash BIOS Button: Simply use a USB key to flash any BIOS within seconds, without installing a CPU, memory or graphics card.

SPECIFICATIONS:

• Socket: AM4
• CPU (Max Support): RYZEN 9
• Chipset: AMD® B450 Chipset
• DDR4 Memory: 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2667Mhz (by JEDEC) For AMD Ryzen Gen3 (R5/R7/R9) 2667/2800/2933/3000/3066/3200/3466/3600/3733/3866/4000/4133 by A-XMP OC mode
  For AMD Other CPU 2667/2800/2933/3000/3066/3200/3466 by A-XMP OC mode
• Memory Channel: Dual
• DIMM Slots: 4
• Max Memory (GB): 128
• PCI-E x16: 2
• PCI-E Gen: Gen3(PCI_E1), Gen2(PCI_E4)
• PCI-E x1: 3
• SATAIII: 6
• M.2 Slot: 1
• RAID: 0/1/10
• TPM (header): 1
• LAN: 1x Realtek® 8111H Gigabit LAN controller
• USB 3.2 ports (Front): 2(Gen1, Type A)
• USB 3.2 ports (Rear): 1(Gen2, Type C), 1(Gen2, Type A), 2(Gen1, Type A)
• USB 2.0 ports (Front): 4
• USB 2.0 ports (Rear): 2
• Serial ports(Front): 1
• Audio ports (Rear): Realtek® ALC892 Codec
• DVI-D: 1
• HDMI: 1
• DirectX: 12
• Form Factor: ATX
• CrossFire: Yes
• Operating System: Support for Windows® 10 64-bit, Support for Windows® 7 64-bit
  * To support Windows® 7 64-bit, you must install an AMD Pinnacle Ridge & Summit Ridge CPU.

WHAT’S IN THE BOX:

• MSI B450 Tomahawk Max AM4 ATX Gaming Motherboard – Black x1
• SATA cables 15cm x2
• Driver CD x1
• IO Shield x1
• User Guide x1
• Quick Install Guide x1