MSI B450M Mortar Max AM4 Micro ATX Motherboard $129 + $9.70 Delivery ($0 PER C&C) @ NetPlus Computers

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Look Up on 23/12/2022 - 14:54 netplus.com.au (296 clicks)
Last edited 23/12/2022 - 15:07 by 1 other user

Thanks to tekisei for spotting this
Also available at CPL for $139 if you want a quicker pickup in MEL

One of the best feature sets and VRM/heatsink setups on a B450 board, can run a stock 5950X if you wanted to go extreme
Good choice for an AM4 build if PCIe Gen 3 is enough, $50 more for a B550 wiith Gen 4 support

2x M2 slots
BIOS flashback
PCI Gen 3 only

Previous mobo feedback:
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/734220
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/10861625/redir
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/product/msi-b450m-mortar-max

Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcRdeN51UWI
BIOS flashback: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ_HYufEmo4

Specs:
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450M-MORTAR-MAX/Overview

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  Heero on 23/12/2022 - 15:00

  +4

  Price hasn't really fallen much in the past 2 years (was $139 at the end of 2020).

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    dcep on 23/12/2022 - 15:11

    +6

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/642324

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      reloxation on 23/12/2022 - 15:59

      +1

      Laughable it's still sitting at this price then

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        netsurfer on 23/12/2022 - 16:04

        +1

        And that wasn't even the lowest price posted on OZB.

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        Vanceer on 23/12/2022 - 23:04

        There seems to be a shortage of pc parts when searching for them on partpicker. Except the 5800x3d which is in stock everywhere for $550.
        Mobo prices have gone up.

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  netsurfer on 23/12/2022 - 15:24

  +1

  Caveat Emptor:

  1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E1)
  1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCI_E4, supports x4 mode)
  2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots

  PCI_E4 slot will be unavailable when an M.2 SSD is installed in the M2_2 slot.

  AMD® B450 Chipset:
  1 x M.2 slots (M2_2, Key M)
  Supports PCIe 2.0 x4 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices

  In short, with B450, AMD crippled the BIOS to block PCIe gen 4 support on the CPU (which affects the CPU m.2 slot and the main PCIe x16 slot - both drop to PCIe gen 3). B450, no matter how much motherboard maker or AMD wants to spin it, is a PCIe gen 2 chipset.

  Honestly, try to go for a B550 board. I guess if you want to pair it with a cheap AM4 APU, then it could be a low cost combination (but the price isn't the cheapest). I still suggest, in 2022, at least get a chipset that supports PCIe gen 3 - i.e. B550.

  Lowest all time, I guess at $67.15, PCIe gen 2 is acceptable:
  [eBay Plus] MSI B450M Mortar MAX AM4 Ryzen M-ATX Motherboard $67.15 Delivered @ Budget PC eBay

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  Pugkin on 23/12/2022 - 15:38

  never heard of netplus, are they not terrible?

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    Lonewolf1983 on 23/12/2022 - 16:04

    Bricks and mortar store has been around in perth since i was in high school 20 years ago
    Havent purchased recently though

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  vid_ghost on 23/12/2022 - 15:53

  +3

  Paid this price for a New MSI B550M Mortar last year.. wow prices are really going up

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    Cyan9 on 23/12/2022 - 17:12

    +1

    Yeah they are, the pricing on B550M boards is definitely on an upward trend, and stock is thinning out.

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    Look Up on 23/12/2022 - 17:44

    +2

    It's getting very bad, sub $100 B550 boards no longer available - even the boards with no heatsinks and garbage VRM's
    This Mortar and the Steel Legend are the only 2 reasonable deals remaining

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  gunso on 23/12/2022 - 15:57

  Ran 5900X on B450. Perfectly fine.

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  edathor on 23/12/2022 - 16:30

  +3

  I don't think this is a deal. I like my MSI B550M Mortar. But isn't this the usual price!? They've been discounted to $65~ a few times this year.

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  Look Up on 24/12/2022 - 11:35

  NetPlus OOS and Call to Order, still available at CPL