Since the mainboard has a PCIe 16x interface, any commercially available graphics card will fit in it. It depends on your case whether it is too small.
Yes, you can install a water cooling system.
For example, you can set the pump to SYS_FAN and the fan for the water cooling to CPU_FAN. It doesn't really matter, all fan connections are programmable in the BIOS https://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/mb/M7A38v8.1.pdf
Just check which connection you need and which one the board has and you'll know. Here are the specifications of the board. PCI-E 3.0 x16 (@x16) 1 x, now you only have to look at the graphics card. Tip: Power supply should also have at least 400 watts and if the graphics card has double the height, also pay attention to the PC housing so that it fits. Good luck.
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You should be a little more specific. W-Lan or Bluetooth?
Unfortunately, this mainboard does not have either. However, you can buy an additional USB dongle, regardless of whether it is Bluetooth or W-Lan.
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I can't give you an exact answer, but with the Corsair Vengeance LPX (2x, 8GB, DDR4-3000, DIMM 288) bars it works without problems. Actually, it should also work with the 3600.
PS: The compatibility should normally be listed on the manufacturer's page.
I hope I was able to help anyway.
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Beni1194
I didn't know that either until I went to MSI's own site. Some of the specifications for the products are incomplete and it's worth googling. But I am satisfied with the motherboard so far.
But I would wait a bit, because I have heard that AMD have/will change the socket for the latest upcoming processors.
So wait and see and then buy the latest MSI motherboard, where the latest Amd processors can also be installed.
Hi, I wanted to ask if this setup works, if there are any bottlenecks and so on.
Case: BitFenix Nova (Midi Tower)
MB: MSI B450M Pro-VDH Max
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX (2x, 8GB, DDR4-3000
GPU: KFA2 GeForce RTX 2060 Super OC (8GB)
M.2: Sandisk X600 (256GB, M.2 2280)
SSD: Samsung 860 QVO (1000GB, 2.5")
HDD: Seagate BarraCuda (2TB, 3.5")
Power supply: be quiet! STRAIGHT POWER 11 (550W)
Fans: 3x be quiet! Pure Wings 2 120mm
CPU cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim (12.48cm)
here the link >> https://de.msi.com/Motherboard/B450M-PRO-VDH-MAX/support#cpu. your CPU seems to have the bios 7A38vBE. necessary. On my board is the E7A38 AMS.BCO, created on 14.05.21, with a Ryzen 3 3200 G, I don't know if I did an update or the predecessor (bought the board on 12.10. used via digitec).21), so I can't say for sure with which bios the board was delivered, I assume that the board is older than my above mentioned creation date of my bios (14.05.21). Hope to have helped a little. Kind regards , Peter
Depends on the CPU...
The voltage converters might reach their limits at some point with high performance.
With the R5 3600 in my case it works excellently, the voltage converters remain quite cool.
I couldn't notice any difference to higher-quality motherboards, so the CPU is limiting here.
I had more problems with the RAM.
To be on the safe side, I would buy a Ryzen 5 RAM module that already reaches 3600 Mhz via the XMP profile to avoid performance losses at lower or higher clock speeds.
For the normal user, the board probably offers the best price-performance ratio and is well suited for normal overclocking.
Ambitious overclocking can be annoying, however, as neither a dual BIOS nor reset switches etc. are built in.
The automatic reset also only works to a limited extent.
Bios resets via battery can then quickly become annoying.
The price increase of 60 francs will probably have several reasons. But in my opinion/assumption, the main reason will probably be the corona virus.
As home office and leisure/quarantine have increased due to the coronavirus, the demand for electronic articles has also risen sharply. Because the demand for these items has increased so much, but the supply of electronic goods has remained about the same, there is a price explosion. Supply and demand mainly determine the price.
I have read in various newspapers that all online shops are literally overrun with orders because of the corona virus, so it is very likely that the price increase has something to do with it.
But it's a great motherboard that I've installed myself. Personally, it would be worth the extra 60 (total 140) to me.
