MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi DDR4 ProSeries Computer Gaming Motherboard (ATX, 12th Gen Intel Core, LGA 1700 Socket, DDR4, PCIe 4, CFX, M.2 Slots, Wi-Fi 6E) Intel PC Motherboards (Renewed)

At first, I thought I was dealing with a defective board. The RAM slots A1 and A2 wouldn't allow my PC to post when any RAM was placed in them, and I was honestly about to return the board. However, something felt off, so I decided to double-check everything. After carefully inspecting the motherboard again, I noticed a tiny piece of plastic at the very top of the CPU socket, covering some pins. They were so small that I completely missed them the first time I took everything apart.Once I removed that plastic piece, the board worked perfectly! It posted without any issues, and my system is running great now.So, while the initial experience was frustrating, I’m glad I took the time to troubleshoot. The board itself is solid, and I’m happy with my purchase. If you run into a similar issue, make sure to check the CPU socket thoroughly. Highly recommend the MSI Z690-A, especially for the price of a renewed unit. Just keep that little detail in mind!

This mother board is cheap for the all the build quality that u get with this its super easy to update the bios and keep on building i love this mother for keeping cost down i build pcs for under privileged kids and this is always my go too never fails me

One of the ddr4 sockets does not work

Bought “renewed”. The board was bent but works fine. Great for a budget builds

Everything is good just two things that were bad was the Ethernet port doesn’t connect fully into the motherboard so I have to push the Ethernet cable in hard to get it to stay online/connected. Had a pent pin but was easily fixable. For 90$ this was a good deal as a replacement board.

Excellent

These boards are a great deal if you have experience building PCs and troubleshooting their components. They should not be purchased by first-time enthusiasts. The first board I received arrived damaged with three bent CPU socket pins. However, the socket protective cover was securely fastened. This suggests someone, knowing the pins were damaged, replaced the socket cover and shipped it anyway. The board also had multiple bent fan connector pins and jumper pins. I was less concerned about these since they can be easily straightened. Ironically, my second board came with a broken security seal on the box, although everything about the board itself was perfect. It appears someone opened it before shipping to confirm that everything was intact. If they had done this verification with the first board, they would have saved me time and money. If you buy this board, make sure to update the BIOS. Mine came with an early version, which had known compatibility issues.I would have given them five stars if it were not for the fact that someone replaced the CPU socket cover knowing the pins were damaged. It took me only two seconds to see that three CPU socket pins were bent, clearly visible with the naked eye.

Took 3 orders since the first two arrived damaged in box but the 3rd one works great