MSI Mag (X570S Tomahawk Max WiFi) AM4 ATX Motherboard

Bought this product and found out there was a cashback promotion. Pretty good from MSI in refunding me some money. The board have enough of the things I wanted for now. time will tell if the mobo has enough future capacity for additional things. Chose this board because there is no fan as well as knowing the board is ready for 5900x. I didn't want to play around in updating old bios so bought this instead.

Absolutely awesome from start to finish

I am upgrading from the Ryzen (1st gen) 1700 lol yes I left it late. what can I say?Scan Bundle vs Oveclockers: Scan wins hands down no matter how I tried I could not get the price any more lower.Performance: Massive difference not just in the core differences of the Ryzen 9 5900x vs Ryzen 1st gen 1700 but in the technology too.Temps: runs hotter than my previous CPU which did make me on edge however turns out this is nothing as the 5900x is rated to run a lot higher than 60- 70cdelivery of product: Excellent even the dpd driver was friendly.personally I would say if you want friendly advice and to find out more about products scan are very helpful and I was originally a overclockers shopper (not anymore).

Adam's review of Mb Amd X570s Tom Max Wifi 4ddr4 Atx

Pros: Beefy VRMSReally nice looking board2 m.2 slots w/ heatsinksSuper easy installBios USB flash readyCons: Terrible bios. On main screen all is well, english script until you click on overclocking settings. Then everything turns into japanese characters (I'm assuming). I tried to update via msi center, bricked the bios. Flashed to most recent stable version and problem persists. Also RGB not as advertised only in bottom right hand corner, no where else on board.

Be prepared for possible flaky performance.

I've been building PCs for 25+ years and this motherboard is right up there with the most troublesome pieces of hardware I've worked with.Fair chance it's errors on my part with component choices, but even so I normally manage to find a way to get issues solved.I've lost count of the black screen crashes I've had with this board, even after swapping out every other item plugged into this thing to try and troubleshoot the cause (CPU, RAM, PSU etc).I have eventually managed to get the system with this board running *relatively* smoothly at the time of writing this, however it still black screens occasionally without warning (even if just idling). This is with QVL certified RAM, with and without XMP overclocks.The board's features are great when the system is ... MoreI've been building PCs for 25+ years and this motherboard is right up there with the most troublesome pieces of hardware I've worked with.Fair chance it's errors on my part with component choices, but even so I normally manage to find a way to get issues solved.I've lost count of the black screen crashes I've had with this board, even after swapping out every other item plugged into this thing to try and troubleshoot the cause (CPU, RAM, PSU etc).I have eventually managed to get the system with this board running *relatively* smoothly at the time of writing this, however it still black screens occasionally without warning (even if just idling). This is with QVL certified RAM, with and without XMP overclocks.The board's features are great when the system is running stable. It's the inexplicable hard crashes that lets it down in my instance.

Bit of a Hassle

Bought this off of pcpartpickers thinking it would outline any incompatibilities with other parts it recommended, but I was wrong. Spent the last few days trying to track down decent enough RAM for this board that isn't eye-watering, after accidentally buying incompatible ones. My fault; I should've checked, but now everything that IS compatible I'm paying nearly double what I originally did, or needs shipped from around the world.Not even had the chance to use it obviously cause I've still not got the ancient, expensive RAM that this board needs... But I'm sure it's great!

Good Mid Range Motherboard.

The MSI Tomahawk Max WiFi X570 is a reasonable priced mid range motherboard. It has good audio output, along with WiFi. The only downfall is the limited number of system fan headers. Four PWM system fan headers, along with two 5 volt ARGB headers and two 12 volt RGB headers. This motherboard also has a Bio Flashback. It's well made and i would recommend this motherboard.

I must tell everyone DON’T USE SCAN COMPUTERS

While I had used Scan Computers for many years, I must tell everyone DON’T USE SCAN COMPUTERS. The customer services is appalling as they refuse to acknowledge a Dead on Arrival (DoA) expensive motherboard and after three weeks continue to refuse to issue a refund in accordance with the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015, even though the component has been returned.As an IT professional I have been involved with IT for over 3 deceased and built and recommended numerous systems. I have also been involved in the design, development and distribution of IT components, so I do know what I am talking about and the dismissive attitude of Scan Computers is terrible to say the least.After recently receiving an MSI X570S Tomahawk Motherboard bundle and other components from Scan ... MoreWhile I had used Scan Computers for many years, I must tell everyone DON’T USE SCAN COMPUTERS. The customer services is appalling as they refuse to acknowledge a Dead on Arrival (DoA) expensive motherboard and after three weeks continue to refuse to issue a refund in accordance with the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015, even though the component has been returned.As an IT professional I have been involved with IT for over 3 deceased and built and recommended numerous systems. I have also been involved in the design, development and distribution of IT components, so I do know what I am talking about and the dismissive attitude of Scan Computers is terrible to say the least.After recently receiving an MSI X570S Tomahawk Motherboard bundle and other components from Scan Computers, I set about my normal routine to unpack and commission the components. When commissioning, I found the motherboard registered a CPU failure code. One thing which I did not immediately identify, but should have done is that the motherboard’s anti-static bag was not sealed. I had thought that perhaps MSI were cost-cutting and why should you doubt what you have been shipped by the retailer as being new stock? However, when I subsequently received a new MSI X570S Tomahawk Motherboard from another retailer, the motherboard's anti-static bag was sealed with the typical tamper-proof tape. So this tends to point to the likelihood that this motherboard as supplied by Scan Computers was not new.So back to the saga - rather than immediately reporting the CPU fail LED to Scan as a DOA, which in hindsight I should have. I decided to do some troubleshooting myself, leveraging my 30 years of expertise. I spent 2 days getting alternative components and frustrations trying to get the FlashBIOS and the motherboard to work. After receiving alternative components, I was able to confirm beyond a shadow of a doubt that the motherboard was faulty and had been shipped as a Dead on Arrival (DoA) product. So the motherboard was returned to Scan Computers under an RMA6??177.Then started over 10-plus days of appalling customer service, where they tried to blame me as the customer and dismissed any of my troubleshooting. Quite clearly the component was faulty from day 1, and anecdotal evidence seems to indicate that the motherboard which Scan Computers shipped was not new, but an open box or returned item. However, Scan Computers still refuse to issue a refund as I have requested multiple times in accordance with the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015.So if you want appalling customer service and to have weeks of your time wasted – then purchase your next IT component from Scan Computers, otherwise go elsewhere.

It has almost all features needed, including Wi-Fi 6E

Nice 6-layer matte-black PCB. Very good power delivery, capable cooling without chipset fan and plenty USB ports. I would have like a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) port. Plenty storage options, Wi-Fi 6E card and great audio chip.

MSI MAG X570S TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI

A good motherboard MSI - MAG X570S TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI - on a chipset x570 from a famous company. Suitable for cpu AMD of 4000 and 5000 line, ddr4 RAM and supports CPU and memory overclocking. All heating elements have radiators and good power supply for vrm zones, 14 phazes of power. There is a 2 M.2 slots for ssd storage. Have a connection to wi-fi and bluetooth, is comfortable

Thoughts of Motherboard and PCCaseGear

Hi, just a quick one, I'm very happy with my MB but my main reason is to compliment PCCaseGear, I've used them for years and have always had super quick deliveries and have also had one product fail to which they promptly checked and replaced faulty products. I rate the MB good but I rate PCCaseGear the best retailer I've ever dealt with. I know I can always buy with confidence. Cheers