A doubt about MSI MEG X570 Unify
Is the following build with MSI MEG X570 UNIFY with 2x32GB RAM and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X good enough or can I get better p/p?
MSI MEG X570 UNIFY Mobo doesn't have a Wi-Fi card despite what's advertised?
How's the MSI X570 unify motherboard?
I don't understand how this MB "Supports 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen / Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Graphics Desktop Processors for AM4 socket" but has no video ports on board. Somebody kindly explain to me, what good integrated graphics are if the MB has no video ports of its own?
Does anyone else have experience with Sabrent Rocket drives on the Unify mobo? I see two reviews. One person says that it worked, the other said the drive wasn't recognized.
Do all 3 M.2 slots support Gen 4 NVME drives?
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I need a good MOBO that can support 2x32GB (with possible upgrade to 4x32GB) and double SSDs. I found out that MSI MEG X570 UNIFY seems to be a good fit, but I am wondering if there is something I can improve. Will be able to insert both SSDs? (the exact SSD I am going for is available here).
I do a lot of multitasking: 100s of tabs in browser, compiling, machine learning, running clusters of containers ... I will buy a second-hand GPU somewhere and then later buy 3080 or similar.
I presume I will be able to flash BIOS the MOBO without having another CPU to make it work with 5950X, correct? Thank you very much.
PCPartPicker Part List
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor | $1160.00 @ Amazon |
| CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler | $96.99 @ Newegg |
| Motherboard | MSI MEG X570 UNIFY ATX AM4 Motherboard | $431.14 @ Amazon |
| Memory | Kingston HyperX Fury 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory | $345.00 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $187.14 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $187.14 @ Amazon |
| Case | Fractal Design Meshify S2 ATX Mid Tower Case | $285.00 @ Amazon |
| Power Supply | Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $209.00 @ Amazon |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $2901.41 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-15 05:48 EDT-0400 |
RESOLVED
So I recently built my first PC and choose the X570 UNIFY partly because of its built in wifi capability, but upon booting up my system (with the antenna installed and tightly secured), the wifi and bluetooth simply refused to work.
Upon further investigation, I realised that I didn't have the drivers installed, so I did that, however that didn't fix the problem, and I also noticed that the wifi card straight up didn't show up in the device manager.
Consulting my manual, it said that there's supposed to be an Intel wifi card in the form of an m.2 key e card, however looking at both the specifications and under the m.2 heatsinks reveals that there are no key e slots and not a wifi card in sight.
Is this normal? Do I straight up need to just buy a PCIe wifi card?
EDIT: I took apart the IO cover and unscrewed the wifi card's housing, re-seated the card, and now it works.