Friday, September 11th 2020
MSI Announces the MAG B550 TORPEDO Motherboard
MSI, a world-leading motherboard manufacturer, proudly announces the new member of the MAG family: the all-new MAG B550 TORPEDO. For the 3rd Gen Ryzen processors & Ryzen 4000 G-series processors, the new MAG B550 TORPEDO motherboard is designed to be the best choice in its class. The MAG B550 TORPEDO has the same military theme as all the other members in the MAG family. The 10 Dual Rail Power System with smart power stages and the stunning extended heatsink allow the MAG B550 TORPEDO to stably supply the power needs for multi-core processors. It supports up to AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16 cores processors.
Besides the heatsink on the power stage components, the MAG B550 TORPEDO also has the M.2 SHIELD FROZR that maintains the temperature of the PCI-E Gen 4 SSDs that it also supports. Support of the PCI-E Gen 4 graphics card is the next highlight of this motherboard. The PCI-Express signals are strengthen and protect against electromagnetic interference for stutter-free user experience by the steel Armor PCI-E slot. Be ready to enjoy the superior bandwidth with MSI lightning Gen4 solution.
Lastly, both front and rear Type-C connectors are ready for the latest USB Type-C devices. 2.5G LAN with LAN manager provides gamers incredibly fast data transfer speeds and low latency connection to the internet. The pre-installed IO shield makes the build process even easier than before. None of the features that modern motherboards have is missing.
It can be seen with half an eye that MAG B550 TORPEDO will lead players to dominate the battlefield and conquer the enemies.
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MSI
Besides the heatsink on the power stage components, the MAG B550 TORPEDO also has the M.2 SHIELD FROZR that maintains the temperature of the PCI-E Gen 4 SSDs that it also supports. Support of the PCI-E Gen 4 graphics card is the next highlight of this motherboard. The PCI-Express signals are strengthen and protect against electromagnetic interference for stutter-free user experience by the steel Armor PCI-E slot. Be ready to enjoy the superior bandwidth with MSI lightning Gen4 solution.
It can be seen with half an eye that MAG B550 TORPEDO will lead players to dominate the battlefield and conquer the enemies.
18 Comments on MSI Announces the MAG B550 TORPEDO Motherboard
Cmon, its 2020, stop doing this kind of stuff to us.
Plus there's no shortage of names to choose from.
Another note about the Tomahawk, the video spec originally said HDMI maximum resolution of 4096x2160 @24Hz. Now the specs say HDMI 2.1 maximum resolution of 4096x2160 @60Hz. Did they release a new revision of the board, or it was HDMI 2.1 all along, and they updated the specs after the release of Ryzen 4000 APUs?
And being a 6-layer PCB, it probably shares the Tomahawk's 5x2 ISL99360 VRM as well. Never have I seen discrete MOSFETs on a current 6-layer AM4.
I've also been seeing the Tomahawk dropping significantly in price here. I can't help but feel like there's no room for this Torpedo board.
For those complaining about USB ports, you're looking in the wrong place if you think MSI has you covered. The Tomahawk, Mortar and Bazookas all have the shitty 6-port layout on the back. TUF and Aorus Pro have USB aplenty.
bit of a n00b question :oops:
but what case has six f@#$ing ports + one usb-c on the front?
No complains with the MEG ACE I've got (So far) and it has enough ports and so on for my useage. This new one is probrably a rehash of an older model (Tomahawk) from what I've been seeing like the Unify is of the ACE model I've got now.
Could be fair to expect from it what the Tomahawk has shown based on that but a comparison between the two is really needed to nail it down.
So I guess full ATX instead of mATX is now only really relevant for multi-GPU configurations, ie highest of high-end.
Don’t need a ton of USB ports for a dedicated gaming rig anyway.
(there is no tomahawk in micro size, there is no mortar in full size)