We know that not everyone has time to sit down and read an 8 – 10 thousand word review on one item. So in order to make things as clear and concise as possible we have not only including included “Too Long; Didn’t Read” synopsis for the main section. To really get a good idea of the pros and cons we recommend reading the entire review, but this page and the Score Card section will give you a good overview of the ‘board.
A Closer Look
The only main issues anyone will have with the MSI X370 SLI Plus is the lack of integrated WiFi, a ‘missing’ second M.2 port, lack of U.2 support, and the NIC and soundcard controllers MSI has opted for. Of these only the soundcard and NIC controller are really noteworthy. They are still decent, and we doubt most will care all that much. They are still very decent. Of those who really do care that much they can either spend a lot more for a MSI XPOWER Titanium… or install a daughtercard for a Intel 10/100/1000 NIC, and a dedicated soundcard. Only audiophiles and networking enthusiasts will ever want to do this. All in all that is a very shortlist of complaints.
BIOS
MSI has spent a lot of time and effort refining their unique BIOS and if you like what MSI has done before you will like what the X370 SLI Plus comes with. Its interface may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but this generation is awfully user-friendly and is the most intuitive iteration MSI has released to date
System Performance
While this motherboard may be inexpensive it is not a cheap motherboard. Instead MSI has simply trimmed the fat while offering a decent motherboard at a killer price.
Gaming Performance
For gaming enthusiasts the combination of excellent PCIe layout with plenty of horsepower on tap is a winning one. Or at least is as long as you only are concerned with single and dual video card setups. Those interested in three GPU based configurations need not apply and really should be looking at much more expensive boards.
