Blast Away the Competition with the Bazooka V2 B450M from MSI

bazooka v2 motherboard

HIGH PERFORMANCE IN A SMALLER FORM FACTORThe Bazooka V2 motherboard from MSI is a perfect piece of kit for any gaming enthusiast. This Ryzen powered motherboard includes a wealth of features to make your gaming experience easier and more enjoyable, along with providing the most remarkable CPU technology. Connect all your peripherals and other devices with lightning-fast USB 3.1 ports, and stay ahead of the game with cutting-edge features such as Gaming LAN, Audio Boost and Turbo M.2. Fine-tune your motherboard with MSI's award-winning BIOS, and use the RGB header and MSI's Mystic Light Sync to add vibrant RGB colour to the rest of your RGB capable components for complete immersion while gaming.

AMD B450Chipset

AM4CPU Socket

Micro-ATXForm Factor

DDR4Memory Type

Enjoy the Latest in Groundbreaking Processing Power

ryzen processors

SUPPORTED BY AMD RYZENThe Bazooka V2 motherboard supports AMD® Ryzen 1st and 2nd Generation/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Processors for AM4 sockets to give you the greatest processing power for gaming and demanding tasks.

The Greatest PC Boot-Up Speeds with Turbo M.2

m2 xboost

XBOOST YOUR STORAGE PERFORMANCEEnjoy a blazing fast system boot up and insanely quick loading of applications and games with MSI motherboards. Delivering speeds up to 32Gb/s per device using Gen3 x4, Turbo M.2 is over 5 times faster than a regular SATA III connection. XBOOST optimizes your SSDs to keep your system fast and maximize storage performance, making sure you reach the battlefield even quicker or saving you a lot of time when transferring data and files.

Affordable Acceleration for any Hard Drive

amd storemi

AMD STOREMI TECHNOLOGYAll MSI X470 & B450 motherboards are shipped with StoreMI, the new AMD SSD technology that works to improve storage performance. This tool helps create a virtual SSD by blending capacity storage, treats flash as primary storage and optimizes data access with continuous monitoring. All these functions can enhance read/write speeds for active data and provide super-fast boot times and application startup.

Keep your System Cooled during Extensive Usage

amd cooling

THERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORES AND HIGHER PERFORMANCECooling your PC is essential for reliable performance. We've made sure to include enough fan headers with full control to allow you to cool your system any way you want. MSI have included an extended PWM heatsink and enhanced circuit design ensures even high-end Ryzen CPU to run in full speed with MSI motherboards. MSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans, giving you full control to set up a cool & silent system. The fan headers are conveniently placed with the most popular CPU coolers in mind, including being optimized for water cooling.

msi hysteresis

AUTODETECT DC/PWM MODES WITH HYSTERESISMSI fan headers automatically detect fans running in DC or PWM mode for optimal tuning of fan speeds and silence. Hysteresis also makes your fans spin up fluently to make sure your system stays silent, no matter what.

msi bios fan

TOTAL CONTROL IN BIOS AND SOFTWARETotal Fan Control allows you to take control of your fans and check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.

Incredible Speeds with DDR4 Boost

msi ddr4 boost

UNMATCHED MEMORY PERFORMANCEMSI motherboards are packed with features to fuel your PCs memory with more speed, higher overclockability and incredible stability. With DDR4 Boost you’ll discover incredible memory performance, with optimized traces and a fully isolated memory circuitry to ensure higher memory speeds to make sure your system never crashes during gaming or working.

Greater Memory Speeds deliver Better Performance

msi xamp

EASY-TO-USE A-XMPThe technical enhancements of DDR4 Boost allow for more stability at higher memory speeds compared to other brands. Enjoy the additional boost in gaming performance or when working with large video and photography files. Optimized traces and a fully isolated memory circuitry ensures perfect stability and performance, so you never have to worry about your system crashing during games. Enable A-XMP with ease using a single option in the BIOS to gain performance and create a perfectly stable system.

Overclock your Motherboard Instantly

msi xamp

MSI 1-SECOND OVERCLOCKINGIf you need more power from your CPU and memory, you can use MSI Game Boost to enable one-second overclocking. Obtain more FPS and get a boost in performance to enjoy even smoother gameplay. Simply turn the dial or use the MSI Gaming App to give your PC another boost and push your CPU further.

Never Worry about Voltage Affecting your System

voltage

OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTIONMSI's Overvoltage Protection works to prevent potential short-circuit damage to the CPU and other critical components whilst using your PC.

An Optimized Layout for a Perfect Current

core boost

MSI CORE BOOSTCore Boost technology combines MSI's premium layout and full digital power design which allows for faster and undisturbed current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision. Not only supporting multi-core CPU, also creating the perfect conditions for your motherboard.

Enjoy Complete Voltage Stability

cpu voltage

LOAD-LINE CALIBRATIONWhat you set, is what you get. LLC makes sure your CPU voltage remains 100% stable under any load. This greatly improves stability when overclocking and demanding more CPU performance.

Always get the Greatest Gaming Performance

gaming certified

CERTIFIED FOR GAMINGEach model is tweaked to deliver the best FPS for a stutter-free gaming experience. Tested in 24-hour on and offline gaming sessions with the most popular gaming gear by the world’s best eSports players, so you can enjoy top performance and reliability in the world’s most popular games.

MSI's Award Winning BIOS Utility

msi bios

FOR BEGINNERS AND ENTHUSIASTSWe made sure our BIOS contains all the latest options and is easy to use for everyone. An award-winning, high-resolution, scalable font is used to make CLICK BIOS 5 easy to read, no matter what type of screen you use. EZ-mode presents you with basic BIOS settings and functions for some quick adjustments. If you feel like spending more time fine-tuning options to boost your system’s performance, the Advanced mode is the way to go. Can’t find a specific BIOS setting? Don’t worry, a permanent search option in the top right corner can be used to find what you need. CLICK BIOS 5 provides easy access to memory profiles to optimize your internal memory timings and speeds for maximum stability and performance in-game. Safely overclock your CPU with a single button for more performance using MSI Game Boost.

Fortify Your System With PCI-e Steel Armor

pcie steel armor

PREVENT DAMAGES TO YOUR MOTHERBOARDMSI PCI Express Steel Armor slots are armed with more solder points on the motherboard for a stronger hold, preventing any damage due to heavy-weight graphics cards. Steel Armor also protects PCI Express signals against electromagnetic interference for a pure gaming experience and even higher overclocking. MSI uses components with the latest evolution of the industries’ highest quality standard. MSI quality approved components are shielded with the best protection and make sure your system run smoothly under the most extreme gaming conditions.

Super Stable Gaming with High Quality Components

japanese capacitor

JAPANESE SOLID CAPSolid caps are made for high-end design motherboards. Not only do Solid caps provide lower Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR), but also work efficiently for over-10-years.

dark choke

DARK CHOKEA special core design allows the Dark Choke to run at a lower temperature offering you better power, efficiency and stability. Ultimately giving you greater performance for years to come.

humidity protection

HUMIDITY PROTECTION

temp protection

TEMPERATURE PROTECTION

circuit protection

CIRCUIT PROTECTION

esd protection

ESD 
PROTECTION

emi protection

EMI 
PROTECTION

Versatile Design & Component Compatibility

diy friendly

DIY FRIENDLY USER OPTIONSMSI motherboards feature tons of convenient and smart designs, such as convenient pin-header keep out zone, friendly SATA & USB location and so on, so DIY users can pick and choose any gaming rig they want.

xl clip

XL CLIP

keep out zone

KEEP OUT ZONE

ez debug

EZ DEBUG LED

Experience True Sound Immersion

CUTTING-EDGE AUDIO BOOST TECHNOLOGYMSI Audio Boost offers studio-grade sound quality to give you the most immersive gaming experience, using premium quality components to deliver the most exciting audio and gameplay. Audio Boost has been engineered to deliver truly immersive Hi-Fi sound to give gamers a grand advantage over their opponents during matches.

MSI Audio processor

HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO PROCESSORAudio Boost is powered by an EMI-shielded high quality HD audio processor to give you uninterrupted sound.

MSI De-pop protection

NO LOUD POPPING SOUNDSDe-Pop protection eliminates any sound when plugging/unplugging audio devices to protect your ears.