You need a Ryzen 9000 or 7000 series board that just works, without paying for features a school PC or office workstation will never touch. The MSI PRO A620AM-B EVO is exactly that. Two DDR5 slots up to 128GB, one PCIe 4.0 x16 slot from the CPU for your GPU, a 2.5G LAN port so your wired connection actually keeps pace, and HDMI plus VGA onboard if you're still running a projector in the back of a classroom. AM5 socket, ATX form factor. Clean build, no surprises. If your current board is throwing memory errors or you're stuck on DDR4 and can't keep up with the workload, this is the straightforward upgrade
| brand | MSI |
| chipset | AMD A620A |
| socket | AM5 |
| cpu_support | AMD Ryzen 9000/8000/7000 Series Desktop Processors |
| memory_type | DDR5 |
| memory_slots | 2 |
| max_memory | 128GB |
| memory_speed | DDR5 6800-5600 (OC) / 5600-4800 (JEDEC) MT/s |
| form_factor | ATX |
| expansion_slots | 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (CPU), 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 (Chipset) |
| storage | 1x M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4, 2280/2260), 2x SATA 6Gbps |
| audio | Realtek ALC897, 7.1-channel HD Audio |
| lan | Realtek RTL8125 2.5G |
| usb_rear | 2x USB 2.0, 4x USB 5Gbps Type-A |
| usb_front | 4x USB 2.0, 2x USB 5Gbps Type-A, 1x USB 5Gbps Type-C |
| display_output | 1x HDMI 2.1 (4K 60Hz), 1x VGA (2048x1536) |
| led_debug | 4x EZ Debug LED, 1x EZ Memory Detection LED |
