AMD's recently announced Ryzen 5000 series CPUs, which are expected to deliver a 19 percent increase in instruction per clock (IPC) performance over the Ryzen 3000 series, will hit store shelves on November 5 (very soon). If you are looking to build a new PC with the new chip, look no further than MSI's MPG B550 Gaming Edge WiFi, currently the best-selling motherboard on Amazon. It is currently the best-selling motherboard on Amazon

. This is $20 less than the previous lowest price and $30 less than the list price, which was on sale from late August until mid-month. The price could drop again as Black Friday approaches, but it is already an attractive price for a popular motherboard.

As the model name suggests, this is based on AMD's B550 chipset, one of two consumer desktop chipsets that support PCI Express 4.0 (the other is X570) and will be available next week with the latest BIOS It supports the Ryzen 5000 series. [It also features onboard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) connectivity, a 2.5G LAN port for ultra-fast wired connectivity, numerous USB 3.2 and 2.0 ports (including a USB-C port), two M.2 slots for installing a pair of high-speed NVMe SSDs, and of course RGB lighting. and, of course, state-of-the-art facilities such as RGB lighting.

MSI also touts high-end components and a "premium heatsink design" in this motherboard's configuration to facilitate overclocking. As for flashing the BIOS, the "Flash BIOS" button and USB support make this easy.

If you don't like this motherboard for other reasons, please see our other choices for best gaming motherboards.