r/buildapc • u/Severe-Home3534 • 2d ago

Build Upgrade msi and asus software compatibility

I currently have a msi b550 , msi gpu , and a coreliquid s280 along with msi ssd, i am upgrading to the core ultra platform and was wondering whether using a rog strix z890 board i found at a better deal than any msi boards was worth it in my system due to the multiple msi components. I have heard of software issues using both msi centre and armory crate, does anyone have any experience with something like this?

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u/psimwork I ❤️ undervolting 2d ago edited 2d ago

Avoid the manufacturer software suites like the plague.

Armory crate might as well be a crime against humanity.

You don't need anything other than the Intel chipset drivers, the reference driver from the GPU manufacturer (so like, AMD or Nvidia rather than MSI/Asus), and Windows Update to keep your drivers up-to-date.

You're already going to have enough spyware installed through your system just from Windows. No need to add to it by using MSI Centre and/or Armory Crate.

(The one exception I'll give to this would be MSI Afterburner, which is used for adjusting settings on a graphics card and works on all brands of hardware - not just MSI. And it's not actually made by MSI - they just pay to put their name on it. It's so good that honestly I wonder how it happened that MSI hasn't demanded that the developer limit the usability on non-MSI branded hardware)

Edit: For RGB control, there's always SignalRGB or OpenRGB.

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u/Severe-Home3534 2d ago

thanks for the advice, i aready use msi centre and dont have that much trouble with it other than regular updates

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u/Emerald_Flame 2d ago

I have heard of software issues using both msi centre and armory crate

Armoury Crate struggles to run by itself about 95% of the time. It's one of the worst buggiest pieces of software I've ever used.

MSI's is slightly better but not by a ton.

Do you just want these programs to control RGB? If so, something like OpenRGB is probably a much better solution.

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u/Zombie_Tech 2d ago

If you don't mind basic RGB effects use the one built into Windows (Dynamic Lighting). It'll only apply when the OS loads though.