Looking to buy a new processor, but...

Jslopk926 · Aug 7, 2013

I checked my MOBO's specs and I found the list of supported CPUS. So I am looking into buying an AMD Phenom II X6 1075t. It says it is 125w.. But on the motherboard specs it says TDP is 95w? But it also says that it supports all AMD Phenom II X6 processors? Would I be ok with this? I have a 600W corsair power supply.

SNA3 · Aug 7, 2013

Jslopk926 :

it is not about the power supply , the motherboard must also support the TDP of the CPU , by having the proper power circuit to supply the CPU.

if it says 95w max then dont add more .

ElMoIsEviL · Aug 7, 2013

Jslopk926 :

We would love to help you. But without more information on your motherboard... it is a hard thing to do. Could we perhaps have the Motherboards Make and Model #?

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 7, 2013

Whats ur motherboard model no.???

Jslopk926 · Aug 7, 2013

SNA3 :

So, why would the mobo say it supports the CPU but yet it won't support the wattage of it?

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 7, 2013

It is more likely a confusion
For clear things tell us ur mobo

Jslopk926 · Aug 7, 2013

Sn1992-1361850 :

N-Alvorix-RS880-uATX (Alvorix)

SNA3 · Aug 7, 2013

Jslopk926 :

SNA3 :

So, why would the mobo say it supports the CPU but yet it won't support the wattage of it?

they mean they support the CPU WITH max TDP of 95 WATT . not all of them

here is your mobo

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02560084

schmuckley · Aug 7, 2013

No..Don't stick a 6-core Thuban in that.
Well,you might can get away with it by disabling 2-3 cores.
No overclocking.

Jslopk926 · Aug 7, 2013

SNA3 :

Jslopk926 :

they mean they support the CPU WITH max TDP of 95 WATT . not all of them

here is your mobo

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02560084

Yeah, and the Pheon II X6 1090t would be one of them correct? According to that list it is.. yet it says that CPU is 125w

Jslopk926 · Aug 7, 2013

So in other words my PC will remain junk because I can't upgrade my CPU... because my mobo is garbage..

SNA3 · Aug 7, 2013

Here are 95 watts 6 cores :

AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T

AMD Phenom II X6 1045T

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 7, 2013

The thing is it must be supporting phenom ll x6 lower tdp models like 1035,1055t[95w] or phenom ll 955[95w]
U can check the list it will support only those cpus with 95w max tdp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Phenom_microprocessors

Jslopk926 · Aug 7, 2013

So the best CPU I can get for my PC is the 1065t, and I have heard people say that it sucks for gaming. Which is what I am going for.

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 7, 2013

Yes u r ryt the max would be a 1065t

It wont be easy to find one though

SNA3 · Aug 7, 2013

Jslopk926 :

not really , if one sucks at gaming then both do

one is 3G and the other is 2.9G .. no big deal

Jslopk926 · Aug 7, 2013

Well, i've wasted money upgrading this PC and now i'm bottlenecked by my processor..

SNA3 · Aug 7, 2013

Jslopk926 :

how do you know you are bottlenecked ?

Jslopk926 · Aug 7, 2013

Because when playing newer games like Planetside 2 my FPS is constantly below 20-30 in big battles even on low settings. And it always says "CPU" instead of "GPU" meaning it's barely using my GPU at all. I have a superclocked GTX 660 2gb video card, which is more than enough to play most any games out right now.

Cazalan · Aug 7, 2013

That depends on what you had for a CPU before.

Jslopk926 · Aug 7, 2013

Right now I am using an AMD Athlon II X4 640. Which sucks, but I don't wanna upgrade to a Phenom II X6 if it's still going to be too outdated for new games.

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 7, 2013

The best thing for u would be a new built with a new mobo too
I would suggest u to wait for some time and upgrade to haswell i3 it would be worth waiting for it and i hope at that time u can get a new mobo and cpu too

Jslopk926 · Aug 7, 2013

I was just thinking to myself, I may as well buy a new MOBO and then I can get a better processor.. So if I were to do that. As long as all of my hardware is compatible and I get the right chipset on my MOBO. Is it as simple as taking everything out of my PC, putting new MOBO in, and then hooking everything to that Mobo and i'm done?

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 7, 2013

Yeah thats right but get a micro atx mobo as the case u have will not support atx

SNA3 · Aug 7, 2013

Jslopk926 :

dont waste on mobo now ... new AMD chips are coming soon and new mobos ..

I d say wait a month ...

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