going over cpu tpd

The-Yellow-frog · Mar 8, 2017

my motherboard's cpu TDP is 84w
and im planning to buy a cpu that has 88w TDP will it cause any harm?

clutchc · Mar 8, 2017

Not if your motherboard has that CPU on its CPU support list. What board do you have?

The-Yellow-frog · Mar 10, 2017

my board is ms-7829

clutchc · Mar 10, 2017

The-Yellow-frog :

What 88W processor are you looking to buy?
Is this your board? http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03748942

anthonyd73111 · Jan 11, 2018

A i7-4790 88watt and do not overclock will be fine, I'm running same, 300watt psu, 4 watts in nothing.