Hi there, I am planning to upgrade my cpu. I wanted to buy a phenom II x4 945 but it has been discontinued and I cannot buy one anymore. my motherboard also supports phenom II x4 955 but only the 95w one which is also phased out.
I am thinking of buying a Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition for my upgrade but my problem is in the website of my mobo, it says that recommended cpu tdp to be used is 95w only. will my mobo be able to run the 955BE without problems? will underclocking it affect tdp? I am thinking of underclocking it to 3.0ghz to be able to run it, is that possible?
I hope someone could help me, thanks. my mobo is am2+. will amd release more 95w cpus that is backwards compatible with am2+?
my mobo is a biostar MCP6P M2+
http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/cpu_support.php?S_ID=370
I am thinking of buying a Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition for my upgrade but my problem is in the website of my mobo, it says that recommended cpu tdp to be used is 95w only. will my mobo be able to run the 955BE without problems? will underclocking it affect tdp? I am thinking of underclocking it to 3.0ghz to be able to run it, is that possible?
I hope someone could help me, thanks. my mobo is am2+. will amd release more 95w cpus that is backwards compatible with am2+?
my mobo is a biostar MCP6P M2+
http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/cpu_support.php?S_ID=370