Does my mobo support Phenom II x4 945 ?

[hristian999]

Well I need some help over here, beacuse I can`t decide if my motherboard Asus M4A78lt-M-LE can support AMD Phenom II x4 945. Here is link to the mobo`s supported CPU`s - http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M4A78LTM_LE/#support_CPU .
It says that Phenom II x4 945 Should be supported. However everywhere I search for this CPU, it says that it requires 125W of energy and my mobo can support only up to 95 W CPUs.
In this site it also says that the mobo can support it - http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-ASUS/M4A78LT-M_LE.html
Also in this thread a guy is overclocking a phenom 945 with the m4a78lt-m-le mobo - http://www.overclock.net/t/1177992/overclocking-the-amd-phenom-ii-x4-945-first-time

If it`s true that this mobo supports this cpu, how it`s possible, when the CPu is 125 W and the Mobo supports up to 95 W ? Should I buy a Phenom II x4 945 ?

 

[jessterman21]

There are two versions of the 945 and 955, the 125w and the 95w. You need to find the 95w version.

 

[jaguarskx]

Amazon.com currently has the 95w TDP Phenom II X4 945 for $120.

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Phenom-Socket-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B002XNBQJQ