125watt cpu in 140watt board

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Will a 125watt cpu have ANY problems in a 140watt socket

 

This processor

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4904561&SRCCODE=WEBGOOPA&cm_mmc_o=mH4CjC7BBTkwCjCV1-CjCE&gclid=CJLy2-iZ3boCFenm7Aod-xcA0g

 

On this board

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A97_LE_R20/overview/

 

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you should ask mysteryangel she uses this mobo cpu combo

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No she doesn't... She uses the 970 evo and 8350 which is a totally different mobo

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Well it would run for about a month and then fry sooooo no. The motherboard your talking about is a 4+1 vrm that is uncooled and doesn't even have the 8 pin cpu power cable that should be mandatory for the 8350. You really want something like a Asus 990fx pro or higher to run a 8350/8320. My recommendation would be to get a Asus 990fx pro and a 8320 in stead of the 8350, since you can save enough money on the 20 vs the 50 to afford the better motherboard. 

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My motherboard or mysteryangel

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And if it is mine How do you know the voltage regulator where does it say ?

 

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4 +2 Phase Power Design That's what it says ( found where it says it )


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Sorry yeah it's a 4+2 but it's still to little for an 8350. The 8350 is a power hungry processor that really needs at least a 6+2 or 8+2 vrm thats cooled to be happy and stable long term. 4+2 that's delivered over a lacking cpu power cable and has no heat sink... That's a recipe for disaster.  

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the real issue is that it has no heatsink, and the vrms can get hot as shit even on higher end voltage delivery, so it's not a question of "should you do better" but "how long until it burns out"

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The 4 pin cpu power + the 8350 voltages + un cooled 4+ 2 vrm = bomb  

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Whats a good board for the very close to the same price

 

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http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a99fxpror20 This is the bare minimum board for the 8350/8320. Grab a 8320 instead of the 8350, and you should come out with about the same amount as the bad board and the 8350.

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that supports the 8 core 

 

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It supports the 8 cores plus lots of overclocking headroom

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Thanks

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maybe this motherboard could be usefull http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p

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I never, ever recommend that motherboard because it has under sized vrms that are not actually properly attached from the factory. It's a long standing issue that has caused many systems to fail. Even at stock voltages and speeds the vrms over heat.