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sogone209

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i have a acer x3400g and im trying to figure out if my motherboard supports 125w cpus or 95w. since acer mad the motherboard im not sure what kind it is or its max. i dont understand this specification page somebody help plz. heres the link to my computer. Acer Support: Specifications
 

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Windows 7 Professional x64 (6.1.7600)Amd Athlon ii x2 255 3.1 ghz4Gig Dual Channel DDR3 PC2-1300Amd Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR5 256bit
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
gameing build
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64 (6.1.7600)
CPU
Amd Athlon ii x2 255 3.1 ghz
Motherboard
asus m4a89td pro/usb3
Memory
4Gig Dual Channel DDR3 PC2-1300
Graphics Card(s)
Amd Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR5 256bit
Monitor(s) Displays
Toshiba Lcd 40inch Tv
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 60htz
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDS721010CLA ata 1TB 7200Rpm
PSU
Cooler Master GX 550W
Case
Cooler Master Silencio 550
Cooling
Two 120mm fans, with stock heatsink with 140mm fan on top
Internet Speed
20MBps
It tells you right in the CPU supported list,

AMD Phenom™ II X4 quad-core desktop processor 965/955/945/925/910/910e (6 MB L3 cache, 2 MB L2 cache, 512 KB L1 cache; 3.40/3.20/3.00/2.80/2.60/2.6 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 140 (125 W)/125 (95 W) 125 (95 W) /95/95/65 W

The 965/955/945 (and a couple of others) are all 125W CPU's. You can confirm what they are here,

AMD Processors for Desktops: AMD Phenom
 

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Win 7 Ultimate x64FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so farADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Me
OS
Win 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so far
Motherboard
Asus M5A97 EVO
Memory
ADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
Sound Card
Xonar DGX w/ Corsair Vengence 1300
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S232HL Abid
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
500 GB Seagate 7200.12
PSU
Antec Earthwatts 650W Green
Case
Antec Three Hundred
Cooling
Cooler Master 212 EVO
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
35000/3000
hmm, ok so this computer can definately run a 125w cpu... i did update the bios, so a 970 just simply wont work cause its not supported in the bios?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional x64 (6.1.7600)Amd Athlon ii x2 255 3.1 ghz4Gig Dual Channel DDR3 PC2-1300Amd Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR5 256bit
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
gameing build
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64 (6.1.7600)
CPU
Amd Athlon ii x2 255 3.1 ghz
Motherboard
asus m4a89td pro/usb3
Memory
4Gig Dual Channel DDR3 PC2-1300
Graphics Card(s)
Amd Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR5 256bit
Monitor(s) Displays
Toshiba Lcd 40inch Tv
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 60htz
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDS721010CLA ata 1TB 7200Rpm
PSU
Cooler Master GX 550W
Case
Cooler Master Silencio 550
Cooling
Two 120mm fans, with stock heatsink with 140mm fan on top
Internet Speed
20MBps
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