Would a 125w cpu work with a mobo that recommends a 95w cpu?

[Draza~]

Would this work well?

[Cheesemonkey]

doubtful

[Draza~]

[QUOTE=Cheesemonkey;30151588]doubtful[/QUOTE]
I think so due to the fact that my mobo supports the cpu that is 125w even thought my mobo recommends a 95w.

[Cheesemonkey]

i googled it and the first link says that it's possible, and plenty of people have gotten away with it, but there's also a chance that you'll fry your motherboard. also it wouldn't run close to stock speed too.

[CjienX]

Is it really so hard to match two numbers up? There's a reason they tell you what the mobo works with.

[ice445]

You can look at the power phase yourself and determine from there. 4+1 is sufficient to run a 125W CPU. Anything less, and it's questionable.

[Draza~]

Nvm i got my answer: NO.

[Shadaez]

depends on your motherboard, look it up to see if others have been successful.

[Protocol7]

make sure your wording is correct

REQUIRES a 95W CPU versus RECOMMENDS a 95W CPU is different

[Smug Bastard]

[QUOTE=Protocol7;30152199]make sure your wording is correct

REQUIRES a 95W CPU versus RECOMMENDS a 95W CPU is different[/QUOTE]

Even if it only [b]recommends[/b] a 95W CPU, anything over is still pushing it.

[Protocol7]

[QUOTE=Smug Bastard;30152211]Even if it only [b]recommends[/b] a 95W CPU, anything over is still pushing it.[/QUOTE]

which is why it's recommended, thought that was kinda obvious

[bohb]

Even though the chipset may support a 125W CPU, doesn't mean the VRMs on the board do. At worst, overloading the VRMs will cook them and brick the board. You could perform surgery on the board and replace the VRMs with higher-rated ones, though the problem then would be could the other components like the capacitors support the increased load without failing.

Though, some boards have empty spaces for extra capacitors, which would allow a higher amp draw if the VRMs were replaced.