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Cheap motherboard for Phenom II x4 955BE?

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/cheap-motherboard-for-phenom-ii-x4-955be.185545/

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AJK Original post #1
Jul 13, 2014 at 6:46 PM
My old motherboard died on me last week. I need a temporary mobo till the time this current one comes from repair. Im going to use it as my spare motherboard in case of an emergency. Any suggestions? Anything under 3k possible? My config is given in my signature. Thanks.
ASHISH65
Jul 13, 2014 at 7:00 PM
This mobo will serve the purpose - ASUS M5A78L-M LX V2 Motherboard - ASUS: Flipkart.com
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AJK #3
Jul 13, 2014 at 7:31 PM
Thanks Ashish. How about this one? Its around 700 bucks cheaper

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2PT Motherboard - Gigabyte: Flipkart.com
icebags
icebags #4
Jul 13, 2014 at 7:44 PM
^
site cpu support list says it's supported
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Socket AM3+ - AMD 760G - GA-78LMT-S2PT (rev. 3.1)
ASHISH65
Jul 13, 2014 at 7:59 PM
Thanks Ashish. How about this one? Its around 700 bucks cheaper

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2PT Motherboard - Gigabyte: Flipkart.com

That mobo only support upto 95w cpu,while x4 955be is 125w cpu.
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AJK #6
Jul 13, 2014 at 8:02 PM
Thanks icebags. Should I go ahead and order then?
ASHISH65
Jul 13, 2014 at 8:19 PM
Let me clear : there are two x4 955 , one is x4 955 Black edition - 125w and another Asian version x4 955 (non black edition) (OEM only) - 95w

see the difference Compare AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W, rev. C2, BE) / Phenom II X4 955 (95W, rev. C3, non-BE)

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2PT supports only upto 95w cpu. you need atLeast ASUS M5A78L-M LX V2
icebags
icebags #8
Jul 13, 2014 at 8:25 PM
ASISH is right, i didnt know BE was different with higher TDP. check for BE support ! *s.yimg.com/lq/i/mesg/emoticons7/42.gif

not that it wont run the processor, it will actually do cause they are kinda same family. but the vrm on motherboard may blow up during load.