CPU/Mobo need help for buying Processor and motherboard under Rs.5000

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i bought Amd Phenom X2 550BE and Asus M4A78LT-M LE both at Rs.6600

and Corsair DDR3 2Gb 1.3ghz at 1350

can i unlock my processor into 4 cores

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can i unlock Amd Phenom X2 550 BE into X4
 
i just unlocked my amd X2 550 BE into amd x4 at 3.1 ghz

i want is there any risk that i should be aware of ?

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ALPHA17 said:
You'll need a higher budget than 5K then,

go for the AMD Athlon IIx3 440 -- 3.3K <as you are not looking to overclock, the black edition is not worth it these days as very few of them unlock to quad-cores>

The ASUS M4A78LT-M LE -- supports DDR III and has better VFM than any 740G/ 760G based boards <it is a 780G based board>

You can upgrade to a 500GB SATA II Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 -- 1.6K

You'll need a better PSU to hold all of this together, go for the FSP Saga II 350W/ 400W minimum for good warranty and peace of mind from exploding cabinets. -- 1.7K/ 1.9K

(all prices from Bangalore). Hope this helps.
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thanks for your advice
 
i am not sure but it can be risky as ur mobo support 95w cpu which after unlocking become a 125w cpu.......
 
vip said:
i am not sure but it can be risky as ur mobo support 95w cpu which after unlocking become a 125w cpu.......
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but motherboard directly provided an option "press 4 to unlock"

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guys can i keep x2 as x4 with normal psu and motherboard
 
Re: need help for Amd Phenom X2 BE unlocking

Processor :Amd Phenom X2 BE

Motherboard :Asus m4A78LT

PSU :Normal Iball

My new processor unlocks into X4 with 4 cores

i need to know whether it is safe for my computer becoz Asus directly provided an option for unlocking

when my computer boots

Suggestion with good reasons will be most appretiated:)
 
Re: need help for Amd Phenom X2 BE unlocking

gunjan.singh548 said:
Processor :Amd Phenom X2 BE

Motherboard :Asus m4A78LT

PSU :Normal Iball

My new processor unlocks into X4 with 4 cores

i need to know whether it is safe for my computer becoz Asus directly provided an option for unlocking

when my computer boots

Suggestion with good reasons will be most appretiated:)
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I wud advice u to revert back all the settings to default... Coz the mobo that u have can support a 95w TDP cpu only... and after unlocking a 550BE into x4 its TDP becomes 125w... u r taking a risk buddy by running an unlocked 550BE on this mobo... If unlocking the cpu was on ur mind while buying this combo then u shud have bought a better motherboard... like Gigabyte 880GM-UD2H...
 
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The answer is still no, WHY DO YOU WANT TO FRY YOUR SYSTEM. You should have specified unlocking earlier and invested on a compatible board.
 
Now that you have a board hold on to it until that ends up dying then upgrade to something, don't waste money.
 
gunjan.singh548 said:
i will not waste it i just need an idea about new Motherboard ,how much its going to cost me?
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If u r looking for a good motherboard wid good features then i wud suggest u to buy Gigbyte 88GMA-UD2H ~ 4.5k or buy MSI 880GMA-E45 ~ 5.2K
 
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Either way unlocking on either board is unadviasable due to the TDP factor kicking in (if the motherboard can't supply the requiste 125W to the unlocked processor due to physical constraint of 95W) you are waiting for an accident to happen (potentially killing the system) if you really want to get a new board go for either of these

Gigabyte GA 880GMA UD2H OR MSI 880GMA E45 -- both boards come with SATA III + USB 3.0 inbuilt. Hope this solves your query.

This is what TDP means -- Thermal design power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
pegasus said:
The M4A78LT-M LE was ok for a X2 something, as suggested by others, as you were looking at buying a mobo+cpu within 5K.

You could have considered this 4 DIMM, 125W support motherboard- was 3.5K odd iirc- ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Motherboards - ASUS M4A78LT-M

Or this 2 DIMM, 125W 880G motherboard- was 3.9K odd on deltapage iirc- ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Motherboards - ASUS M4A88T-M LE
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gunjan.singh548 said:
but ASUS M4A78LT-M doesn't have core unlocking features like M4A78LT-M LE
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Where/How did you check that? Please let us know so we can be sure too. :)

It seems to have ACC option in BIOS. :S

http://www.techenclave.com/cpu-mobo...herboard-asus-m4a78lt-183823.html#post1727125

ALPHA17 said:
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Either way unlocking on either board is unadviasable due to the TDP factor kicking in (if the motherboard can't supply the requiste 125W to the unlocked processor due to physical constraint of 95W) you are waiting for an accident to happen (potentially killing the system)
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M4A78LT-M and M4A88T-M LE specs say they support CPU upto 125W :S
 
ALPHA17 said:
This is what TDP means -- Thermal design power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A processor vendor might list a TDP of 150W, but that doesn't necessarily mean that particular processor will actually use 150W. It is more of a rough indication, but at least it's better than nothing.
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ALPHA17 said:
Gigabyte GA 880GMA UD2H OR MSI 880GMA E45 -- both boards come with SATA III + USB 3.0 inbuilt. Hope this solves your query.
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Oh MSI motherboard, we meet again!!!



Its not the same board this is 890GXM, I was being told by a reliable source they pretty much do the similarish thing. Here's the one with the E45: http://h-3.abload.de/img/unbenannt7eig.jpg

Technically its the voltage regulator. Some folks in overclock.net pointed specifically towards 4th or 5th one but look closer towards the second pic. One of the phase is not soldered properly through the back. I've seen few Tier 2-3ish boards with similar bad job. suffice to say avoid it. Quality issues big time. Don't recommend blindly.

No it doesn't happen when overclocked. It happens on default settings with Automatic Vcore on. Its way above than what it should be. Might be a Bios thing but last time I checked even if you take the VCORE manually to the default level the bios says "not recommended". Strange- Maybe because the bios requires manual clock+ multiplier to set the vcore manually (or maybe not)? Current MSI users can confirm that if they can give it a shot. If it happens even on newer bios, one can safely assume its not a bios thing.

Basically, your defination of kaboom applies here. Manufacturers claim it will work, but it does not. 95w processors **might** do it but I wouldn't bet my 5k on it. Would you?

You will find more where that came from in overclock.net! There used to be a lot of them on msi's forums but MSI removed them (lol). I believe hexus did a review with 1090T and this board? The samples given to reviewers are specifically cherry picked, made to handle such loads.

In this case the "potentially" killing the system burns out the voltage regulator, depending on the load, the MOSFETs and the Solid caps. Its not the quality of the components that is questioned, but the circuitry design+ keeping it cool that is. Some of these 8 phase boards are 4+4 phase in reality, 8+2 actually being 4+1 with inductors physically being split up (again, depends on the circuit design which obviously not many manufacturers would reveal it).

Moral of the story: Cheap ain't good. Speaking of phase:

Chew*@XS said:
8 +_ phase when implemented correctly requires less power to acchieve clocks,its cleaner power, it's not as stressfull on PSU, and is considered to have a longer longevity. I might add there are very few true 8 phase designs. Most are split 4 + 4.

4 +_ works, if properly implemented and kept cool, if not it will eventually blow up when pushed hard.
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Yeah not easy to get to know the facts. Point is avoid that board.
 
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Oh MSI motherboard, we meet again!!!





Its not the same board this is 890GXM, I was being told by a reliable source they pretty much do the similarish thing. Here's the one with the E45: http://h-3.abload.de/img/unbenannt7eig.jpg

Technically its the voltage regulator. Some folks in overclock.net pointed specifically towards 4th or 5th one but look closer towards the second pic. One of the phase is not soldered properly through the back. I've seen few Tier 2-3ish boards with similar bad job. suffice to say avoid it. Quality issues big time. Don't recommend blindly.

No it doesn't happen when overclocked. It happens on default settings with Automatic Vcore on. Its way above than what it should be. Might be a Bios thing but last time I checked even if you take the VCORE manually to the default level the bios says "not recommended". Strange- Maybe because the bios requires manual clock+ multiplier to set the vcore manually (or maybe not)? Current MSI users can confirm that if they can give it a shot. If it happens even on newer bios, one can safely assume its not a bios thing.

Basically, your defination of kaboom applies here. Manufacturers claim it will work, but it does not. 95w processors **might** do it but I wouldn't bet my 5k on it. Would you?

You will find more where that came from in overclock.net! There used to be a lot of them on msi's forums but MSI removed them (lol). I believe hexus did a review with 1090T and this board? The samples given to reviewers are specifically cherry picked, made to handle such loads.

In this case the "potentially" killing the system burns out the voltage regulator, depending on the load, the MOSFETs and the Solid caps. Its not the quality of the components that is questioned, but the circuitry design+ keeping it cool that is. Some of these 8 phase boards are 4+4 phase in reality, 8+2 actually being 4+1 with inductors physically being split up (again, depends on the circuit design which obviously not many manufacturers would reveal it).

Moral of the story: Cheap ain't good. Speaking of phase:

Yeah not easy to get to know the facts. Point is avoid that board.
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so what type of Motherboard i should be looking for Amd Phenom II X2 550 BE
 
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