AMD's official TDP warning

A while ago it was announced that there were prolems with AMD's 125 Watt processors, concerning some mainstream- and budgetmotherboards. AMD has now released an official warning, the latest Phenom processors are incompatible with the so-called Entry-Level motherboards. According to AMD processors with a Thermal Power Design (TDP) of 125 Watt aren't designed for cheaper 780G-motherboards and vice versa.

The AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition processor with a TDP of 125 Watt

Most of the processor and motherboard sales are OEM's, manufacturers such as Gateway and HP won't have problem configurations with 125 Watt processors. AMD's warning is intended to create awareness under the self-builders.

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