Posts by xd_1771

Just a friendly reminder to avoid drama and keep this discussion clean and friendly, please!   -xd

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The above sums it up quite perfectly. As you pass the official TDP rating you risk serious damage because the board components together (but particularly the VRMs, MOSFETs) were only designed to handle those processors. I highly...

Quote: looks the Kaveri will continue to use the FM2 socket, but it is also possible to use the FM2 + slots Just as I thought, Kaveri and FM2+ will be compatible with FM2 and it will be like the AM2/AM2+ setup!

Absolutely no problem with 1.65V DDR3 on AMD platforms.

Closing as this is a repost. Continue the discussion here, please http://www.overclock.net/t/1391547/hardwaresecrets-amd-never-settle-reloaded-announcement-levelup/

^ I would suggest you stay away from the M5A97 LE and look at minimum to a 6+2 phase VRM motherboard with proper VRM cooling to power an 8-core. I would also say.... save cash, go 6-core. Don't see much point in an 8-core here.

^ If you're going to go with a 125W TDP 6-core, at least make sure you've got VRM cooling. Least you can do to have a safe system.

No. Don't bother overclocking with this board, it is not safe. This board is the most failure-prone board in history (based on a record of VRM failures that I have put together over the years). It is not safe to run it with quad-core...

Adding that to the top post! Also, I've evaluated my rationale and have decided that I won't be going to warehouse sale part 2. I may drop by the lineup for a short bit to say hi to anyone if I'm heading back from Vancouver but...