Do Motherboards have a TDP rating?

[TygerStrype]

Eventually, I'll be putting together a new system.  

 

With the resources here, I've learned a few things I was unaware of.  One of them was what TDP (Thermal Design Power) means when it comes to a processor. 

 

What I curious about now is if motherboards come with these values.  Or is it more like if a motherboard supports a specific chip/socket - the TDP of any chip that fits the socket will never be higher than the motherboard can handle.

 

I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.

 

Thanks!

 

 

[_ASSASSIN_]

incorrect information, sorry

[Levent]

no, unless you are planning using FX9xxx series cpu's  :huh:

[helping]

Boards have a TDP they support up to. A lot of boards are known to be able to exceed stated TDP (i.e. 140W Phenom on 125w board.) There are probably still some AMD boards out there with a 95w TDP limit.

 

If you mean in terms of the boards TDP consumption, it usually isn't stated but typically <50. That's being generous.

[_ASSASSIN_]

no, unless you are planning using FX9xxx series cpu's  :huh:

oh yeah, I forgot about that

[Glenwing]

Usually it's not something you need to worry about, although on very low end AM3+ boards they might not be rated to support 125W CPUs like the FX-8350.

[orangecat]

Motherboards by themselves don't output enough heat to make the manufacture measure it but motherboards to have a limit on how much power they can handle for example if you pull 300watts through a CPU socket odds are that board will end up exploding or ending up with bad parts because of the heat.

[TygerStrype]

I guess I should have mentioned I am (currently) planning on the FX-8350 with an ASUS Sabertooth board.

 

So I guess it's good news that I don't have to really worry, since the ASUS board it one on the upper shelf of quality.

 

Thanks everyone for their help! 

[WoodenMarker]

I guess I should have mentioned I am (currently) planning on the FX-8350 with an ASUS Sabertooth board.

So I guess it's good news that I don't have to really worry, since the ASUS board it one on the upper shelf of quality.

Thanks everyone for their help! 

Any 970 or 990 chipset would work for the 8350.

990 only really recommended if you're pushing a high overclock.

[Stephie_Girl]

You also have to worry about like the older Z68 boards.  Even tho, CPU's like the I7-2600K can run on a 4 pin connector, you def won't get decent overclocks on a 4 pin connector :(

<3

Steph

[mgsstar]

Any 970 or 990 chipset would work for the 8350.

990 only really recommended if you're pushing a high overclock.

I would get something like a M5A97 R2.0 for the 970 chipset and the Asus M5A99FX PRO for the 990FX chipset. These motherboards will support your 8350.

[WoodenMarker]

I would get something like a M5A97 R2.0 for the 970 chipset and the Asus M5A99FX PRO for the 990FX chipset. These motherboards will support your 8350.

I was thinking more like 970A-G43 or 970 Extreme 4 for sli/crossfire

or 990FXA-UD3

[Shaharair_Veyron]

On 8/13/2013 at 6:06 AM, TygerStrype said:

Eventually, I'll be putting together a new system.  

 

With the resources here, I've learned a few things I was unaware of.  One of them was what TDP (Thermal Design Power) means when it comes to a processor. 

 

What I curious about now is if motherboards come with these values.  Or is it more like if a motherboard supports a specific chip/socket - the TDP of any chip that fits the socket will never be higher than the motherboard can handle.

 

I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.

 

Thanks!

 

 

Then why 'asus h61m-k' does not support i5 2400?

[Coaxialgamer]

Generally , a motherboard ( and the VRM/power delivery etc ) supports all the cpu's on a given socket , and TDP isn't an issue .

 

However , their have been some cases where this has been untrue .

The AMD FX 9000 series were released quite a bit after the 8000 series , and featured significantly higher TDP , despite being for the same socket . As such , many existing motherboards of the time ( meant for the 8000 series ) were unable to support the high power of the new chips , and had to specifically support the 9000 series . granted , the chips would boot no problem , but shortly after there were horror stories about boards catching fire due to inadequate VRM's . 

 

this was also the case for the pentium 4 series ( mainly prescott ) and pentium D back in the day.

 

But nowadays , processors have gotten considerably more efficient , to the point that power circuitry on your boards won't be a problem , unless you plan to do hardcore overclocking.

[Coaxialgamer]

4 hours ago, Shaharair_Veyron said:

Then why 'asus h61m-k' does not support i5 2400?

probably an oversight . given that chipset and socket , i have no doubt the chip would boot in that board.