CPU wattage of motherboard

[Matthew Renna]

Could someone please tell me the highest wattage processors this motherboard can support is? I can't find what it supports anywhere.
https://www.amazon.com/M5A78L-M-Plus-USB3-MicroATX-Motherboard/dp/B01FN9QT34/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1498265782&sr=1-6&keywords=asus+amd+motherboard

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Manufacturer's website says 140W - https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M5A78LMUSB3/specifications/

List of CPUs supported - https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M5A78LMUSB3/HelpDesk_CPU/

 

[Matthew Renna]

ah so this cpu would work fine?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-Phenom-II-X4-955-3-2-GHz-Quad-Core-L3-6M-Processor-AM3-AM2-125W-CPU/291298590760?_trksid=p2045573.c100505.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555014%26algo%3DPL.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D44883%26meid%3D78e4c2c09db9466fb572158bbc7aedf3%26pid%3D100505%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Yes it is on the list. Be sure you have to correct BIOS that supports it.

 

[Matthew Renna]

What do you mean by the correct bios?

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

BIOS update. Your motherboard has a BIOS (Basic Input Output System) that you can view by pressing a key when your computer starts before Windows loads. The motherboard manufacturer releases updated versions of the BIOS for their motherboards, especially when newer CPUs are released after the motherboard is manufactured. Sometimes a newer CPU won't work with a motherboard that isn't updated to the latest BIOS version.

Asus says the Phenom II X4 955 is supported since BIOS 1203. https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M5A78LMUSB3/HelpDesk_CPU/

I'm not sure why their other BIOS versions aren't in ascending numeric order, but you can download and install BIOS 1203 from that link above if you need to install it. Installing it is another process that should be taken with carefulness, if the process is interrupted the motherboard can become useless.

Perhaps you should find out which BIOS version your motherboard is currently using. You can do this by entering your BIOS when restarting your system. It should say somewhere in there.

 

[Matthew Renna]

oh okay. I haven't bought the motherboard yet so I would have no way of knowing what bios it is but I'm sure I could update it if nesessary. Thanks for what you've done, it helped me alot. One last question, would that cpu I linked be worth 38 dollars? The person I'm building the system for is going to be using it for web browsing and some gaming like emulated games on dolphin and war thunder.

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Have you not considered a new Pentium G4560 + B250 motherboard? The Kaby Lake Pentium would be much faster. Or do you already have some DDR3 RAM you are going to use?