Max CPU TDP in the motherboard

Koppara

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Inhave currently AMD Sempron II X2 180 45w, and I want to upgrade to
AMD Athlon II X2 280 65W OR
AMD Athlon II X3 460 95W.

My motherboard is the eMachines ET1352 one, which I think is Hello!
I couldfnd aywher, so I ant to ask you guys whas the max TDP my motherboard can handle? It is emachine ET1352 mothebord which I think is the
Aspire M1400 M142 motherbord. How much TDP of a CPU can the motherboard handle? And are these upgrades possible?

Thank you!
 
Your motherboard can almost certainly handle either TDP.
The things to make sure that can handle it are: (from most likely to give you an issue to least)
The CPU cooling. A cooler for a 45w TPD cpu is probably not going to be enough. So budget for a cooler.
The powersupply. The et1352 has a low wattage PSU. It should be ok as long as your video card is a low power one.
The motherboard BIOS might not handle the other CPUS. In my experience eMachines BIOS was fairly close to stock and so did not care, but only eMachines knows for certain if this is true for your model.
 

I bought a 100w bigger PSU just that there will be enough power. I updated also everything from BIOS to other drivers via eMachines support page. How much more does the CPU heat when changin from 45w to 65W or 95W. I have only a stock cooler.