I have paired my FX 8120 with Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P. Recently I read that the motherboard supports processors only upto 95W, but my FX has a max TDP of 125W according to cpu-z. Its been a year now since my purchase and everything is running fine.
But today when I removed the motherboard for cleaning I saw burn marks on the left side of the cpu socket. Link to image http://postimg.org/image/p0u7lagyx/
Now I am worried about this. My PC is still running but I am concerned whether to get a new motherboard or not? Will this damage other components of my PC?
Previously I posted a thread about high temperatures of my processor around 80C under load but it was not solved. I think this was the reason behind it.
Please give some suggestions for a new 125W motherboard. A cheap one because I am currently saving for a graphics card. I am interested in Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3. Will this be fine?
PC specs:
AMD FX-8120
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-S2P (Socket M2)
1024MB GeForce 210 (XFX Pine Group)
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 669MHz (9-9-9-24)
Cooler Master extreme power plus 550W
But today when I removed the motherboard for cleaning I saw burn marks on the left side of the cpu socket. Link to image http://postimg.org/image/p0u7lagyx/
Now I am worried about this. My PC is still running but I am concerned whether to get a new motherboard or not? Will this damage other components of my PC?
Previously I posted a thread about high temperatures of my processor around 80C under load but it was not solved. I think this was the reason behind it.
Please give some suggestions for a new 125W motherboard. A cheap one because I am currently saving for a graphics card. I am interested in Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3. Will this be fine?
PC specs:
AMD FX-8120
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-S2P (Socket M2)
1024MB GeForce 210 (XFX Pine Group)
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 669MHz (9-9-9-24)
Cooler Master extreme power plus 550W