[SkinnyPupp]

Originally Posted by Razor Ramon HG

Not a budget gaming setup, but would be nice because my cousin does a little bit of gaming. She currently plays L4D2 on some shitty GeForce 6000.

One question..

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Quad Core Processor 3.2GHZ AM3 8MB Cache 125W Retail Box
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Quad Core Processor 3.2GHZ AM3 8MB Cache 125W Retail Box - AMD - HDZ955FBGMBOX

ASUS M5A78L-M LX mATX AM3+ DDR3 AMD 760G 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 1PCI SATA2 VGA GBLAN Motherboard
ASUS M5A78L-M LX mATX AM3+ DDR3 AMD 760G 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 1PCI SATA2 VGA GBLAN Motherboard - ASUS - M5A78L-M LX

On the motherboard specifics, it says it supports CPUs up to 95W. The X4 955 has a TDP of 125W.

Will there be negative effects from this pairing? I did some Googling online, and from what I found, the CPU does run on the motherboard.

You would be running the voltage regulation circuit out of spec, and the board would probably die within a year.

That's why it's cheap.