| Squilliam said: "The issue is triggered by the fact that AMD's high-end 9750 and 9850 Phenom processors require 125 watts of power, while the mainstream / low-end parts only draw 95 watts. Such high-end processors cannot work on a 780G motherboard, because it can’t deliver the necessary amount of CPU power. "They've taken an enthusiast-class quad-core part and paired it with a mainstream motherboard", Whitman said. "And not all motherboard manufacturers have tweaked their boards to support a 125-watt TDP", he continued. Whitman also said that the best option would be to use the high-end Phenoms on a motherboard equipped with the 790G chipset. " So no 780g if you want to overclock a high end phenom. http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Confirms-Compatibility-Issues-Between-Phenom-X4-and-780G-84472.shtml http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200022+1070930149+1071033785+1388027176+107191003&name=AMD http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200022+1070930149+1071033785+1388027176+107191003+1071934372&name=AMD+790X Those are compatible with phenom 9850 for sure. |
