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Motherboard bottlenecking CPU upgrade?

Soldato
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Hey guys, i'm currently running:

MSI K8 Neo Platinum NF4 mobo
XP 64 3500+ Chip w/ Arctice Freezer 64
485W Enermax Noisetaker ATX 2.0 PSU
ATI X850 XT 256MB card
Akasa Eclipse Case w/ silent 120mm front & back

I'm basically wondering if i can step right up to an X2 4800 w/ thermaltake big typhoon, or will i encounter some problems, i've seena few biost flashes for this board to enable me to use X2 chips, but i wasn't sure if a 4800 X2 would be too much for my current spec?

Thanks

TB
 
Thanks mate, made a post in general hardware too as i wasn't 100% sure this was the right place for it :eek:

I agree that the arctic could prob handle it fine, but i'm just trying to cut noise, and i hear the TT typhoon also cuts temps nicely! :)

Ty
 
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