Question 1

is this processor a 32 bit or a 64 bit processor?

Accepted Answer

I know it supports 64 bit, as I use Windows 8 64-bit as my OS due to the expanded hardware capacity. I would be hard pressed to believe that this wouldn't support a 32-bit OS as well though, although a 64-bit OS is preferred. Be careful what motherboard you buy to go with this chip. I bought an MSI brand one that was supposedly AM3+ that didn't work with this processor, and had to get a different one. I don't believe that had to do with 32 vs 64 bit architecture but it's still worth noting. Hope this helps! Wish you best of luck in your build!

Question 2

I have a cyberpower GU2098 with FX4100 CPU. Two days ago CPU was running much hotter than normal 55 to 70 C.  It should be at 39 to 41C.  GPU and HDD's at normal 38 to 41C.  Not gaming, just checking E-mail.  Cleaned inside 4 or 5 months ago [no pets no smokers] Fan is spinning on CPU, all fans working. Any ideas or recomendations??  thanks

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Ok. Is highly unlikely is a program. But scan for a virus just in case. Other than that the a lot of factors that can do this. First if you change your ac setting in your home throughout the year depending on where you live you should get different Temps from summer and winter. Unless you keep your house ac at 70 all year long. Next have you moved your pc? PCs do not like corner or cubby holes nor do they like carpet under them. Next is hardware, did you upgrade to a larger gpu or add more ram, or more hard drives? The hard drive increase should only affect maybe by 1 degree or so since most are far away from both mobo and cpu. If none of those then a heat increase is usually first sign that something is about to fail.  Psu is working harder perhaps cause its about to fail, or gpu, or fans, or mobo, or ram, or cpu. Also dust. I recommend blowing out your pc 1 every 6 months, dust can greatly increase heat. Also you should replace your cpu thermal paste every few years too, this will cause a great increase in heat too. So it's a matter of determining what's the oldest part and how frequently the pc is used and for what. Gaming a lot or surfing the Web a lot. Most components if they fail is usually within the 3-5 year range. So start with the simplest fix then work you way to replacing the older parts first. Also when a component fails your pc will beep a certain pattern indicating which component is bad when you attempt to turn on the pc. As an example if you hear 3 consecutive beeps 5 times it's a sign the psu failed. If you hear 3 beeps 3 times a mobo failure. You will have to research the beep patterns as I forgot which are which, but that is last resort. Best advice I can give, hopefully a start for you.

Question 3

what is the best motherboard for this ?

Accepted Answer

I use an Asus Sabertooth 990FX

Great for gaming, but you must include your own graphics card, because there is no onboard graphics.

Question 4

will this processor work on ga880gma-ud2h (rev. 2.2) motherboard?

Accepted Answer

Though the AM3+ processor will fit in the AM3 socket, the ga880gma-ud2h bios doesn't appear to support the FX series processors.

Question 5

Will this processor with ASUS Motherboard M5A78L-M LX?

Accepted Answer

Yes it works fine I had this same processor on this same board until 2 months ago when I upgraded my board and processor. I will now be using these 2 items to build a backup system in case anything happens to the new one.

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