Apokalipse
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^^what do u mean by chokes?
The square things here are chokes.
each power 'phase' has one choke.
motherboards use power 'phases' to power the CPU - each 'phase' takes turns in powering the CPU.
If it has 8 phases for the CPU, then each one is working 1/8 of the time to provide power.
The less time each one works for, the longer it lasts, the less heat it has, and the better it works (heat tends to affect them significantly)
What the choke does is resists sudden changes in the level of power, so it becomes smoother. Counting them is an easy way to count the number of phases a motherboard has.
They'll come after the MOSFET's for each phase, which essentially are what determine the amount of volts supplied. It's the MOSFET's that really do the work, and you want them to run cool.
4GHz can be done on the 1055T.also, i say 965. Get's u closer to 4.0GHz anyways. If u want the best of the best, get the highest 6-core Phenom II.
It just means you'll need a board that handle high HTT speeds
Unlocked multipliers make it easier to reach the CPU's potential. But you often can do it with the HTT bus as long as the board is good enough.