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loafman

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Soon I am going to help my freind upgrade his CPU to a Fx 8320. I cant seem to find many good vids on how to remove a amd CPU, if any of you know of some could you help? I have built my own pc with an AMD CPU, but I have never replaced a CPU. Is there any advice you could give me? Should I remove the mobo from the case?
 
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For pressure, when installing the CPU just like any other AM3+ CPU you don't need to apply pressure, just handle the CPU by the sides without touching the pins and gently drop it in.

To remove the old CPU just grab it by the edges and put it in a safe antistatic environment until you know what you are going to do with it.

Removing the heatsink depends on which specific heatsink you have, but generally you just unlatch it from the motherboard, and slowly and gently twist it...
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I am worried about how much pressure i'm going to be putting on the mobo, when i instal the cpu, since when the mobo is in the case, it isnt touching the side of the case, but just the small things that the screws go into, will it bend alot, or am I not going to be needing to press on it much? from what I gather, after i have removed all of the attachements for the cpu fan to the mobo, im not going to want to try pulling the cpu fan right off, because of the thermal paist, but im going to want to slowly wiggle it clockwise/counterclockwise and pull only a little?
 
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loafman

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My friend bought his pc, which is why im helping him, so it didnt come with any antistatic plastic. Would newspaper work instead? im
not sure which one of your guys opinions i should take about removing the mobo....

Thanks for all your help so far.
 
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For pressure, when installing the CPU just like any other AM3+ CPU you don't need to apply pressure, just handle the CPU by the sides without touching the pins and gently drop it in.

To remove the old CPU just grab it by the edges and put it in a safe antistatic environment until you know what you are going to do with it.

Removing the heatsink depends on which specific heatsink you have, but generally you just unlatch it from the motherboard, and slowly and gently twist it clockwise and counterclockwise until it comes off of the CPU.

You can clean the thermal paste off of the CPU with a coffee filter and a little rubbing alcohol on the top of the CPU.

No, a newspaper will not serve as a proper anti-static material, truth be told you really don't need to worry about static buildup all too much, just stand on a non-conductive surface with rubber-sole shoes, wear non-conductive clothing, and work on a non-conductive surface, and as long as you don't touch any important pins or anything with a static charge, you will be fine.
 
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First, you need to look up the friends Mobo and make sure
A) does it support the CPU (i.e. he is on a Athlon II and the board only supports AM3 not AM3+),
B) make sure there is no BIOS updated needed first
C) NO PAPER MAKES STATIC (rub paper on your head then stick it to the wall old trick) and STATIC kills PC parts
D) Ground yourself to the metal of the case or use a static dishcharge clip from your wrist to a grounding point
E) Is this a Dell/Gateway/etc? If so, there is a potential that replacing the CPU can void the Windows Licensing as it is tied to that make / model of the PC (which is the original CPU, Mobo and case) and cause Windows to not work (refuses to work on anything but what the friend has currently for CPU, Mobo and case).
 
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his mobo supports the new CPU. thank you for the note about the BIOS update, and the other ones. his pc is a older cyber power, so i doubt it has any problems with being upgraded.
 
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