I7 won't work!

__BOSSY__ · Dec 3, 2016

So I have the i7 4790k sr219 but the socket won't close! I used a but of force till I realized it couldn't close because of how the CPU is made! The side of it didn't let the cover or socket close! This is my build without the i7!

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WcTD7h

What CPU should I buy that will actually fit in and close! Please don't list any other parts! Hopefully I can sell my i7 for $250 (that's what I paid)! And maybe an i5? I don't want to change any other parts since I already bought every thing! Before I bought these items people said that it would work fine but it didn't! I must have a different i7 ! I have this one
https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16819117369&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile-_-pla-_-Processors+-+Desktops-_-N82E16819117369&gclid=CKuRn7ie2NACFdcagQodjyoGRA&gclsrc=aw.ds

But I don't don't think mine is called devils canyon!

Mr Kagouris · Dec 3, 2016

If it says "i7 4790k" on the box it's the correct CPU. Make sure you've oriented it correctly in the socket (yellow triangle on CPU aligned with triangle of the socket), and if you have then the socket should close fine. Also remember that every single Intel socket requires force to close, you're not just closing a lid.

Chugalug_ · Dec 3, 2016

That's compatible, don't jam it and make sure the notches on the side of the CPU are correctly lined up, it takes a surprising amount of force, you need to apply quite a bit of body weight sometimes.

Dunlop0078 · Dec 3, 2016

Well that cpu fits in that motherboard. Like others have said make sure the cpu is oriented correctly before you try to close the lid.

__BOSSY__ · Dec 3, 2016

https://gyazo.com/65a5c6e3f0435649bbbaf753a95d0fe2https://gyazo.com/65a5c6e3f0435649bbbaf753a95d0fe2

these two bumps are damaging the metal part of the cpu! i Did put force, in fact too much the it left dents in the cpu! i don't get it!
Any other good cpu not over $250?

Chugalug_ · Dec 3, 2016

Stop panicking and put it down before you actually do break it lol.
Those are the OUTSIDE of the socket, what are you talking about?

Dunlop0078 · Dec 3, 2016

__BOSSY__ :

If you cant get a LGA 1150 cpu into an LGA 1150 motherboard, then getting a different cpu wont matter they all have the same dimensions as the 4790k.

Also that link does not work for me. I'm not sure what you are doing wrong but that cpu fits in that board. If you cant get that 4790k in that board, im doubtful you will have luck with any other cpu.

Are you absolutely sure your motherboard is a ASROCK Z97 PRO4? And that CPU has i7 4790k written on the lid?

Chugalug_ · Dec 3, 2016

Its been copy pasted twice, delete half of it.

__BOSSY__ · Dec 3, 2016

https://gyazo.com/b4bbded28fbad54a4a09e7c86e525559

Dunlop0078 · Dec 3, 2016

__BOSSY__ :

Take a picture of your cpu and motherboard then post it. That seems like the only way we will be able to help you at this point. Either you are doing it very wrong or you do not have the parts you say you have.

__BOSSY__ · Dec 3, 2016

https://gyazo.com/2a86e020444902f61cc353ed88366995

https://gyazo.com/218c2c6263ed9f19bf79cfd2c8924533

https://gyazo.com/7714bed330c8cc2cea0ddde7ec1711f0

__BOSSY__ · Dec 3, 2016

Mr Kagouris · Dec 3, 2016

Yeah, don't see a problem. Make sure the CPU is oriented right and crank down on the lever.

__BOSSY__ · Dec 3, 2016

do you see the scatch it did

__BOSSY__ · Dec 3, 2016

on the sides of the cpu

__BOSSY__ · Dec 3, 2016

st3v30 · Dec 3, 2016

That is the scratch on the heatsink of the CPU, nothing to worry about.
Hope this video helps you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qczGR4KMnY

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