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I Preparing Your Motherboard for Installation:
So as usual, unpack your motherboard and lay it down somewhere flat and non-conductive. DO NOT use the anti-static bag provided with your motherboard (IF it came with one) lay it down somewhere such as the box of your motherboard or somewhere flat and non-conductive and solid.
Before you do any of this make sure your motherboard has the socket of your CPU, for example my Intel i7 5960X (This is just for example, an Intel i7 5960X is crazy expensive) has a LGA2011-3 socket, so make sure your motherboard has an LGA2011-3 socket. Try reading the manufacturer of the motherboards website (If they have one) for the model of your motherboard and the socket. For example, I have an ASUS Rampage V Extreme (This is cheap but I don't have one), go to www.asus.com and search Rampage V Extreme. So that should have provided you with a clear understanding of how to prepare your motherboard.
II Taking Out Your CPU
Okay, now search for your CPU box (assuming it's not open already) and find the CPU that you want to install. Again make sure your CPU is compatible with your motherboard and take out your compatible CPU out of the box without removing the plastic covering. There, your should find your CPU, but don't do anything with it yet.
III Installing the CPU
If you look at your motherboard you should find a lot of confusing parts, one of them has an arm. It looks like a square and has some type of metal covering and has a lot of pins (for intel) or a lot of pads (for AMD). DO NOT EVER TOUCH the pins or pad, this might cause failures and stuff like that. Now opening this bracket varies between sockets and manufacturers, but they have more things in common than they do differences. If you have 2 arms, open the first arm by pulling it out of the metal rack (I don't know the name, but the arms should be under something, just pull it out of that) and pulling it out. Then do the same with the other arm and remember the order you pulled it out (the 2nd one you pulled gets pushed in first). Now take the cover off the pads or pins.
DO NOT TOUCH THESE! Then go back to your CPU and open the top of the plastic covering that is on your CPU. This is where the metal heat spreader is on, the bottom is where the pads or pins are on. Grab your CPU by its SIDES, never by the bottom or the top, and align the arrow on your CPU with the arrow on your motherboard. Put it into place and to make sure it's in place, give it a very light jiggle. If its raised a little bit, don't worry this is normal. Now place the metal covering back on top of your CPU and if you remember the order you unlocked the CPU socket, close it the opposite way. Now closing it WILL take some force, and you will hear a crunching sound, this is perfectly normal if your did everything right. Now, there is your CPU installed.
IV Installing your fan
If you use the stock cooler thermal paste is pre-applied and you don't need any, if it isn't then it is likely you will need to buy some thermal paste. This does vary between coolers, but I will explain what you should do with 3 types of coolers:
Intel Stock Cooler
AMD Stock Cooler
Aftermarket Air Cooler
Aftermarket Liquid Cooler (This one might be a little under-detailed because attaching the heatsink always confused me)
So for the Intel stock cooler, you line up the "push pins" on the fan with the holes nearest to your CPU socket. Put the white plastic through the holes first and then push the black pins through and it should be secure, you will hear 4 clicks if you did it right.
For the AMD Stock cooler its like an aftermarket air and liquid cooler, attach the backplate and there should be clamps, find the one that doesn't have a black clamps and secure the clamp-less one first. After that secure the one with a clamp.
(Sorry if this sounds crappy and is crappy, this is because I just typed another tutorial and I just don't want to type anymore. I will delete this message soon when I do want to type again)
For an aftermarket air cooler, go to the back of your motherboard and your should see 4 holes, put the backplate that comes with your cooler on the holes. It usually involves screwing down some screws and putting on the stand-off screws. Also before you do this, apply thermal paste to the CPU and put the heatsink on the CPU. Mount the 4 screws to the backplate and distribute equal force while screwing the screws in.
For an aftermarket liquid cooler, you attach the backplate to the back and secure that in place. Attach the radiator to the top, back, or bottom of the case, usually with some screws, and secure that in place, but make sure that the air output is facing towards the case. Then, secure the actual heatsink (The circle thing or square thing that gets put in place with the backplate) on the backplate with screws.
So as usual, unpack your motherboard and lay it down somewhere flat and non-conductive. DO NOT use the anti-static bag provided with your motherboard (IF it came with one) lay it down somewhere such as the box of your motherboard or somewhere flat and non-conductive and solid.
Before you do any of this make sure your motherboard has the socket of your CPU, for example my Intel i7 5960X (This is just for example, an Intel i7 5960X is crazy expensive) has a LGA2011-3 socket, so make sure your motherboard has an LGA2011-3 socket. Try reading the manufacturer of the motherboards website (If they have one) for the model of your motherboard and the socket. For example, I have an ASUS Rampage V Extreme (This is cheap but I don't have one), go to www.asus.com and search Rampage V Extreme. So that should have provided you with a clear understanding of how to prepare your motherboard.
II Taking Out Your CPU
Okay, now search for your CPU box (assuming it's not open already) and find the CPU that you want to install. Again make sure your CPU is compatible with your motherboard and take out your compatible CPU out of the box without removing the plastic covering. There, your should find your CPU, but don't do anything with it yet.
III Installing the CPU
If you look at your motherboard you should find a lot of confusing parts, one of them has an arm. It looks like a square and has some type of metal covering and has a lot of pins (for intel) or a lot of pads (for AMD). DO NOT EVER TOUCH the pins or pad, this might cause failures and stuff like that. Now opening this bracket varies between sockets and manufacturers, but they have more things in common than they do differences. If you have 2 arms, open the first arm by pulling it out of the metal rack (I don't know the name, but the arms should be under something, just pull it out of that) and pulling it out. Then do the same with the other arm and remember the order you pulled it out (the 2nd one you pulled gets pushed in first). Now take the cover off the pads or pins.
DO NOT TOUCH THESE! Then go back to your CPU and open the top of the plastic covering that is on your CPU. This is where the metal heat spreader is on, the bottom is where the pads or pins are on. Grab your CPU by its SIDES, never by the bottom or the top, and align the arrow on your CPU with the arrow on your motherboard. Put it into place and to make sure it's in place, give it a very light jiggle. If its raised a little bit, don't worry this is normal. Now place the metal covering back on top of your CPU and if you remember the order you unlocked the CPU socket, close it the opposite way. Now closing it WILL take some force, and you will hear a crunching sound, this is perfectly normal if your did everything right. Now, there is your CPU installed.
IV Installing your fan
If you use the stock cooler thermal paste is pre-applied and you don't need any, if it isn't then it is likely you will need to buy some thermal paste. This does vary between coolers, but I will explain what you should do with 3 types of coolers:
Intel Stock Cooler
AMD Stock Cooler
Aftermarket Air Cooler
Aftermarket Liquid Cooler (This one might be a little under-detailed because attaching the heatsink always confused me)
So for the Intel stock cooler, you line up the "push pins" on the fan with the holes nearest to your CPU socket. Put the white plastic through the holes first and then push the black pins through and it should be secure, you will hear 4 clicks if you did it right.
For the AMD Stock cooler its like an aftermarket air and liquid cooler, attach the backplate and there should be clamps, find the one that doesn't have a black clamps and secure the clamp-less one first. After that secure the one with a clamp.
(Sorry if this sounds crappy and is crappy, this is because I just typed another tutorial and I just don't want to type anymore. I will delete this message soon when I do want to type again)
For an aftermarket air cooler, go to the back of your motherboard and your should see 4 holes, put the backplate that comes with your cooler on the holes. It usually involves screwing down some screws and putting on the stand-off screws. Also before you do this, apply thermal paste to the CPU and put the heatsink on the CPU. Mount the 4 screws to the backplate and distribute equal force while screwing the screws in.
For an aftermarket liquid cooler, you attach the backplate to the back and secure that in place. Attach the radiator to the top, back, or bottom of the case, usually with some screws, and secure that in place, but make sure that the air output is facing towards the case. Then, secure the actual heatsink (The circle thing or square thing that gets put in place with the backplate) on the backplate with screws.
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