CPU upgrading guide

[metallifux]

Hi all, could someone please point me in the direction of a CPU upgrading guide or video for beginners that you would recommend. Thanks heaps

 

[Herr_Koos]

What's the question, which CPU to pick or how to physically install it?

 

[metallifux]

nah man there are heaps of guides on here as to which cpu to choose i'm talking about physically installing and any software/bios stuff that you need to do.

 

[metallifux]

Read the directions that come with it.

there is no software bios stuff you need to do unless you have an older board and a newer cpu. In that case you simply update the bios with the old cpu before you install the new cpu.

Seriously though, you've heard of Google?

http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=how+to+install+a+cpu

thanks for your sarcasm really helpful...yes i had goggled it but was looking for a toms guide and yes i'm replacing an old athlon 64... socket 939 with an X2

 

[saaiello]

thanks for your sarcasm really helpful...yes i had goggled it but was looking for a toms guide and yes i'm replacing an old athlon 64... socket 939 with an X2

I don't beleive Tom's has an actual guide on installing a CPU, but its really not all that diffcult.

■1st Make sure the bios on the motherboard has the latest bios before uninstalling the CPU.
■2nd Remove heat sink and CPU clean all olpd thermal compound off the heat sink before reinstalling it.
■3rd Install CPU make sure you use thermal compound and as long as the new CPU is supported by the motherboard you should be good to go.

 

[metallifux]

where is the sarcasm??

If you read the directions that come with the cpu, you will know how to install it. If you think that's sarcastice...well....too bad I guess.

second hand CPU replacing an old 939 athlon 64. No instructions

 

[metallifux]

Best answer selected by Metallifux.

 

[metallifux]

still being really helpful thanks zip